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Hospital Care

Date: 1950
Description: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students care for a patient at the Fort Atkinson Hospital.
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Black Hawk Club on Lake Koshkonong

Date: 1905
Description: A group of three people are sitting at the fountain, and another group of three people are in the background behind the fountain. Caption reads: "Fountain ...
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Hoard's Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: View across lawn toward the Hoard's hotel, with people standing on the wrap-around front porch. Caption reads: "Hoard's Hotel, Lake Koshkonong, Near Fort A...
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S. Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of South Main Street, with two women and a man with a bicycle paused outside of Hotel Fort on the right. Caption reads: "S. Main Street, Ft. Atkinson,...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Fishing with Turtle

Date: 1919
Description: Photomontage of a fisherman in a rowboat catching a giant turtle. The male companion of the fisherman has fallen in and lost his hat amidst the excitement....
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Harold E. Stassen President Campaign Tour

Date: 03 05 1948
Description: Harold E. Stassen (left), in Fort Atkinson, visiting with left to right: W.D. Hoard, publisher; Jefferson County Sheriff R.J. Gibson; James LeChance, Palmy...
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Harold E. Stassen President Campaign Tour

Date: 03 05 1948
Description: Harold E. Stassen (left), greets three men after his campaign speech in Fort Atkinson. Left to right are Clarence and William Trieloff, and Roy Marshall, p...
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Labor at Jones Dairy

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Description: Members of the United Packinghouse Workers of America employed at the Jones company in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, celebrate after an election victory.
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Bark River Bridge

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Description: View from the left side riverbank of the Bark River, whose water is reflecting the bridge above. A man is driving an automobile over the bridge toward the ...
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Jones' Sausage Factory

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of Jones' Sausage Factory. Two men are leaning out the window above the side of the porch roof. Bicycles are leaning against the side of the brick...
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Unidentified Golfer at East Central Golf Tournament

Date: 07 18 1953
Description: Unidentified golfer at Koshkonong Mounds Country Club in Fort Atkinson, site of the 31st annual East-Central Wisconsin Golf Association tournament.
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Jones — Donaldson Wedding

Date: 06 30 1956
Description: A bride and groom comes down the aisle after their wedding at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. The bride is Deborah Wells Jones; h...
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Willard Wendt Gains East-Central Wisconsin Golf Association Tournament Finals

Date: 07 18 1953
Description: Willard Wendt of Lake Mills defeats Phil Schoenbeck, 1 up, to advance to the finals of the 31st annual East-Central Wisconsin Golf Association Tournament h...
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John Crump Gains East-Central Wisconsin Golf Assn. Tournament Finals

Date: 07 17 1953
Description: John Crump of Lake Mills defeats defending champ Bruce Rodgers, 2 up, to advance to the finals of the 31st annual East-Central Wisconsin Golf Association T...
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31st Annual East-Central Wisconsin Golf Association Tournament

Date: 07 18 1953
Description: Everett Robinson (left), Lake Ripley Country Club, Cambridge, and William Rhyme, Portage Country Club, examine the scoreboard before starting their senior ...
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Jones / Donaldson Wedding

Date: 05 30 1956
Description: Portrait of the bride at the wedding of Deborah Wells Jones and Malcolm Donaldson, which took place at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Ft. Atkinson. Debora...
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Fort Atkinson Students Stage "Patriotism-Fitness" Show

Date: 05 18 1964
Description: Governor John W. Reynolds lights the "torch of liberty" at the State Capitol for a team of cross-country runners from Fort Atkinson High School, who carrie...
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C. & N.W. Railway Depot

Date: 1909
Description: Hand-colored view of the train depot with a passenger train on the tracks and passengers on the platform. Caption reads: "C. & N.W. Railway Depot, Fort Atk...
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Six Young Farmers

Date: 01 28 1958
Description: Portrait of La Vern Reu. He was a junior at the U.W. College of Agriculture.
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Neighbors Help Weckler

Date: 05 1947
Description: Five men are driving tractors along a field. Caption reads: "Ft Atkinson Wis 1947-9 Weckler farm Neighbors help Weckler when daughter was kidnapped".

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