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Villa Louis

Date: 1979
Description: Villa Louis, home of Hercules Dousman.
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Pro-Life Demonstrators

Date: 1979
Description: A group of pro-life demonstrators holding protest signs assembled to greet President Jimmy Carter during a visit to Wausau. The group is confined behind ba...
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Welcome Peace President Jimmy Carter

Date: 1979
Description: President Jimmy Carter's visit meant extra duty for the local police force. An elevated sign in the background reads "Newman High School, Welcome, Peace Pr...
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Saving Energy

Date: 1979
Description: During a tour of his district Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey visited various sites where energy-saving projects were underway. Here a workman on a lad...
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Saving Energy with Insulation

Date: 1979
Description: During an energy tour of his district Congressman Obey visited various sites to observe projects to increase energy efficiency. Here a workman is preparing...
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1420 Axial-Flow Combine

Date: 1979
Description: View over fence towards a 1420 axial-flow combine parked in a gravel driveway in front of a farm building.
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1420 Axial-Flow Combine

Date: 1979
Description: Right side view of 1420 axial-flow combine parked on a lawn.
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1420 Axial-Flow Combine

Date: 1979
Description: Left side view of a man posing standing at the bottom of the steps to the cab of a 1420 axial-flow combine.
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1420 Axial-Flow Combine

Date: 1979
Description: Left side view of a man posing standing at the bottom of the steps to the cab of a 1420 axial-flow combine.
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1420 Axial-Flow Combine

Date: 1979
Description: Left side view of a 1420 axial-flow combine.
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Champion Boxelder

Date: 1979
Description: A specimen of Acer negundo judged in 1979 to be the largest known example in Wisconsin. The tree is standing on a lawn at Green Gables, part of the ...
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Champion Shagbark Hickory

Date: 1979
Description: A specimen of Carya ovata judged in 1979 to be the largest example of the species in Wisconsin. The tree stands on the Blackhawk Country Club golf c...
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Champion Ginkgo Tree

Date: 1979
Description: A specimen of Ginkgo biloba judged to be the largest example of the species in Wisconsin in 1979. It was located at Covenant Harbor Camp at Lake Gen...
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Austrian Pine

Date: 1979
Description: A specimen of Pinus nigra, judged to be the second largest of its type in Wisconsin, standing beside a house at 302 N. Wisconsin Street. Three young...
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Douglas Fir

Date: 1979
Description: A specimen of Pseudotsuga menziesii standing tall against a backdrop of shorter deciduous trees on the Green Gables Estate. It was judged to be the ...
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Phak Family in Stoughton

Date: 1979
Description: A Cambodian family of six posing on the front steps of their home. Caption reads: "In front of their home in Stoughton, the Phak family poses for a portrai...
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Champion White Ash

Date: 1979
Description: A towering white ash, devoid of leaves, standing along the sidewalk in front of a two-story brick Norman revival house with a large chimney. There is a du...
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Woman with Pink Flamingos on Bascom Hill

Date: 1979
Description: View uphill towards a woman sitting among a flock of pink flamingo lawn ornaments covering Bascom Hill. She is pretending to feed bread to two pink flaming...
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Barn and Silo

Date: 1979
Description: A barn and silo, on a snow covered farm along Highway 78, between Mt. Horeb and Black Earth. The farmhouse is behind the barn. A barbed wire fence lines th...
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Boathouses on Black River

Date: 1979
Description: Elevated view of boathouses floating on the water at piers along the shore of the Black River. Some of the boathouses have been owned by many generations o...

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