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The Boat "Zenya"

Date: 1919
Description: The boat, "Zenya," on Lake Superior.
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Deering Works seen from Diversey Avenue

Date: 1919
Description: Deering Works factory seen across the waterfront from Diversey Avenue. In the foreground is a street and sidewalk with the sign "horse vehicles keep to rig...
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Men Standing Posing on Flooded Rail Line

Date: 1919
Description: Men standing on the exposed portion of a flooded railroad track as a swiftly moving torrent of water is rushing past. Benham was a "company town" created b...
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Chippewa Girls

Date: 1919
Description: A group of Chippewa (Ojibwa) girls in white western clothing and paper feathered headdresses for a celebration commemorating the return of 80 Native Americ...
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Aerial View of Isthmus and Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1919
Description: Colorized aerial view of isthmus looking northwest over the Wisconsin State Capitol. Caption reads: "Aeroplane View, Madison, Wis., and State Capitol."
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Camping at Devil's Lake

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated view of the Herman Taylor family camping at Devil's Lake. There is a moving train in the background on railroad tracks along the shoreline of the ...
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Captured German Submarine

Date: 1919
Description: Captured German submarine, possibly the U-C97, with men on deck. United States flags are flying and several men are gathered on top of the submarine. Anoth...
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Cows at Sister Bay

Date: 1919
Description: A child and an adult follow a small herd of cattle walking up the dirt road, now Highway 42, north out of Sister Bay. The bell tower of Zion Lutheran Churc...
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New Bridge over Baraboo River

Date: 1919
Description: Colorized postcard of an elevated view of a concrete bridge over a river. There is a boat near wooden pilings that stretch from the shoreline to the center...
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Dr. Joseph Smith and His Wife

Date: 1919
Description: Dr. Joseph Smith and his wife, Mary, pose next to trees by a rivers edge.
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Dr. Joseph Smith and Friends

Date: 1919
Description: Dr. Joseph Smith poses with friends next to a tree along a rivers edge.
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Lawson Plant Exterior

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior view from field across pond towards Alfred Lawson's aircraft plant, with buildings and smokestacks. Men are working with a pile of lumber on the l...
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Bathing Beach, Ellison Bay

Date: 1919
Description: View towards shoreline with a group of people gathered at a bathing beach. Some people are in the water; other people are standing on the shore fully dress...
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"Never Say Quit"

Date: 1919
Description: Reginald Jones (George Walsh) gazing up at Helen Lattimore (Florence Dixon) in a scene from the 1919 film "Never Say Quit." The two are on a yacht, and she...

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