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Man, Woman and Child Posing in Yard

Date: 1900
Description: View across shady lawn towards a man standing behind a girl sitting in a chair. Behind them is a house. On the right is a lawn swing, and beyond is a woman...
Historical Object

Fargo Children at Play

Date: 1903
Description: A hand-painted nasturtium bud and leaf decorate an album page with five photographs of the children of Frank and Louise Mears Fargo. At top left, Frank Jr....
Postcard

Grand View Resort

Date: 
Description: View across water towards the Grand View Resort on the shores of Fox Lake. Several people are sitting in rowboats lined up at the shoreline. Other guests a...
Photograph

Woman on Swing

Date: 1930
Description: An unidentified woman standing in shallow water holding the chains of a swing. There is an unoccupied swing on either side of her, and a support post is on...
Postcard

Copeland Park Playground

Date: 
Description: Hand-colored view of a group of children at a playground with swings, see-saws and a slide. Caption reads: "Copeland Park Playground, La Crosse, Wis."
Photograph

Swing-set

Date: 
Description: Several girls are playing on a swing-set, which has board seats and rings at various heights. A caption identifies the photograph as having been taken in S...
Postcard

The Outlet

Date: 1943
Description: View across outlet towards the park by Rock Lake. People are picnicking, children are on a swing set, and women are walking along a path. There is a rustic...
Photograph

Mamie Arms on Swing Set

Date: 1967
Description: Mamie Arms climbing to the top of a swing set.
Photograph

We Saw You . . . Swinging at the Park

Date: 07 28 1954
Description: Tommy Eithum (of 754 W. Washington Avenue) is shown playing on a swing at Brittingham Park.
Photograph

We Saw You . . . Swinging at the Park

Date: 07 28 1954
Description: Mary Jane Caruso (of 780 Gwinnett Court) is shown playing on a swing at Brittingham Park.
Photograph

We Saw You . . . Swinging at the Park

Date: 07 28 1954
Description: Frank Caruso (of 780 Gwinnett Court) and Larry Bergman (of 744 Gwinnett Court) sharing a swing at Brittingham Park.
Photograph

Laurie Stein

Date: 07 19 1954
Description: Laurie Stein (the photographer's daughter) in a bouncy swing. She is chewing on wooden clothes pins.
Photograph

Jeannette Holt, Harriet Stroh and the Home-made Swing

Date: 1904
Description: Jeannette Holt and Harriet Stroh are sitting and lying in the grass while playing with three dolls. Two of the dolls are sitting on a swing, made of sticks...
Photograph

Gar Fish

Date: 1929
Description: Herbert E. Brumder posing standing and holding a fishing pole and line. A longnose, or needlenose gar is lying on the ground in front of him. Herbert's you...
Photograph

Alfred's Big Potato

Date: 09 1902
Description: Looking at the camera, Alfred Holt is holding up a big potato, possibly a double potato. Younger sister Eleanor Holt is standing to the right of Alfred Hol...
Photograph

Aunt May and Eleanor

Date: 09 1902
Description: Minnie May Rumsey is sitting on a swing with niece Eleanor in her lap. There are trees in the background.
Photograph

The Tree Swing

Date: 07 1917
Description: During Word War I, a group of soldiers training at Fort Sheridan visited the home of W.A. Holt's parents. The Holt family entertained the soldiers. Lillian...
Photograph

The Swing

Date: 07 1922
Description: A boy and girl are swinging together with a lake in background. Page description reads: "Miss McDonald's Shack."
Photograph

Children of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr.

Date: 1904
Description: Group portrait on porch of the three children of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. (1859-1936), and his wife, Harriet Bradley Hammond (1862-1921). Pictured, left t...
Photograph

Boy Playing on Tree Swing

Date: 1979
Description: Silhouette of a young boy playing on a tree swing on a hill.

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