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John Rogers Curling Rink of Portage

Date: 01 04 1952
Description: Mr. and Mrs. John Rogers and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kimball, members of the John Rogers curling rink of Portage, posing at the second annual mixed bonspiel spo...
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Deane Woody Curling Rink of Madison

Date: 01 04 1952
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Deane Woody and Mr. and Mrs. D.B. Sanford, members of the Deane Woody curling rink of Madison, posing at the second annual mixed bonspiel spon...
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Child at Gate

Date: 1930
Description: A small child stands by a rustic wooden gate in a brick archway at the home of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese. The child may be Leslyn, the adopted...
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Children in the Garden

Date: 1928
Description: Two girls and a boy pose holding flowers in the garden of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese. The boy grips the gnomon of the sundial. The girl on the ...
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Juliette Blackman Breese (Mrs. Cecil Bennett) with William and Zona Gale Breese

Date: 1930
Description: A portrait of the bride, Juliette, seated, with her father, William Llewellyn Breese, and step-mother Zona Gale Breese, standing behind her. There is an ar...
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Zona Gale

Date: 1925
Description: Portrait of Pulitzer Prize winning author Zona Gale wearing a hat and a coat with a fur collar.
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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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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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Portrait of Small Child

Date: 1880
Description: Carte-de-visite studio portrait of a small child sitting in a chair.
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Clough House

Date: 1870
Description: View across road of the Clough house, residence of Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby. A man is standing and holding the hands of two young girls in front of the fenc...
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Marquette Historic Marker

Date: 06 30 1957
Description: View across lawn towards a crowd, with costumed participants dressed as Native Americans, fur traders, and Jacques Marquette, at the dedication of the Marq...
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Successful Small-Town Businesswoman

Date: 10 08 1957
Description: Anne Marshall Kleist with her husband, Al, ready to close up her ladies' ready-to-wear and accessories store, Kleist and Wiggs, for the day.
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Successful Small-Town Businesswoman

Date: 09 08 1957
Description: Anne Marshall Kleist, a successful owner of the women's clothing store Kleist and Wiggs, enjoying the sport of hunting. She is holding a shotgun while crou...
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Successful Small-Town Businesswoman

Date: 10 08 1957
Description: Anne Marshall Kleist in her store Kleist and Wiggs showing off merchandise from Mexico. She is wearing a sombrero on her head, and is holding two small sta...
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Successful Small-Town Businesswoman

Date: 10 08 1957
Description: Anne Marshall Kleist, in front of her ladies' ready-to-wear and accessories store Kleist and Wiggs, discussing business matters with Bob Hutchings, preside...
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Successful Small-Town Businesswoman

Date: 10 08 1957
Description: Anne Marshall Kleist, owner of the ladies' ready-to-wear and accessories store Kleist & Wiggs, gets help with dinner from her husband, Al, at home in the k...
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Hosiery Branch 169 Negotiating Committee

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Description: Four women, six men, and one boy pose together. Caption reads: "OFFICIALS AND NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE of Hosiery Branch 169 were instrumental in winning the ...

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