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Family in their Living Room

Date: 1955
Description: Family in their living room. The mother watches television, the father reads a newspaper, the daughter reads a book, and two sons play with a train set.
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Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 1940
Description: Summertime view of people at tables on University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union terrace, looking out to canoes and sailboats on the lake. In the back...
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White Bass Run

Date: 1942
Description: People fishing for bass off dock.
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Summer Relaxation

Date: 1901
Description: Aunt Helen lounging on a hammock slung between two trees. Her son, Syl, is sitting nearby on a cane rocking chair.
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Downstream from Larks Hotel

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Description: Crandall family, including a dog, sitting under trees on a cliff overlooking a river. From left to right: George Crandall, Lois Crandall, Phyllis Crandall,...
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Gathering at Large Picnic

Date: 08 08 1914
Description: View of men, women and children sitting on benches near picnic tables set out under trees.
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The Riesen Family

Date: 05 28 1955
Description: The Riesen family, John, Jeanne, Linda and Jon, playing in their home.
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Tired Kitten

Date: 06 03 1963
Description: Nancy Krahn dressed as a kitten relaxes after dance practice.
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Man and Children Relax in Yard

Date: 1875
Description: A man with a beard is sitting in a chair next to a boy and a girl, all posing with an informality unusual for a Dahl photograph. Behind them a younger man ...
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Two Girls in Hammock

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Description: Outdoor view of two girls in a hammock in a backyard. Water is indw the background.
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Group of People near House

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Description: Man, four women, four girls, and two boys in the yard of a house near hammocks.
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Myles Horton with Thorsten Horton

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Description: Myles Horton with his son, Thorsten Horton, in a pile of leaves at Highlander Folk School.
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Lloyd Jones Children on Platform Swing

Date: 1917
Description: Richard "Dick" Lloyd Jones, Florence Lloyd Jones (Bis or Bisser) and Jenkin Lloyd Jones outside on a platform swing.
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Group of People in Two Boats

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Description: Two boats next to each other on an unidentified body of water. One boat has a roof similar to that of a tour boat. Sitting in the front boat is a family wi...
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Children Wading in Water

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Description: Large group of children wading in the water in a small pool. The girls are holding up the edges of their skirts, and the boys are pulling up their pants. A...
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People Sitting in Car Drinking Beer

Date: 1916
Description: Three people sitting in the back seat of a parked car drinking beer and other beverages in glasses. The building behind them is the Otto Sprenger Millersvi...
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J. Robert Children on Dock

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Description: View from lake towards Fred, Donna and Ellen Taylor standing on a pier. A cabin is on the shoreline in the background, nestled in trees.
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J. Robert Taylor Children on Pier

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Description: Ellen, Donna and Fred Taylor standing on the dock of a lake with a string of fish held up between them.
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Flora van Brink Hony Bader (nee Melkman) During School Outing

Date: 1930
Description: Flora van Brink Hony Bader (nee Melkman) during a school outing near Amsterdam.
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Melkman Family at the Seashore in Holland

Date: 1934
Description: Left to right: Flora van Brink Hony Bader (nee Melkman), mother Duifje Melkman, brother Harry Melkman, aunt Rebecca Veerman, sister Annie Melkman. They are...

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