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Portrait of Mrs. Ed Dixon

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Description: Studio portrait of Mrs. Ed Dixon dressed to advertise druggist J.F. Stillman.
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Ray-O-Vac Bond Selling Winners

Date: 01 1943
Description: Group portrait of 24 winners of Ray-O-Vac bond selling contest.
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State Employees Making Surgical Dressings

Date: 08 17 1942
Description: State female employees making surgical dressings / bandages for the American Red Cross in the Wisconsin State Employees Association building, 448 W. Washin...
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Radio Contest Winner

Date: 10 05 1936
Description: Woman, winner of radio contest, standing next to a Grunow floor model radio. Banner reads: "Grunow Teledial, the self-tuning radio" at the University Radio...
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Cream Separator Model

Date: 01 30 1928
Description: Men and women gather around a giant model of a cream separator, possibly at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Nebraska State Fair Tent

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of a group of Nebraska State fairgoers gathered in the International Harvester tent to watch a film. Advertising pennants hang from the tent'...
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Women Volunteers for the Community Chest

Date: 10 04 1948
Description: Three division chairmen view the trophy that will be awarded to the division that attains the highest percentage of its quota for the Madison Community Che...
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Gladys McConochie--First Area WAF Volunteer

Date: 01 03 1949
Description: Glady McConochie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris McConochie of Pardeville, in center, taking her oath from Elmer H. Gibson, at left, commanding officer of ...
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Zion Lutheran Church 50th Anniversary

Date: 07 30 1950
Description: The five surviving charter members of Zion Lutheran Church, 247 Division Street, stand in front of a banner at the picnic celebrating the church's 50th ann...
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Demonstration on Rope Tying

Date: 1919
Description: Rope tying demonstration for a group of rural school teachers. Original caption reads: "County Supt. Tobin, Country Life Director, and rural school teacher...
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Rural Teachers Learn Woodworking and Rope Tying

Date: 08 1919
Description: Group of several women, probably rural school teachers, assembling wood projects, including benches, while others are learning to tie rope.
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Group of Women Learning Woodworking

Date: 1918
Description: Group of women, probably teachers, using tools to assemble various wooden products including nail boxes, benches and cabinetry(?). Three large posters are ...
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Man and Woman in Drugstore

Date: 1960
Description: A man and woman stand behind the service counter at a drugstore.
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The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword

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Description: Full-length portrait of a woman posing in a costume made out of newspapers from the "Minneapolis Journal." She is holding an oversized ink pen and has what...
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Governor Earl

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Description: Governor Anthony Earl speaking at a political tribute taking place at the Edgewater Hotel.
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NARCE Convention

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Description: Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin (left) at a convention in Wausau sponsored by the National Association of Civil Employees. Although undated, the pho...
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York For Assembly

Date: 11 1984
Description: "Supporters of Dwight York watch election returns on the TV screen."
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Parlors at the Basswood, Long Lake

Date: 1926
Description: Vacationers in the parlor of the Basswood in Long Lake. A banner on the piano in the background says: "Northern Wis. State Fair."
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Firemen's Tournament

Date: 08 1995
Description: "As a part of the 98th Annual Firemen's Tournament, girls from 10 Dodge County communities vied for the title of Queen. Nicole Bodden (top right) was first...
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I Like Ike — Again

Date: 1956
Description: Wisconsin Congressman Melvin R. Laird with four supporters of the re-election campaign of President Dwight Eisenhower and Dick Nixon, dressed in special ca...

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