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Mowing the Lawn

Date: 05 28 1987
Description: A Parks Department employee pushes a mower up a steep hill to keep Buchner Park maintained.
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Sauk County's Wisconsin Centennial Parade

Date: 08 14 1948
Description: Prairie du Sac's 110th birthday float in Sauk County's Wisconsin Centennial Parade in downtown near park.
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Group Posed in Garden Setting

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Description: Woman seated on a park bench holding flowers. A young man stands behind her leaning on the bench, and two boys are posed nearby. One boy holds a box camera...
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City Park

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Description: Woman drinking a cup of water from a fountain with a Pan sculpture in City Park. A toddler sits in a nearby baby carriage. The caption reads, "City Park, T...
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Bridge in Tenney Park

Date: 06 1903
Description: Two women and an infant on a bridge in Tenney Park.
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Alice Holloway's Engagement Trip

Date: 1930
Description: Alice Holloway standing in front of a flowering rose bush along the shore of Lake Michigan during a trip to Milwaukee to celebrate her engagement.
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Tourist Cars

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Description: View toward a line of tourist cars driving through a narrow road in Rainier National Park. There are redwood trees on either side of the path. Caption read...
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Children in Park with Swimming Area

Date: 06 1925
Description: Children dressed in bathing suits at a small park with a swimming place. A garden is in the foreground.
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Coney Island Amusement Park

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Description: View of the Coney Island Amusement Park featuring a large garden and lawn, a roller coaster, a windmill, several buildings and amusements, and crowds of pe...
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Playland, Westchester Co. Park System Amusements

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Description: Elevated view of the north section of the Colonnade of Amusements at Playland, part of the Westchester Co. Park System. The amusement park features a lar...
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Beautiful Effinger Park

Date: 1930
Description: A woman stands with two white dogs among the trees at Effinger Park. The park features benches, a pump, a lawn swing, a gazebo and three cabins.
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Parade on Capitol Square

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of a crowd watching a parade at the corner of North Pinckney and East Mifflin Streets. There is a temporary viewing platform set up in front ...
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Lily Pond

Date: 1900
Description: View of a lily pond in Mitchell Park. A man is working among the plants along the shoreline in the middle background.
Postcard

Effinger Park

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Description: Colorized postcard view of Effinger Park, including trees, gardens and a fountain. A man wearing overalls stands in the background. Caption reads: "Effinge...
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Fountain Spring House Supper Menu

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Description: One-page menu from the Fountain Spring House, with a view of lush foliage and visitors strolling in the park adjacent to the hotel framed against a scene o...
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Volksgarten in Vienna, Austria

Date: 1906
Description: Mary E. Smith walking along a path in the Volksgarten in Vienna, Austria. She is wearing an ornate hat, holding an umbrella over her shoulder, and looking ...
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In Front of a Monument in Vienna, Austria

Date: 1906
Description: Mary E. Smith standing in front of the Grillparzer monument in the Volksgarten in Vienna, Austria. She is holding a rose in her left hand and an umbrella o...
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Men's Garden Club of Madison

Date: 07 29 1960
Description: Stanley Hill, vice-president of the Male Garden Club of Madison, posing beside some flowers at Olbrich Park Botanical Gardens.
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University Park

Date: 1920
Description: Colorized photographic postcard view of University Park. A couple is strolling down the sidewalk. Caption reads: "University Park, Eau Claire, Wis."
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Burns Park

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Description: Hand-colored view of a shady park with several flower beds in the lawn. Two girls are sitting on a bench along the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Burns Park, La...

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