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German Shepherd Dog Jumps Across Stand Rock

Date: 06 1961
Description: A German shepherd jumps across Stand Rock as a man and child in traditional Indian apparel look on. The man is pointing to the dog.
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Bennett Family, House and Auto

Date: 1901
Description: The H.H. Bennett House, Kilbourn, with members of the family posing in front of the house and in a 1901 Winton automobile. Ashley Bennett, the son of the f...
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Story Book Land Train

Date: 06 1956
Description: Elevated view of Fairy Godmother with kids on Story Book Land train.
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Milwaukee Road Train Wreck

Date: 01 11 1948
Description: The remains of the boiler tank of the Milwaukee Road railroad engine of the Portage to Madison passenger train, which exploded and derailed south of Arling...
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Bass Family Portrait

Date: 1904
Description: A studio portrait of Dr. Edward A. Bass with his son, Edward Cary Bass, and his mother, Lorinda Hill Bass.
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Entrance to Enchanted Forest

Date: 1971
Description: People entering the Enchanted Forest and Prehistoric Land.
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Unpacking Apples

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: A group of people eat and help unload crates of apples from a U-Haul trailer in the campground area of the Sound Storm music festival during the constructi...
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Woman Wading with Child

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: A woman with her jeans rolled up is holding a young child and wading in Rowan Creek near York Farm during the Sound Storm music festival.
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Oak Grave Camp

Date: 1929
Description: A man, woman, and child pose by a car near a tourist camping stop.
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Strikers in Cucumber Field

Date: 1967
Description: A group of young migrant farm laborers leaving a cucumber field in a Chevy station wagon for a union rally in Portage. Three children are looking at the ca...
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Strikers Leaving Field

Date: 1967
Description: Migrant farm laborers leaving a cucumber field to strike. Strikes in Wisconsin were organized by the local farm-worker labor union, Obreros Unidos, an inde...
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Workers Gathering at Cucumber Receiving Station

Date: 1967
Description: Workers gathering at a cucumber receiving station after striking.

Strikes in Wisconsin were organized by the Obreros Unidos (United Workers),as an indepe...

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Neighborhood House Scrapbook: Camp Fire Girls and Indian "Chief"

Date: 1930
Description: Hand-colored group portrait of Camp Fire girls and a man dressed in Ojibwa-style floral embroidered/beaded clothing and a Plains Indian feathered headdress...
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Midway Filling Station on Hwy 16

Date: 1928
Description: View down road towards a filling station near Portage. A man stands while filling his tank. Two boys stand nearby. Under large trees are two pumps, a small...
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Golden Rule Park

Date: 1927
Description: View across lawn towards the entrance to Golden Rule Park. A large sign says "Golden Rule Park / Welcome." Men, woman and children are posed near cabins an...
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One of Berry's Housekeeping Cottages

Date: 1926
Description: Group of people posed on the steps and porch of a cottage. The cottage has a wrap-around porch, and there is a swing between two trees on the left. A man a...
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A Jolly Bunch at Dells Farm Resort

Date: 1926
Description: A view of a group of 19 people posing in front of rock formation.
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Kriegl Farm Resort — Highway 13

Date: 1926
Description: View of the main house at Kriegl Farm Resort. There is a family of five posed on the lawn. A hammock is tied to the trees on the right. More people stand o...
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Cottage at the Oakes Cottages

Date: 1926
Description: Family of five standing in front of a small guest cottage with porch. There is an automobile parked on the left.
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Springhill Cottages "At the Dells"

Date: 1927
Description: Group portrait of family sitting on a bench in the foreground in front of a guest cottage. One boy sits on a porch railing behind the group. There is an au...

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