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Fishing Dock

Date: 1938
Description: View from water of fishing dock and structure alongside; log buildings in background on shore. Possibly on shoreline of one of the Apostle Islands or on Ch...
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"Men with Wings"

Date: 1938
Description: Beaver Dam's favorite son Fred MacMurray (right) co-starred with Ray Milland and Louise Campbell in "Men with Wings," a 1938 Paramount release that traced ...
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Philip F. La Follette at the Microphone

Date: 1938
Description: Philip F. La Follette speaking to a radio audience during his unsuccessful gubernatorial reelection bid during the summer of 1938. La Follette, the son of...
Postcard

Annex of Old Fort Howard

Date: 1938
Description: Annex of Old Fort Howard. Caption reads: "Annex of Old Fort Howard, Green Bay, Wis."
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Burke Depot

Date: 1938
Description: The Burke Depot during the move to the Droster store location. Built in 1884, it had been located on the Northeast corner of Burke and Felland Road.
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Rennebohm Store on Capitol Square

Date: 1938
Description: West Mifflin Street on the Capitol Square showing, from left to right, Gerald's, a women's clothing store (in the Wisconsin Life Building); a Rennebohm Dru...
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Pendarvis and Trelawny Homes

Date: 1938
Description: The Pendarvis (left) and Trelawny (right) homes, before the Trelawny house was restored. Originally the homes were Cornish miner's cottages.
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Indian Agency House

Date: 1938
Description: A view of the Indian Agency House near the site of Fort Winnebago. Built in 1832 for the Indian Agent to the Ho-Chunk Nation (Winnebago) John Harris Kinzie...
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Houses at 1601 and 1605 Hooker Avenue

Date: 1938
Description: View of the houses at 1601 and 1605 Hooker Avenue shortly after construction.
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House at 1501 Hooker Avenue

Date: 1938
Description: Exterior of the house at 1501 Hooker Avenue shortly after construction. An automobile is parked in the driveway. The house was built by Willard Droster.
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Susanne Hafner Goldfarb with Kindergarten Friends

Date: 1938
Description: Susanne Hafner Goldfarb (right) with kindergarten friends; Vienna.
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Golden Guernsey Dairy Delivery Truck

Date: 1938
Description: A milkman stands inside a Golden Guernsey Dairy delivery truck loading bottles into a carrier. The truck is parked at a curb and a house is in the backgrou...
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First Place Float

Date: 1938
Description: Man standing at the back of a manure spreader decorated with signs reading: "Sucky Likes," "It's Roasted," "Only the Finest Ingredients Go into Sucky Likes...
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Winnebago County Asylum Dirt Road Entrance

Date: 1938
Description: Tree-lined dirt road entrance to the Winnebago County Asylum. In the far distance, two individuals are standing near the entrance gate.
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Ralph Quinney Waters the Family Cows

Date: 1938
Description: Young Ralph Quinney fills a water trough for a group of Jersey cows on the family farm.
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Fort Pulaski

Date: 1938
Description: Light shines through the arches of a portico onto the walkway of Fort Pulaski, completed in 1847.
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Four Boys in Cowboy and Indian Costumes

Date: 1938
Description: Four boys posing in Robert E. Faber's (b. 1933) backyard in the 2500 block of Van Hise Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin. They are, clockwise from bottom left, B...
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Boy in Mexican Cowboy Costume Taking a Siesta

Date: 1938
Description: Robert E. Faber (b. 1933) posing seated in his backyard as if taking a siesta. He is wearing a Mexican cowboy costume purchased by his parents Michael and...
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Boy Standing in Mexican Cowboy Costume

Date: 1938
Description: Robert E. Faber (b. 1933) posing in his backyard wearing a Mexican cowboy costume purchased by his parents Michael and Margaret (Diebold) Faber when they v...
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Scrapbook: Garden Club

Date: 1938
Description: Page from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with members of the Garden Club posing in their yards or next to their plants. Started in 1931 as part of...

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