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Fishermen on Pike River

Date: 1945
Description: Two fishermen on rocks alongside the Pike River.
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Canoeing on Rainbow Lake

Date: 1945
Description: Couple canoeing under partly cloudy skies with sun dappling the water on Rainbow Lake, Chain O' Lakes.
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Marinette Harbor

Date: 1945
Description: Harbor in Marinette at sunset. Boats are docked at the sides of a canal. Smoke pours from smokestacks of a facility in the distance.
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Dr. Fischelis Wears a Sombrero

Date: 1945
Description: Pharmacist Robert Fischelis (front and center) wears a sombrero and poses with colleagues at an annual American Pharmaceutical Association convention.
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Camp Randall from Smokestack

Date: 1945
Description: Elevated view from a smokestack of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, including Camp Randall Stadium.
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Aerial View of Randall Stadium

Date: 1945
Description: Aerial view of Madison over the University Avenue-Randall Stadium area, looking toward the Congregationalist Church and the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory...
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Nee-Pee-Nauk Clubhouse

Date: 1945
Description: The Nee-Pee-Nauk clubhouse, at the head of Puckway Lake. This is a duck hunting club first organized in 1882 by A.H. Sellers, President of Chicago Guarant...
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Boating on Lake Superior

Date: 1945
Description: Three men power boating on Lake Superior. Two of the men are smoking cigarettes.
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State Fair Grounds

Date: 1945
Description: Fruits, Farm Crops building. A man in a trench coat stands in a doorway.
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Portrait of Polish Jewish Holocaust Survivors in Sweden

Date: 1945
Description: Polish Jewish Holocaust survivors in a camp at Holsbybrunn, Sweden.
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Camp Randall and Student Housing

Date: 1945
Description: Aerial view of married student housing located next to the baseball field near Camp Randall stadium and the Field House.
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International Harvester Parade Float

Date: 1945
Description: Me and women line the sidewalks to watch an International Harvester parade float go by. The float is decorated with uniformed men in a jeep, and palm trees...
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International Harvester Parade Float

Date: 1945
Description: Uniformed naval soldiers sit in an International truck pulling a parade float with a sign reading "International Harvester Builds Trucks for the Navy." The...
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Coast Guard Men in Parade

Date: 1945
Description: Men from the Coast Guard sit in a military truck parked on the side of a road as part of a parade. The truck was likely made by International Harvester.
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International Tractor with Parade Float

Date: 1945
Description: An International tractor pulls a parade float down a commercial street lined with spectators. The float celebrates International Harvester's war production...
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Alice Kent Trimpey with a Doll

Date: 1945
Description: Mrs. Trimpey sits in a chair holding her doll, Emeline.
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Walworth County Fair

Date: 1945
Description: Young people on the fairgrounds stand in front of a tent with calves competing at the fair. Richard Quinney stands on the far right.
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Nazi Youth Camp

Date: 1945
Description: Snapshot of a Nazi Youth camp found by Sigurd Olson during his travels in Germany, either late in 1945 or early in 1946.
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Be My Valentine

Date: 1945
Description: Valentine's Day card with a woman archer taking aim at the recipient. A heart-shaped target is behind her. She is wearing a glove and wrist guard. Her skir...
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Packers Ticket Reservation Card (1945 Season)

Date: 1945
Description: A letter from the Green Bay Packers' director of ticket sales accompanied by a schedule and ticket request reservation card. A map of the stadium, with tic...

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