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Sailing on Geneva Lake

Date: 1945
Description: Alma Schmidt Petersen controls the sheets on a small sailboat. Her husband, William F. Petersen, sits aft. The child between them is unidentified. The sail...
Photograph

Blue Bird Cottage

Date: 1945
Description: A simple wood frame cottage is built into the slope of the hill above Geneva Lake at Holiday Home Camp. A second building is seen in the background.
Photograph

The 200 Block of Atwood Avenue

Date: 1945
Description: View across street towards the even side of the 200 block of Atwood Avenue. Businesses and residences are John Nyberg, a tailor, at 208 1/2 Atwood Avenue, ...
Photograph

Louis P. Lochner and Al Steinkopf

Date: 1945
Description: A.P Correspondent Lochner and his colleague of the pre-war Berlin Bureau, Al Steinkopf, meet at the battered airport of Aachen, Germany.
Photograph

The Getto Family

Date: 1945
Description: Outdoor group portrait of five members of the Getto family posing among trees. Left to right: Fred Getto, Henry Getto, Alma Getto, Oscar Getto, and Maria G...
Book or Pamphlet

Olds' Seeds Cover Design

Date: 1945
Description: A cover design of the Olds' Seeds catalog from the L.L. Olds Seed Co. The caption reads: "Victory Gardener by ???," and features a photograph of a woman we...
Postcard

Bird's Eye View

Date: 1945
Description: Elevated view of the public library and the church next door. Caption reads: "Bird's Eye View Jefferson, Wis."
Photograph

Selling The Watchtower

Date: 1945
Description: A group of Jehovah's Witnesses selling copies of The Watchtower magazine. Standing together on a sidewalk are two women, two men, a girl and a boy. ...
Photograph

Mrs. L. Fairchild's Court Dress

Date: 1945
Description: A woman is standing and posing in a formal dress. Caption reads: "Mrs. L[ucius] [Frances] Fairchild's Court Dress worn by Mrs. Walter [Madge] Goodland, Gov...
Photograph

Prehistoric Pottery

Date: 1945
Description: A display of prehistoric pottery exhibited at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
Photograph

Winter Scene

Date: 1945
Description: View of a snow-covered field. Fence posts are visible. A person can be seen standing on a horse-drawn sleigh. Caption reads: "Winter Scene - Highway 54, We...
Photograph

Rail Fence in Shawano County

Date: 1945
Description: View of a fence made with split logs (rails). A large tree is behind the fence.
Photograph

Louis Koplin and Friends

Date: 1945
Description: Louis Koplin (center) and friends after attending a wedding at the Altneu Schul; Praque, Czechoslovakia.
Photograph

Guest House at Forest Lodge

Date: 1945
Description: Two-story vertical log structure with cedar shake roof and a boarded over screen porch. The building is located in a woodland and lawn setting on the groun...
Photograph

Mary Griggs and Male Guest in Front of Main Lodge

Date: 1945
Description: Mary Griggs, wearing a salmon colored dress and cardigan is standing in front of the Main Lodge with a male friend who is wearing a gray suit and tie while...
Postcard

Oconomowoc Canning Company

Date: 1945
Description: Text on front reads: "Oconomowoc Canning Co. Sun Prairie, Wis." A group of buildings at a canning factory. A sign on the right reads: "Oconomowoc Canning C...
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1945
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street, Westfield, Wis." Many automobiles and a Greyhound Bus are diagonally parked on Main Street. The destination sign on the ...
Photograph

Fellowship Farm Children's Camp

Date: 1945
Description: A casual group portrait of children of pacifist families at Fellowship Farm. Written on back: "Back row: Virginia Bright, Jeanine Graham(?) holding Charles...

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