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Entering the Uranium Tunnel

Date: 1954
Description: Woman on crutches entering the front office of the uranium tunnel to receive a uranium treatment. Several men sitting in front of the storefront on benches...
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Farmers at Farm Auction

Date: 1954
Description: Group of farmers observe and participate in a farm auction.
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Transporting Parcels on Windsled

Date: 1954
Description: Elmer Nelson sorting through boxes of goods being transported on the "Dream Sled" windsled.
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UAW Advisory Committee on Guaranteed Annual Wage

Date: 1954
Description: Arthur Altmeyer poses with the other 19 members of the United Automobile Workers Advisory Committee on Guaranteed Annual Wage.
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Smokey Bear with School Children

Date: 1954
Description: A man dressed in a Smokey Bear costume is standing with two Milwaukee school children. A young girl is sitting at a desk, and a boy is standing and holding...
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Belmont Hotel and Pinckney Street

Date: 1954
Description: View from Capitol Square Park of the Belmont Hotel and nearby buildings. Includes the storefronts for Simpson's and Rennebohm Drug Store #6, at 19 North Pi...
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Yawkey House

Date: 1954
Description: View across street towards a house on the corner in fall or early spring. Yawkey house was given by the A.P. Woodson family of Wausau to house the museum o...
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Auto Daredevils Perform

Date: 1954
Description: Two cars and drivers with the Swenson Thrillcade World Champion Auto Daredevils perform before an audience at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Andrews House

Date: 1954
Description: View of the Andrews house, the birthplace and home of Roy Chapman Andrews.
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Farmers and Merchants Union Bank

Date: 1954
Description: Facade of the Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, a Louis H. Sullivan building.
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Old Settlers' Cemetery

Date: 1954
Description: View of a sign to the cemetery that reads: "Old Settler's Cemetery 1837-1875, Burial Place of Samuel * Henry Phoenix, Founders of Delavan 1836." The cemete...
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Jack McGrath

Date: 1954
Description: Jack McGrath, an Indianapolis 500 driver, photographed at the Milwaukee State Fair, with his cream colored Hinkle Special. McGrath died in an automobile cr...
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Masonic Temple

Date: 1954
Description: Masonic Temple on Wisconsin Avenue.
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Masonic Lodge

Date: 1954
Description: Masonic Lodge, erected in 1845. The first in Wisconsin, removed to Masonic cemetery outside New Diggings and refurbished as shown in 1950. Marker in front ...
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Masonic Temple Marker

Date: 1954
Description: Masonic Temple marker to commemorate the first Masonic Temple erected in Wisconsin, built in 1845. The marker and temple were moved in 1950 from the town t...
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Mazzuchelli Chapel

Date: 1954
Description: Side view of window and side door on Father Mazzuchelli's chapel.
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Mazzuchelli Chapel

Date: 1954
Description: Front view of Father Mazzuchelli's chapel.
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Mazzuchelli Chapel

Date: 1954
Description: Door detail on Mazzuchelli's chapel.
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Mazzuchelli Chapel

Date: 1954
Description: Side view of Mazzuchelli's chapel with windows.
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Mazzuchelli Chapel

Date: 1954
Description: Detail on Mazzuchelli's chapel.

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