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State School for Girls

Date: 1955
Description: View of the State School for Girls.
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Katz Family

Date: 1955
Description: Group portrait of the Katz family (from left): Ruthie, Rosa, Mark, and Arthur.
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East Washington Avenue

Date: 1955
Description: East Washington Avenue near Union Corners when first reopened after widening in 1955. Several vehicles are on the road.
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Chequamegon Bay Fishermen

Date: 1955
Description: Three fisherman in a boat pulling in a net full of fish on Chequamegon Bay while a man and a boy look on.
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Chequamegon Bay Fishing

Date: 1955
Description: Four men and a boy netting trout from boat on Chequamegon Bay.
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Three Fisherman at Little Sand Bay

Date: 1955
Description: Catch of lake trout displayed by three fisherman on the pier at Little Sand Bay. From left to right are Martin Johnson, Hermy Johnson, and Myron Lohman.
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Downtown State Office Building

Date: 1955
Description: View of the State Office Building looking up at the open windows.
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Washington School

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view looking west at Washington School, located at 217 North Broom Street. From the early 1940's until its demolition in 1957, the school was used...
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Regent Street and West Washington Avenue Intersection

Date: 1955
Description: View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the intersection of Regent Street and West Washington Avenue.
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East Washington Avenue

Date: 1955
Description: Slightly elevated view of East Washington Avenue at Union Corners (Milwaukee Street & North Street) when it first opened after its expansion.
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Elevated Perspective of West Washington Avenue

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view of the West Washington Avenue and Regent Street intersection, looking northwest.
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Cudahy Tower

Date: 1955
Description: Night view of tower and Memorial Drive. Cars are parked in front of the tower.
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Industrial Plants

Date: 1955
Description: Buildings and smokestacks along a riverfront. Sky darkened by the smoke.
Postcard

Solomon Log Cabin Replica

Date: 1955
Description: View toward the front entrance of the cabin with a stone chimney on the right.
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Prison Cemetery

Date: 1955
Description: Cemetery surrounded by trees. There is a fence and field in the distance.
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Armory Tower

Date: 1955
Description: Armory tower with crenels and narrow arched windows. The building is on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and is also known as the Red Gym or Old ...
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Labor Day Parade

Date: 1955
Description: The Brooklyn Grange parade float in a Labor Day parade. Men and women on the float mimic various household and recreational activities.
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Washburn Observatory Dome

Date: 1955
Description: The domed section of the Washburn Observatory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Eugene and Magda Herzberger in Israel

Date: 1955
Description: Eugene and Magda Herzberger (at left) with friends in the Negev region of Israel. They pose near a camel held on a tether by a man, possibly of Bedouin des...
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Sporting Goods Strike

Date: 1955
Description: Employees of the Wilson Sporting Goods Company in suburban Chicago are Bob Pickles and Ed Cronk. The men were representing the United Packinghouse Workers ...

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