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Durward's Glen Chapel Entry

Date: 1950
Description: Chapel, from the front path leading to the Gothic-arched doorway. Trees line the left and right of the path. A cross on the roof can seen through the topmo...
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Bird's-Eye View of Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1950
Description: Bird's-eye view of Yerkes Observatory.
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Trelawny Living Room

Date: 1950
Description: The living room with a fireplace in the Cornish miner's cottage on Shake Rag Street called Trelawny. The cottage was restored under the ownership of Robert...
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Commercial Fishing Operation

Date: 1950
Description: Elevated view of land operations of commercial fishing operation with fish net drying reels and buildings on Apostle Islands.
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Pumping Station for Lake Forest at Arboretum

Date: 1950
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Arboretum station was built when the site was a proposed site for a model city called Lake Forest, a scheme which fail...
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Home Economics

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior from lawn of Home Economics building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Lincoln Monument

Date: 1950
Description: Side view of the Lincoln Monument on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Bascom Hall is in the left background, and snow is on the ground. A stone ...
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The Lincoln Statue, University Campus

Date: 1950
Description: Lincoln Monument in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A stone bench curves around the statue, which sits in a paved walk ...
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Fehr Baking Company Truck

Date: 1950
Description: An International L-150 truck owned by the Fehr Baking Company parked in front of Joe's Meat Market. The side of the truck advertises "Fairmade; Fairmade is...
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El Paso Hotel Supply Company Truck

Date: 1950
Description: A man sitting in an International truck owned by the El Paso Hotel Supply Company along the side of the road near a park. The text on the side of the truck...
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Cottage Baking Company Truck with Metro Body

Date: 1950
Description: A man drives an International LM-122 truck owned by the Cottage Baking Company past several houses on a residential street. The text on the truck reads: "H...
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Our Lady of the Valley

Date: 1950
Description: Outdoor portrait of a Trappist monk holding a bucket of leaves or greens in one hand and carrying a sack over his opposite shoulder. Trees and a wooden str...
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Cranberry Exhibit

Date: 1950
Description: Agricultural exhibit designed by the Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association and Eatmor Cranberries. The exhibit shows various types and stages of cr...
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Advertisement for Indian Trail Cranberries

Date: 1950
Description: Advertisement for a 5 lb. gift box of fresh Wisconsin Cranberries. The advertisement tag line reads "So smart to give . . . so pleasant to receive". Pictur...
Postcard

Gardens and Seashell Flower Ring

Date: 1950
Description: View looking down at a sundial and stone geese in a garden area with a seashell flower ring at the Dickeyville Grotto.
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International A Tractor — Mowing

Date: 1950
Description: View towards a man using an International Super A tractor to mow along the side of railroad tracks. Subject: "Inter. Super A — Mowing." Where Taken: "MidW....
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UD-14A — Irrigation

Date: 1950
Description: A UD-14A in a small building with an open door. There is a storage tank on the left. Subject: "UD-14A — Irrigation." Where Taken: "MidW." Information with ...
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UD-24 — Irrigation

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "UD-24 — Irrigation." Where Taken: "SW." Information with photograph reads: "Owned by Carl Lane, Klamath Falls, Oregon who owns a 960-acre farm ne...
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Inter. Super A — Mowing

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "Inter. Super A — Mowing." Where Taken: "SE." Information with photograph reads: "Photo shows first International Super A tractor and AI-23 highwa...
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Inter. Super A — Mowing

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "Inter. Super A — Mowing." Where Taken: "SE." Information with photograph reads: "Photo shows first International Super A tractor and AI-23 highwa...

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