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Lake Kosciuszko

Date: 1905
Description: A boat with five people are on a lake surrounded by trees. Behind them are several docked boats. In the background is a park area with a red-roofed buildin...
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Mrs. C. Fred Pollock and Children

Date: 08 04 1948
Description: Mrs C. Fred Pollock seated outdoors with her children, Ricky, Janell, Patrick and Diane. They are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pollock, 402 Maple Avenue.
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John Rodger Schorger Family

Date: 07 30 1948
Description: Mrs. and Mrs. John Schorger and their son, Jock. They are visiting the home of his parents, Mrs. and Mrs. A.W. Schorger, 168 North Prospect Avenue.
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Mason Street

Date: 1889
Description: Looking down street toward Lake Michigan, which is visible at the end of the road. The dirt street is lined with trees and houses. On the right stands a...
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Carriages Crossing Bridge

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Description: Several families in carriages cross a bridge with a high railing, possibly the Levi Creek Bridge.
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers

Date: 1905
Description: Lake near the home, probably Lake Hincks, which was named after General Edward W. Hincks who was administrator of the Home in the 1870's. The grounds consi...
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Train Ride at Madison Labor Festival

Date: 08 31 1948
Description: Madison Labor officials riding on a tiny train at the 6-day Labor Festival at Olbrich Park.
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Group Relaxing Around a Hammock

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Description: A group of men, women, and children relax in and around a hammock that is near a river.
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CCC Camp Scene

Date: 1938
Description: Elevated view of Civil Conservation Camp (CCC), tentatively identified as the Bloomington camp.
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Mrs. Theodore Statz and Daughter Cindy in Yard

Date: 09 18 1948
Description: Mrs. Theodore Statz and her 6-month old daughter Cindy in the yard of their basement apartment at 425 West Wilson Street. They are soon to be evicted becau...
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Agricultural Demonstration

Date: 1909
Description: Demonstration of spraying fruit trees by the Agricultural Extension.
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Camping at Plum Lake

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Description: Overnight camping for automobile travelers.
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Bodenius House

Date: 1898
Description: Two young girls wearing hats and dresses are leaning on a planter in the yard, two women are on the porch, and a man is sitting in a horse-drawn carriage. ...
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Family Having a Picnic

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Description: Three women, a girl and a man put out a meal on a picnic table in a wooded area.
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Women and Young Child near Hammock

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Description: Four women sit in or near a hammock and attend to their embroidery while a young boy sits at their feet.
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J. Robert Taylor Family at Lakeside Cabin

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Description: View from water of Alma Reinhardt Taylor and her three children (from left) Frederick, Donna, and Ellen outside a cabin nestled among trees along a lake. F...
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Friends of Hebrew University at Picnic

Date: 08 21 1967
Description: About 80 Israeli students and members of the Milwaukee chapter of American Friends of Hebrew University attended a picnic Sunday at the Beaver Lake home of...
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Funeral for Fire Victims

Date: 12 01 1948
Description: The funeral for the fire victims of the Bedford Street fire was finalized in the Middleton Junction Cemetery. The caskets are shown as the mourners await t...
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Family in Lake Park

Date: 1905
Description: A woman and young girl in a bonnet, possibly mother and daughter, and a man and a young girl, possibly father and daughter, holding hands while strolling o...
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Group of People in Yard

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Description: A group of men, women, and children gather in the yard of a two-story frame house.

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