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Johnson Wax Research Tower

Date: 1949
Description: View of the Johnson Wax Research and Development Tower under construction.
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George A. Whiting Paper Mill

Date: 1949
Description: Aerial view of the George A. Whiting Paper Mill.
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Church Ruins in Princeton, Wisconsin

Date: 1949
Description: A view of church ruins in Princeton, Wisconsin, circa 1949. The church ruins are likely those of St. Stanislaw Kostka Catholic Church.
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1949
Description: Exterior of entrance to Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison camppus. Students are sitting around the Lincoln Monument o...
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Statue of Abraham Lincoln

Date: 1949
Description: The statue of Lincoln as a young man stands on the Ripon College campus, west of Farr Hall. Alumnus Clarence A. Shaler created the sculpture, delivered in ...
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Rocky Coastline

Date: 1949
Description: View from the rocks of the coastline looking toward the tree-covered opposing shore.
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Small Boats Moored Near The Rocky Shore

Date: 1949
Description: Elevated view of three rowboats floating in the water off a rocky shore, and in the distance several rocky islands with trees.
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Historical Reenactment

Date: 1949
Description: Historical re-enactment outdoors, in inappropriate attire, probably meant to represent a treaty signing, at the Grignon House.
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Barbara Payton

Date: 1949
Description: Barbara Payton posing outdoors for a publicity portrait for the film "Trapped." She is standing against a tree wearing a swimsuit. A swimming pool is below...
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Madeline Island Hunt

Date: 1949
Description: Three men are standing in a clearing, with one man holding a rifle and a the other a shotgun. Two killed deer are lying on the ground in front of them. Cap...
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Hommel's Top Hat Restaurant

Date: 1949
Description: Exterior view of the restaurant, with electric signs in the parking lot and above the entrance. Text on reverse reads: "For delightful dining... come to Ho...
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Ida Lupino

Date: 1949
Description: Director Ida Lupino sitting in a chair, getting her foot bandaged by an unknown man on the outdoors set of the 1949 film "Never Fear." A foot cast is next ...
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Mary Griggs holding a beverage in canoe

Date: 1949
Description: Mary is wearing belted shorts and a short sleeve blouse while sitting sideways in a wood-strip and canvas canoe that is at rest near the shoreline on Lake ...

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