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Sun Bathing

Date: 1965
Description: Women sun bathe near an express highway in Milwaukee.
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Gardner Baking Co. Employees

Date: 10 14 1934
Description: Group portrait of Gardner Baking Co. drivers/salesmen from out of town, taken outdoors near 849 E. Washington Avenue. Breese Stevens Field is in the backgr...
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Gardner Baking Co. Employees

Date: 10 14 1934
Description: Group portrait of Gardner Baking Co. drivers/salesmen from Madison, taken outdoors near 849 E. Washington Avenue. Breese Stevens Field is in the background...
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Central High School Track Team

Date: 04 16 1929
Description: Group portrait of Central High School track team taken at Breese Stevens field, with the Simon Brothers wholesale grocers building (901 E. Washington Avenu...
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Jefferson Dam

Date: 1910
Description: View towards a dam in Jefferson. Two men are fishing from the shoreline in the foreground. The Woolen Mills are on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "...
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Wisconsin Steel Works Parade Float

Date: 1951
Description: Parade float with a replica of the "First Blast Furnace in the Calumet District" for Wisconsin Steel Works. The parade was Chicago's East Side Centennial c...
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Parade Truck

Date: 1929
Description: International motor truck, possibly decorated for a parade. A woman rides on a McCormick-Deering tractor placed on the truck's bed. The sign on the truck r...
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4-H Club Parade Float

Date: 1930
Description: A group of young women at an International Harvester factory (most likely McCormick Works) ride on a parade float reading "Welcome 4-H Club Champions, Inte...
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Madison Soap Box Derby, Car Construction

Date: 06 29 1948
Description: Joe Puccio, 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lucian C. Puccio, working with a drill press in the shop of Henry Peiss to construct his soap box racer. The Ne...
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Swimmers Standing in Lake

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Description: A large group of men, women, and children, wearing swimming attire, standing in a lake. Industrial buildings are in the distance along the shoreline.
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Ice Skating on the Manitowoc River

Date: 1888
Description: Elevated view of a winter scene with a large group of people skating on the frozen Manitowoc River between the 8th and 10th Street bridges. A dog trots acr...
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Decorating Fourth of July Float

Date: 07 04 1944
Description: Group of people decorating the Garden Queen float for a Fourth of July parade near a large garage. The float reads "Greendale-The Garden City," "Pop. 2800"...
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Man Detailing Fourth of July Float

Date: 07 04 1944
Description: Jack Rickert is painting words "1946 Pop. 2800" on the side of a Fourth of July Garden Queen Float. Above the painted sign the float is decorated with a pi...
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Madison Playground Scenes

Date: 06 28 1950
Description: Frances Niles hands out a ball to three boys at the Milton-Charter park playgound. The boys are, left to right: Ross Parisi, Don Brashi, and Marvin Bloom.
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Fishermen on Pier

Date: 1898
Description: Fishermen fishing off of a long pier. Industrial buildings are across the water in the background.
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Group in Boat on River

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Description: Mr. Hoose is rowing Syl, Ma, Mrs. Miller, Herbert, and Alice up river in a small rowboat. The women are wearing elaborate hats and there's a small boathous...
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Performing Dog Jumping through Hoop

Date: 1903
Description: A performing dog jumping through a hoop held by a man while a small group of children and adults watch.
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Men Riding Carnival Ride Powered by International Power Unit

Date: 1947
Description: Two men aboard the Comet carnival ride, which is powered by International U-2 power units. Three men are standing on the ground near an industrial building...
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View of Alma, Wisconsin from the Mississippi River

Date: 1897
Description: View of Alma from the Mississippi River, with wing dam on right.
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Alexander Stewart Lumber Company

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Description: A view of the Alexander Stewart Lumber Company, at 502 3rd Street. Several men are fishing off the bridge/dam over the river.

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