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Swimming Pool

Date: 08 09 1936
Description: Dr. Frederick Davis residence, 6048 S. Highlands Avenue, called Edenfred, with a swimming pool with two people and a dog.
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A&W Root Beer Stand

Date: 09 12 1931
Description: A&W Root Beer Stand at 900 South Park Street, with employees in uniforms posing inside and in front of the building.
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Swim Meet at B.B. Clarke Beach

Date: 06 06 1944
Description: Onlookers on slope of B.B. Clarke Beach looking out to the lake to watch a swim meet.
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Hotel Ogden

Date: 1901
Description: Hotel Ogden on East Wilson Street. This may be a view of the back. People are standing on the second story porch.
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University Faculty Houses in Eagle Heights

Date: 07 21 1949
Description: Mid-morning refreshments are an important part of the day for youngsters at the University Faculty Housing playground. Mrs. Harold Green pours a fruit drin...
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Gauer and Bloch Working Outdoors

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Description: Harold Gauer and Robert Bloch sit on chairs outside in a backyard writing on sheets of paper. A liquor bottle sits on the table between them.
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Madison's Vilas Park Beach

Date: 08 16 1950
Description: A lifeguard observes swimmers at the beach in Vilas Park. A rowboat used by the lifeguard is on the beach.
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Porch and Yard

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Description: A woman and two children sit in the porch area of their home. One of the children plays on a rocking horse. A groomed yard and flowering shrubs are in fr...
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Palace House

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Description: A view across a lawn towards the Palace House, located on Sound View Avenue. Two women and a man sit in rocking chairs on the porch, while children play in...
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Wilson Park

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Description: View of Wilson Park. A woman walks on a path that leads to the right, and houses are in the background.
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Nakoma School Graduation Parties

Date: 06 10 1953
Description: Six Nakoma School graduates sitting outdoors during a buffet supper at the John C. and Ida Doerfer home at 4105 Chippewa Drive. Left to right: Georgiana Mc...
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Nakoma School Graduation Parties

Date: 06 09 1953
Description: Outdoor group portrait of three Nakoma School graduates at an outdoor supper party at the home of John C. Doerfer, 4105 Chippewa Drive. David Ahlgren is se...
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Bill and Stel's — Exterior

Date: 04 17 2009
Description: "Bill and Stel's on Highway E in Eureka. A birthday party was going on for 'Barbara,' and cars passing by were asked to honk their horns."
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Brewery

Date: 1920
Description: View across road of a brewery in a residential area. Children are standing on the sidewalk, and on the lawn near a hammock and a lawn swing. A tall industr...
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Burns Street

Date: 1911
Description: View down tree-lined Burns Street, which is on a hill. Houses and sidewalks are on both sides of the street, and a small group of men are in the yard of a ...
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Scene at Park — Water Fountain

Date: 1930
Description: Water fountain near city hall at Library Park. There is a water fountain or bubbler on the edge of the fountain. Two men are sitting on separate benches in...
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Valley House

Date: 1909
Description: Two men stand on the sidewalk in front of a boardinghouse [?]. A man and a dog sit on the porch of the Valley House.
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Food Conservation Demonstration

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Description: Food conservation is demonstrated to a group outdoors at a community center.
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Attic Angels Home and Garden Tour Committee

Date: 07 11 1957
Description: Some of the committee chairmen for the annual Attic Angels Home and Garden Tour preview box lunches to be served on the tour. Sitting at an outdoor table, ...
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Children with International Bus

Date: 1975
Description: Color photograph of a group of children standing on a sidewalk to wait for an approaching school bus marked "Parish Schools." The bus is built on an Intern...

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