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| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | View through a glass door towards a woman walking on the sidewalk past a parked car. On the opposite side of the street are signs for Madison Surgical Supp... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Don McNeil standing inside the open passenger door of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin's first fleet vehicle, a Ford Ranch Wagon. The vehicle is p... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | A delegation of Lutheran pastors from Europe at Bethel Lutheran Church during their tour of America. They are (left to right): Rev. Stanley Klyve, Bethel C... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Two sisters of St. Benedict before the dedication of the new mother-house. They are standing on the terrace of the convent located on County Highway M near... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Catholic Bishop William P. O'Connor blessing the chapel at the new mother-house for the Sisters of St. Benedict located on County Highway M near Fox Bluff. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, State Street Entrance, taken at an angle. Bascom Hill is in the background. It is most likely s... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | A young boy leads his calf during the cattle judging at the Walworth County Fair. Sunlight is streaming through the doors and windows, back lighting the fi... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Still life arrangement with a Coleus plant, a decanter and two pieces of stemware in front of a window. Taken in the Lincoln-Tallman House. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Docked sailboats at dusk. There are silhouettes of people standing on the pier in the distance. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Wind Point Lighthouse surrounded by outbuildings and framed by trees. Lake Michigan is in the distance. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Willow Drive is covered with snow. A view of the Wisconsin State Capitol can be seen through the trees. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Tire tracks in fresh snow lead into a barnyard with a farmhouse and farm buildings. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | A blacksmith working at his forge. He is wearing a leather apron to protect his clothes from the heat. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Home Office, Hardware Mutuals, Stevens Point, Wis. This building of strength and beauty is the headquarters of Hardware Mutuals - o... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Hotel Kegonsa — On U.S. 51, Stoughton, Wisconsin." On reverse, "Hotel Kegonsa, Modern Coffee Shop, U.S. Highway 51, Stoughton, Wiscon... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Fireman's Park, Sun Prairie, Wis." The entrance to a park with stone walls, sidewalks and trees. A Cadillac is parked in the street a... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Greetings from Tomahawk, Wisconsin." A aerial view showing the city and Lake Mohawksin on the Wisconsin River. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Harry E. Lichter, curator of collections in the museum, examining a specially designed double-barreled automatic machine pistol in the Wald... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Two children in winter coats and boots posing outside a building. Bricks are scattered on the ground behind them, and the building has cracked windows. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | View from street towards the exterior of a damaged building. Bricks and boards are scattered outside it. The roof is missing, and windows are cracked or mi... |
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