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Wisconsin Central Railroad Depot

Date: 1891
Description: Elevated view across railroad tracks of the Wisconsin Central Railroad depot. Virtually the entire population of Sherry is thought to be standing on the pl...
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Walking to School

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Description: Winter scene with children bundled-up against the cold carrying their lunch pails down a snowy rural path to the one room school house called the Pahquahah...
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Springtime Air Conditioning Ad

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Description: "It's Always Springtime on the C&O," an advertising brochure issued by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad to publicize its status as the first railroad to air ...
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Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Railway

Date: 07 20 1886
Description: Group of people posing in the rail yard of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, & Omaha Railway.
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Little Girls in the Sun

Date: 1890
Description: Two small girls dressed in ruffles and bows sit on a woven carpet outside in the sun.
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Date: 1910
Description: People gathered around picket fence in front of a decorated St. Joseph's Catholic Church in La Pointe on Madeline Island.
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Men Gathered at Water Pump

Date: 1909
Description: Group of men and a boy gathered near a body of water. The men are sitting around a water pump.
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Racine Trolley

Date: 1891
Description: View across road construction towards a horse-drawn trolley on railroad tracks on Racine Street. Men and children are standing near piles of road building ...
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Warren F.B. Gardner and Horlick's Malted Milk Bottles

Date: 10 17 1913
Description: Warren Fenn Bodurtha Gardner, almost 5, poses with empty Horlick's Malted Milk bottles in appreciation to Horlick's. Young Gardner's mother died shortly af...
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Warren F. B. Gardner Poses with Horlick's Malted Milk Bottles

Date: 10 17 1913
Description: Warren Fenn Bodurtha Gardner, almost 5, poses with empty Horlick's Malted Milk bottles as testament to the benefits of drinking Horlick's. Young Gardner's ...
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Byrnes' Balloons

Date: 1962
Description: Boy holds up balloons for Congressman Byrnes during his 1962 campaign.
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Alice in Dairyland Chats With Customers

Date: 02 05 1955
Description: Mary McCabe, the 1954 Alice in Dairyland, talks with customers at a Big Bear grocery store.
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Oneida Classroom

Date: 1910
Description: Oneida children seated at their desks in a classroom.
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Kravig/Kravik Boys

Date: 1868
Description: Studio portrait of the Kravig/Kravik sons, one seated and one standing.
Poster

The Health Of The Child Is The Power Of The Nation

Date: 1918
Description: A group of children walking up a grassy hill together, with text that reads: "The health of the child is the power of the nation," and "Children's Year." C...
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Prize-winning Gladiolas

Date: 1955
Description: A smiling girl poses with stalks of gladiolas that won the champion ribbon for "Gladiolus Spike," and the first premium ribbon for "Horticulture Plants and...
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Tractor Boy

Date: 09 03 1953
Description: A boy sits in the seat and takes the steering wheel of a shiny new tractor at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Fish Nets

Date: 1910
Description: Children standing in front of fish nets drying on net reels.
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Woman and Child

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype portrait of unidentified woman seated on a cane-back chair, holding a child on her lap. The woman has a plaid shawl wrapped around he...
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Cedakunim and His Son, Benjamin

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Description: Cedakumin, chief of the Clyaquot Indians, seated next to his son, Benjamin.

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