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Pushing the Lawn Mower

Date: 1955
Description: A man who does odd jobs around his neighborhood mows a banked lawn.
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I Like Ike

Date: 11 10 1956
Description: Bet winner and Eisenhower supporter Edwin L. Warner enjoys his payoff from bet loser and Adlai Stevenson backer John Shaat, as Shaat tows Warner along the ...
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Woman Sitting On Steps

Date: 1905
Description: Elderly woman in a long skirt sitting on the front steps of a house.
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Senator Proxmire and Constituents

Date: 07 1969
Description: Senator William Proxmire greets three elderly women seated on a bench at the Capitol Square.
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Old Ladies' Home

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of an "old ladies' home." Caption reads: "Old Ladies' Home, Racine, Wis."
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Woman Knitting Near Window

Date: 1898
Description: Elderly woman sitting in a rocking chair knitting in front of a window.
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Group Posing Near Frame House

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Description: Two women stand behind an elderly man and woman seated in front of a frame house. There is a man visible through the screen door.
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Phillip Nortman Family

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Description: Elderly woman and man seated, surrounded by four men and two women, probably the Phillip Nortman family, posing among fir trees. Reportedly, both Nortman g...
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Man Looking at Construction Site

Date: 1969
Description: Man looking at the construction site of the World Trade Center.
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Woman Posed Near Flowers

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Description: Woman posed standing by a flower patch.
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Woman Posed in Yard

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Description: Elderly woman in a striped blouse posed standing in a yard.
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Two Women in Yard

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Description: Two elderly women posed standing and sitting in a yard.
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Women on Street Near Highlander

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Description: Two elderly women walking on a sidewalk next to a storefront.
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First Alice in Dairyland

Date: 06 07 1948
Description: Newly crowned Alice in Dairyland, Margaret McGuire, and governor Oscar Rennebohm shown with Highland's oldest resident, 93-year old Chris Blabaum at Highla...
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Protestant Home for the Aged

Date: 1911
Description: Four-story extended building. A woman with an umbrella is near the left entrance, and a man is walking across the raised lawn near the center right. Captio...
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Protestant Home for the Aged

Date: 1910
Description: Four-story building from the right front. An entrance is on each end, and a flag pole is on the far right roof. Caption reads: "Milwaukee Protestant Home f...
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Arthur Page and Statue of Liberty

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Description: Arthur W. Page (far left in eyeglasses and hat), poses with business associates and a little girl in costume. The Statue of Liberty is in the background.
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Elderly Couple Sitting on Steps of House

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Description: A portrait of an elderly couple sitting on steps leading into a frame house. On the right is a metal structure that is probably part of a windmill.
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Dr. Francis Townsend

Date: 1938
Description: Dr. Francis E. Townsend seated on the platform of a Townsend Plan Club at a park.
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Annie Massey and Hester Decorah Lowery on a Street in Town

Date: 1915
Description: Annie Massey (KeKoRaSinchKah), left, and Hester Decorah Lowery (NoGinWinKah). Hester lived to be well over one hundred years old.

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