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Amateur Baseball in the Park

Date: 1938
Description: The catcher squats as the batter gets ready to swing at a pitch while the umpire looks on. This image was taken as part of the WPA Federal Writers Project...
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Belmont Hotel

Date: 1938
Description: View of the Belmont Hotel from the Capitol Grounds. Hommel Bros., with "Good Things to Eat," is on the corner at 20 West Mifflin Street.
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Grace Episcopal Church

Date: 1938
Description: Exterior view of the Grace Episcopal Church.
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Charles E. Brown prepares to Excavate the Heim Effigy Mound

Date: 1938
Description: A field party lead by Charles E. Brown prepare to excavate the Heim effigy mound. The effigy, shaped like a fox or wolf, has been outlined by stakes. The m...
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City Hall and Parkway Theatre

Date: 1938
Description: View across Capitol grounds towards City Hall and the Parkway Theater on West Mifflin Street.
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Intersection of Monona Avenue and Main Street

Date: 1938
Description: View from Capitol Park towards the corner of Monona Avenue and Main Street.
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CCC Camp Scene

Date: 1938
Description: Elevated view of Civil Conservation Camp (CCC), tentatively identified as the Bloomington camp.
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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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Gagliano Florist Shop

Date: 1938
Description: A sidewalk view down 318 North Jefferson Street with Sebatian Gagliano's Florist Shop in the foreground. Several people stroll on the sidewalk.
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New International Bridge Project

Date: 1938
Description: A group of men use an International DR-60 dump truck to work on the New International Bridge Project. There is a car parked in the background.
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View Down Main Street

Date: 1938
Description: View down the center of Main Street, with many diagonally parked automobiles. Prominent on the right hand side of the street at a corner is the Classic Rev...
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Catholic Church

Date: 1938
Description: Exterior view of Catholic Church. The convent is on the left and barns are to the right.
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Dodge Automobile

Date: 1938
Description: W. L. Tarnutzer stands beside a 1914 Dodge automobile parked on the Sauk County courthouse square. A newer model Dodge with a woman beside it is parked beh...
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Mississippi River Ferry

Date: 1938
Description: View from road leading down to shoreline of a Mississippi River ferry bringing several cars across the river.
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Cabin at Swatkins Fin and Feather Resort

Date: 1938
Description: Two automobiles parked up against a stone wall in front of a log cabin near Moose Lake.
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Larson's Teal Lake Resort

Date: 1938
Description: An automobile is driving up the drive towards a two-story white wood-sided building with flower planters under the windows and a field stone chimney on the...
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Cabins at Lyndale Bay Resort

Date: 1938
Description: Cabins on shoreline of Upper Eau Claire Lake at Lyndale Bay Resort.
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Path to Lyndale Bay Resort Cabins

Date: 1938
Description: Cabins around clearing in the woods at Lyndale Bay Resort on Upper Eau Claire Lake.
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Shoreline Cabins at Lyndale Bay Resort

Date: 1938
Description: Cabins around Lyndale Bay of Upper Eau Claire Lake.
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Gazing at Lyndale Bay

Date: 1938
Description: Two men standing near cabins looking at Upper Eau Claire Lake.

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