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Reverend Jakob Aall Ottesen and Family

Date: 1874
Description: The Reverend Jakob Aall Ottesen (1825-1904), his wife Cathinka Doderlein Ottesen and family posed in front of their home. A man on the roof holds out a Nor...
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Children's Choir in Flemington Presbyterian Church

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Description: A children's choir stands outside Flemington Presbyterian Church, completed in 1883. The group of children process out of each doorway, holding song books ...
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Maple Bluff

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Description: Several men and boys sail in a canoe near a foliage covered rock outcropping. The boat is decorated with two flags, an American flag and one reading "JULIA...
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Cold War Boundary

Date: 09 1951
Description: A hill in the countryside near Hong Kong, showing the fence that marked the border with Communist China. Two children are on a path on the side of the hill...
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Boat in the Narrows

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Description: View of the Apollo of Kilbourn in the Narrows of the Wisconsin River. A group of people sit near the shore and watch the boat pass by.
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Happy Holidays

Date: 2000
Description: Photographic holiday card from Governor and Mrs. Tommy Thompson, governor of Wisconsin 1987-2001. The front of the card is a color image of Governor and Mr...
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A Host of Good Wishes

Date: 1917
Description: A patriotic holiday card with the Statue of Liberty at the top with a wreath of holly behind her. She is standing on a red and blue bordered box that has t...
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A Christmas Wish

Date: 1942
Description: Holiday card with the Statue of Liberty in the foreground. Four United States warplanes fly overhead and buildings with an American flag appear in the back...
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Season's Greetings, Let's Stamp Out the Dictators!

Date: 1942
Description: Holiday card with a 10¢ War Stamp Album glued inside. The front of the card shows Uncle Sam's large shoe kicking Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito into space....
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Whitney-Made Valentine with Children

Date: 1920
Description: Valentine created using a "Whitney's Valentine Material" kit. The "folder" (card) has a boy in military uniform holding a rifle. He is kissing a girl on th...
Postcard

Swimming on Top of Blue Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the swimming pool on top of the mounds in Blue Mounds State Park. There are people swimming as well as standing around the si...
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Summer White House on the Brule

Date: 1926
Description: Black and white postcard view of Cedar Island Lodge, located on the Brule River, owned by Henry Clay Pierce, businessman and financier. It was dubbed the S...
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Excursion Boats

Date: 1910
Description: View from the wooded banks of a lake toward excursion boats in the water at the shoreline. Men pose near the boats and American flags decorate the foregrou...
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Shore Road

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Description: A boy walks down Shore Road. Wooden sheds and a country home stand along the roadside.
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26th of July Movement Meeting Oriente Province, Cuba

Date: 1958
Description: Meeting of the 26th of July Movement in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. A number of participants, including Vilma Espin, Raúl Castro and Juan...
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FLN Captures Traitors

Date: 08 1957
Description: Algerian National Liberation Front member captures an Algerian traitor who helped the French. The FLN member, wearing grass on his hat and shirt as camoufl...
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Camouflaged FLN Members

Date: 08 1957
Description: A group of National Liberation Front members posing for a photograph. They are wearing long grasses for camouflage and holding rifles and submachine guns. ...
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FLN Members on Patrol

Date: 08 1957
Description: Two Algerian members of the National Liberation Front standing on rocks wearing long grass as camouflage and holding rifles in the Algerian desert. There a...
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American Homestead Life Postcard

Date: 1910
Description: Color postcard decorated on the border with autumn-colored leaves and an American flag crest on the top, center, and a banner which reads, "American Homest...
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Gaylord Nelson by the St. Croix River

Date: 1967
Description: Gaylord Nelson seated on a rock overlooking the St. Croix River.

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