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Dwight D. Eisenhower Fishing

Date: 1956
Description: Dwight D. Eisenhower and his brothers on a fishing trip proudly exhibiting muskies and northern pike on a Wisconsin lake. From left are Dwight, Edgar, Milt...
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South Park Street Interchange

Date: 1956
Description: Aerial view of the South Park Street interchange.
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Madeline Island Historical Museum Under Construction

Date: 1956
Description: Constructing the Madeline Island Historical Museum in La Pointe which consists of four separate buildings. L-to-r: jail; American Fur Trade storage buildin...
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Chet Huntley with Equipment

Date: 1956
Description: Chet Huntley, manning a portable television unit, for coverage of 1956 political conventions.
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Aerial View of Milwaukee Railroad Roundhouse

Date: 1956
Description: Aerial view of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad station, roundhouse, and yard at the intersection of West Washington Avenue (across lower left...
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Zesto Malt Shop

Date: 1956
Description: Waiter making a malt in the Zesto Malt Shop at 658 State Street.
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This Happy Breed

Date: 1956
Description: Winter scene with a family and their dog preparing for their descent down the hill on a toboggan. From left to right, Gene Anderson (my uncle), Betsy Marqu...
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Canal and Congress Streets

Date: 1956
Description: Corner of Canal and Congress streets, showing a building erected by James Sprague and Lyman D. Holford in 1880. Two stores occupied the ground floor, inclu...
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International R-185 Truck with Two Budweiser Clydesdale Horses

Date: 1956
Description: International R-185 truck with two Budweiser Clydesdale show horses inspecting the hood.
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Ballot Machine

Date: 1956
Description: Close-up view of a women's hand touching a ballot machine with names of candidates from the 1956 Wisconsin election.
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International Metro Pepsi Delivery Truck

Date: 1956
Description: Color photograph of a delivery man unloading cases of bottled Pepsi (soda) from an International Metro truck in front of Ralph's Supermarket.
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Camp Randall Stadium and Field House

Date: 1956
Description: Aerial view of Camp Randall Stadium and Field House on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Painting

Wisconsin Friends of Our Native Landscape, 1956

Date: 1956
Description: Cover for the 1956 Wisconsin Friends of Our Native Landscape program. Depicted are some white flowers with green leaves, a lake, and some birds flying in t...
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Aerial View of Building Demolition

Date: 1956
Description: Aerial view of lower University of Wisconsin-Madison campus with demolition of buildings on both sides of the Armory-Gymnasium to make space for future pla...
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Aerial View of Upper Campus

Date: 1956
Description: Aerial view of upper campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with Lake Mendota.
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M-220 Two-Row Cotton Picker

Date: 1956
Description: Man riding an International M-220 two-row cotton picker through a cotton field.
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220 Cotton Picker

Date: 1956
Description: Man harvesting cotton with a McCormick 220 cotton picker.
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International Tractors and Truck

Date: 1956
Description: Color photograph of two men and a woman in a field with a pink pickup truck, a crawler tractor (TracTracTor) and a Farmall tractor.
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Farmall Tractors and McCormick Manure Spreader

Date: 1956
Description: A man is using a Farmall 450 tractor to load a McCormick No. 21 manure spreader that's attached to a Farmall 350 tractor in a snow-covered farm yard.
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Alice in Dairyland

Date: 1956
Description: Alice in Dairyland, Doris Olsen, holds a cream puff, always a favorite Wisconsin State Fair treat, as she talks with two bakers at the fair.

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