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Women in Motorboat

Date: 1941
Description: Two bathing suit-clad women demonstrating their Evinrude motorboat on a Wisconsin lake.
Photograph

Pressing Curd

Date: 1941
Description: Two men pressing the curd into a form at the Swiss Cheese Factory.
Poster

It's Better with Butter!

Date: 1941
Description: Color poster created by the National Dairy Council, Chicago, of butter and buttered food items such as pancakes, baked potatoes, and a steak, displayed on ...
Photograph

Cochrane and ATA Pilots

Date: 1941
Description: Jacqueline Cochrane (directly under the propeller) with a group of women pilots in the British Air Transport Auxiliary. One of the leading race and test pi...
Photograph

Fred Bear and Deer

Date: 1941
Description: Bow-hunter Fred Bear poses with his bow and a deer carcass.
Photograph

Baptist Church

Date: 1941
Description: View of the Baptist church prior to restoration by the Lake Mills-Aztalan Historical Society.
Photograph

Baptist Church

Date: 1941
Description: View of the Aztalan Baptist Church prior to restoration by the Lake Mills-Aztalan Historical Society.
Photograph

Townsend Club Convention

Date: 1941
Description: Wisconsin attendees at the 6th annual convention of Townsend Clubs, June 30-July 4, 1941. The convention was held in Buffalo, New York. The Townsend Club...
Photograph

Monument for Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1941
Description: An original stone from the Methodist Episcopal Church built by Austin Kellogg around 1837. The text reads: "Kelloggs Corners 1837 Original Stone from Metho...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Highway Map

Date: 1941
Description: Official highway map of Wisconsin, "the playground of the Midwest," showing the state transportation network prior to World War II.
Poster

Poster for June Dairy Month

Date: 1941
Description: Poster created by the National Dairy Council, to promote the dairy industry. Poster text reads: "Make America Strong! by Making Americans Stronger. June Da...
Photograph

Two Women in Swiss Costume

Date: 1941
Description: Two women in Swiss costume, possibly for the Wilhelm Tell Festival.
Photograph

St. John's Cathedral

Date: 1941
Description: Cathedral across Jackson Street. There is a large clock in the belfry.
Print

St. Josaphat Basilica

Date: 1941
Description: Elevated view of west side of Basilica, with the apse on the left.
Photograph

"Citizen Kane"

Date: 1941
Description: Orson Welles on podium in front of giant 'Kane' backdrop, in scene still for "Citizen Kane".
Photograph

Quinney Family

Date: 1941
Description: Bridget, Floyd, Katherine (Kate), Earl (Richard) and Ralph Quinney with visiting friends in front of their family's farmhouse.
Photograph

Wisconsin Senate

Date: 1941
Description: Composite photograph of the Wisconsin Senate of 1941.
Photograph

Hamptom Institute

Date: 1941
Description: A view of the working dairy barn taken from the central alley of the barn. The cows face inward toward the alley, and the barn employs stanchions to keep t...
Photograph

Lora Lee

Date: 1941
Description: Portrait of Lora Lee holding a cane and wearing a top hat, dancing costume and ballet shoes. It is inscribed "To Marian, who is my pal at Normal School & c...
Photograph

"Citizen Kane" Production Still

Date: 1941
Description: Production still during the filming of "Citizen Kane." Orson Wells smokes a pipe and directs Dorothy Comingore (playing Susan Alexander Kane) from a wheel...

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