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Children at the State School for the Blind

Date: 1893
Description: Students and adults of the State School for the Blind pose for a group portrait in front of the building.
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Central High School Girls' Debating Club

Date: 03 18 1929
Description: Central High School girls' debating club group portrait.
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Bank of Wisconsin

Date: 01 11 1928
Description: Male customer at savings collection window, Bank of Wisconsin, located at 1 West Main Street. A woman is standing behind the window.
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Merriman Smith and Dayton Moore

Date: 1953
Description: Merriman Smith, perched on a table with Dayton Moore in the press lounge. They are two correspondents who covered the White House.
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Resting in the Sun, Coney Island

Date: 1968
Description: A group of five men and women sit on metal crates in the sun on the Coney Island boardwalk.
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Public Library

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Description: View from street toward the Farnsworth Public Library. The building is constructed of stone and brick; columns and a pediment frame the main entrance. A gi...
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Bedford Springs Hotel Miniature Golf Course

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Description: A group of people play on a hole at the Bedford Springs Hotel Miniature Golf Course. The hotel stands behind them and has multiple stories, some with balc...
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Old St. Louis Hotel Slave Block

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Description: A man and a woman stand in front of archways at the Old St. Louis Hotel Slave Block. The woman points to something overhead.
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Women with Hats

Date: 1910
Description: A woman and two girls stand on a porch wearing large hats. Potted plants line the porch.
Postcard

Wisconsin State Historical Society Building

Date: 1967
Description: Color postcard of an exterior view of the Wisconsin State Historical Society Building, now the headquarters of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Students a...
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Capitol Fire

Date: 02 1904
Description: A crowd watches as a stream of water is trained on the south wing of the burning third Wisconsin State Capitol. The Centennial Fountain, with a winter cove...
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Uniformed Students Disembarking International D-30 Bus

Date: 1938
Description: Students wearing uniform jackets and hats disembarking an International D-30 bus at McDonogh School. This bus was equipped with a Bender body style.
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Woman with French Bulldog

Date: 1946
Description: A woman is standing on the front steps of a house with a french bulldog. The woman is dressed up in a fur coat, a fancy hat and high heels.
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"The Broken Coin" Publicity Still

Date: 09 20 1915
Description: Grace Cunard (as Kitty Gray, holding a sword), and Francis Ford (as Count Frederick) pose in a publicity still for Episode 14 "On the Battle Field" of the ...
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Children and Nurses in front of Hospital

Date: 1935
Description: Crowd of women, babies, boys, girls, and nurses standing in front of the Hospital, which was also known as the Wilmarth Mansion. Some of the women are wear...
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Band in Parade

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of young students in a school marching band in the Music Festival parade marching down Main Street. Students are wearing marching band unifor...
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Parade on Main Street

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of students in a school marching band in a parade marching down Main Street. Students are wearing marching band uniforms and are playing inst...
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Marching Band in Parade on Main Street

Date: 1937
Description: Elevated view of students in a school marching band in a parade marching down Main Street. Students are wearing marching band uniforms and are playing inst...
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Violet Lee Dousman and Fellow Travelers in Egypt

Date: 1896
Description: Group portrait including Violet Lee Dousman (back row, 4th from left) and her fellow travelers on a trip to Egypt.
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Jesus Salas at Waushara Courthouse Rally

Date: 1966
Description: Jesus Salas, in a white shirt and standing in front of the microphone with his arm raised, addresses a rally at the top of the steps in front of Waushara C...

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