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| Date: | 08 26 1908 |
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| Description: | In a festive mood, Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company employees disembark from flag-decked trolley cars to enjoy a company-sponsored outing. The ... |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Norwegian Sunday School Picnic at Mendota steamboat landing. Small lake steamer "Mendota" could reach speeds of up to 18 mph. The barge "Uncle Sam" was 75f... |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | A group, probably at Picnic Point on Lake Mendota in Madison, posed under the trees. Picnic baskets are behind them. Mrs. Bashford is the person in Mrs. ... |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | Large group at Syttende Mai (May Celebrations), possibly at Winnequah. Norwegian ladies are playing croquet and there is a Norwegian Flag on the side. Wome... |
| Date: | 12 02 1962 |
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| Description: | A group of Madison residents, l-r. Mrs. Arthur Freeman, JoAnn Brandt, Scott Freeman, and Mrs. Mary Engler set up their own "refreshment headquarters" on th... |
| Date: | 08 06 1944 |
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| Description: | War workers, families and friends of Gisholt Machine Company at the company picnic held at the Blooming Grove Firemen's Park on Monona Drive. There is a ca... |
| Date: | 06 1895 |
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| Description: | The Alumni Picnic at the Fred Stickney, Sr. home on Lake Marion in Mazomanie. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Four girls are sitting on a hill in University Heights. The city of Madison is in the background. |
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| Description: | A crowd of men, women, and children gathered in front of a building with picnic baskets. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Holocaust survivor Salvator Moshe and his wife, Thelma, picnicking at Southshore Park. |
| Date: | 1979 |
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| Description: | Map for location of the Magic Picnic, a celebration of the lesbian and gay community, which took place in Brittingham Park. |
| Date: | 1979 |
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| Description: | Poster for picnic presented by the Gay Center at Vilas Park. Includes an image of a fox and telephone. |
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| Description: | Three men wearing hats are standing in front of the bar at a Milwaukee picnic. Behind them are a large group of men wearing black suits crowded around the ... |
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| Description: | Children and adults seated at a large make-shift picnic table in a field near a tree. In the background on the left is a carriage, and on the right a horse... |
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| Description: | Group of three men in comical poses sitting with four women on a bench in wooded area with a lake behind them. |
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| Description: | Page from scrapbook of Dousman family. |
| Date: | 06 01 1929 |
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| Description: | Bernard Arms (standing), uncle of Lewis Arms, shares a picnic with his neighbors Mr. and Mrs. (Betsy) Nofsinger. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Friends of Lewis Arms enjoy beer at a party at Brittingham Park. Seated on the ground from left to right are: Elinora (mother of Lewis Arms, Jr.), Hattie, ... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | Advertising poster for a performance by Madison magician Ben Bergor. |
| Date: | 06 12 1949 |
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| Description: | "American Legion Picnic at Firemen's Park." |
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