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Schadauer Tobacco Store

Date: 1880
Description: A man posing in the open doorway of Julius Schadauer's tobacco shop at 101 State Street. The sign above the doorway reads: "Schadauer of Cigars Fact. No 62...
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Julius Schadauer Store

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Description: View from street towards a man standing in front of the doorway to the Julius Schadauer's tobacco store on a street corner at 101 State Street. A man is on...
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Two Horse-Drawn Mowers on Path in Fairmount (?) Park

Date: 1899
Description: Two men are guiding horse-drawn mowers down a path in a park. There is a stand of tall trees along the left side of the path, and some low scalloped fencin...
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G.A.R. Soldiers Home

Date: 1899
Description: A man is sitting on a horse-drawn mower and posing in front of a building with the words "G.A.R./Soldiers Home/of NY" imprinted in brick on the front facad...
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Woodstock College Greenhouse

Date: 1915
Description: A man stands before the greenhouse on the campus of Woodstock College in Woodstock, Maryland. A religious statue is in front of the building's entrance.
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Southern Cattle Men Convention Display

Date: 1919
Description: A group of men stand near a bull in a hallway of Hotel Grunewald during the Southern Cattlemen Convention. A sign reading: "Bogalusa Brand Owned by Great S...
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Gygax Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: Leroy and Mary Gygax have been married for 38 years and moved here in 1968. They produce 6,000 pounds of milk per day.
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Union Supporters Cheering at Waushara Rally

Date: 1966
Description: A group of National Farm Workers Association members and supporters applauding rally speakers in front of Waushara County Courthouse. A march to the rally ...
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Child Looking at Sculpture of George Washington

Date: 1976
Description: View looking down hill towards a girl holding an American flag near a highway. Jane Leeney, in red, white, and blue pants, shirt, and hat is watching a tru...
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Mower near War Monuments

Date: 1900
Description: View over stone wall towards a man using a horse-drawn mower among various monuments and military cannons. The monument on the left is for "Rickett's Batte...
Historical Object

Paul Vanderbilt Pairing 132

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Description: The parson came. He said it well:
Enough is all we want, to hold and sleep on,
not the sky.
A little harvest of the sorrows
between the sentenc...
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Sid Boyum on his Toonerville Trolley

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Description: View across the backyard of 237 Waubesa St. looking at Sid Boyum standing on the back of his wooden trolley, "Toonerville". Sid has a corncob pipe in his m...
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Sid in his Backyard Garden

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Description: View across Sid's backyard, with Sid standing and wearing a Japanese kimono near one of his Japanese lanterns and a gate. In the background behind a fence ...
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Carl Peterson at his Desk

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Description: Carl Peterson relaxing in a rocking chair at his desk. He is smoking a pipe and gazing up at a pair of mounted deer horns holding a fishing pole and rifle....

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