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Flag Drill at Henry Vilas Park

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Description: Fourth of July flag drill at Vilas Park, choreographed by F.W. Kehl in Madison. The land for Vilas Park was donated to the Madison Park and Pleasure Drive ...
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Group of Campers in Woods

Date: 1900
Description: Group of campers near pitched tents in the woods. Boy on tricycle left side of frame, and women in carriage behind group of four at center.
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Traveling Medicine Show

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Description: A group of people posed among tents, probably a traveling medicine show. On the table in the foreground, a contortionist is visible. A banner above a stage...
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Walworth County Fair

Date: 1913
Description: Elevated view of the Walworth County Fair. A large crowd gathers around a carousel.
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Portrait of George Standingwater

Date: 1906
Description: A Ho-Chunk man is posing standing in a field, holding an object in his left hand, and is wearing regalia including a long bandoleer which appear to have be...
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Three Ho-Chunk Men and One Ho-Chunk Woman

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Description: Three Ho-Chunk men posing standing together outdoors, in front of a woman wearing a shawl wrapped around her head and shoulders sitting behind them on the ...
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Copy Photograph of George Standing Water

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Description: A Ho-Chunk man is posing standing in a field, holding an object in his left hand. He is wearing regalia including a long bandoleer which appears to have be...
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Three Ho-Chunk Children in a Field

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Description: Three Ho-Chunk children posing for a group portrait in a field known as Browneagle Bottoms. The children are, left to right, Maude Browneagle (WeHunKah), L...
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Horses at Union High School Agricultural Fair

Date: 10 05 1912
Description: Men standing in a field holding horses by their bridles. One man is in a horse-drawn carriage. In the background on the far side of the field is a crowd ne...
Poster

The Southern Prisons of U.S. Officers

Date: 1865
Description: "The Southern Prisons of U.S. Officers: Scenes from life as a prisoner of war, with explanations--sketched by Lieut. & Top Eng'r O.R. Dahl, 15th Wisconsin ...
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Near North Gate--Awaiting Entrance of More Prisoners

Date: 1863
Description: Woodcut of Andersonville Prison from the "Report of the Andersonville Monument Commission." About 1863-1865.
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Harness Racing

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Description: Elevated view of four men and their horses harness racing down a road, with crowds of spectators on the sides, during a county fair in southwestern Wiscons...
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Parade on Capitol Square

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of a crowd watching a parade at the corner of North Pinckney and East Mifflin Streets. There is a temporary viewing platform set up in front ...
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Ferris Wheel

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Description: Elevated view of a Ferris Wheel on Main Street. Men and women are strolling about and many storefronts can be seen.
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Camp Randall

Date: 06 21 1912
Description: Slightly elevated view of Military training at Camp Randall. A number of horses and wagons line the foreground and rows of tents can be seen in the backgro...
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C.R. Monroe and N.L. Ellis

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Description: Three photographer's wagons, two owned by C.R. Monroe and the other by N.L. Ellis, in front of tents in the countryside. Two men and a woman are posing sta...
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Men Posing with Wagon Loaded with Logs

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Description: Three men are posing in a stand of pines. On the left two men are standing and holding axes, and on the right is a man posing sitting in a wagon loaded wit...
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Boys and Horses

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Description: View across dirt road towards two men standing, each holding two horses, on either side of a tent. A boy is standing in the center in front of the tent, an...
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Camp of Wisconsin National Guard at Fairground

Date: 1887
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin National Guard encampment at Racine County fairgrounds. Several tents are set up in the background, while visitors mingle in...
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Wisconsin Thematic Panel 235-241

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Description: New land cut out by real imaginary lines
based in older spirit courses
lay and bedrock, flight of birds and pointed feet

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