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| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior of north walkway of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is on the left, and a car... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A small dog stands beside a large statue (appears to be carved out of wood) advertising Pompy Cigars, outside of a drugstore. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | "She's Ready to Defend America," a portrait of Georgette Louise Meyer (aka Dickey Chapelle), as a member of the Women Flyers of America, an organization fo... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Asher Treat, collector of Appalachian folk songs, which were transplanted to northern Wisconsin (Crandon vicinity) by the "Kaintucks" (people from Kentucky... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Twin sisters Julie & Juliet Gerke, students at the Kehl School of Dance, posed in matching, Kehl-designed clothing--including hats, jackets, short skirts, ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Wedding Scene annual recital with Virginia Lee Kehl. Train Bearers are JoJean and JoAnn Kehl. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Door County Museum, featuring a display of a sculpted man in Native American dress. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View of the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes at the Saint Clara Academy. Caption reads: "Grotto of Our Lade of Lourdes, Saint Clara Academy, Sinsinawa Wiscons... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | An interior view of the parlor in the Indian Agency House. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | An interior view of the parlor in the Indian Agency house. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Statue created in honor of Robert Burns. Located in what is known as Burns Square, between Prospect & Farwell Avenues at Knapp Street. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, at 1241 N. Franklin Place (originally 645 Franklin Place); also known as "The Lion House... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Monument in Juneau Park. A man is sitting on a bench, with Lake Michigan behind. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Gesu Pastoral Residence Catholic Church, 1131 W. Wisconsin Street. Church towers, with a clock, are right of center, with wings to the left and right. A mo... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | The building has many classical architectural elements, including a dome. There is a large totem pole in front of the building. Pedestrians are walking on ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Two men an International D-15 truck equipped with a calliope and carousel horses. The truck was owned by Consumers' Advertising Company of Chicago. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Workers standing near bottling equipment at the Royal Crown Cola Company. Advertising signs for Royal Crown and Nehi soda are in the background. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Waist-up studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man, Raymond Pettibone, posing sitting and wearing a hat and a shirt with rolled-up sleeves in front of a painted ba... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk woman, Mary Edith Wallace Vazquez, posing standing with her arm resting on a stuff... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Dedicated on August 31, 1940, the Victor Salvatore bronze sculpture of American author James Fenimore Cooper sits in Cooper Park. The statue depicts the a... |
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