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Gemini Hero

Date: 01 1967
Description: Greeting astronaut James A. Lovell (4th from the left) and his wife at the airport are Wisconsin Governor Warren P. Knowles (2nd from the left) and Mrs. Do...
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"American Girl" Movie Group

Date: 04 17 1928
Description: "American Girl" movie group with pilot in front of airplane at the Pennco Field (Royal Airport).
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Two Women with Potted Flowers

Date: 11 26 1944
Description: Two women in an alcove filled with potted flowers and plants. The older woman is sitting and the other woman, wearing a fur coat, is standing behind her.
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Ida Banon Relles in Venice

Date: 04 1946
Description: Ida Banon Relles shortly after her marriage to Mayer Relles; Venice (Jewish Ghetto).
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Studio Portrait of Frank Lincoln and Charley Smith

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Description: Studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk men posing standing in front of a painted backdrop. The man on the left is wearing a sweater and suit jacket and is r...
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Alice Kent Trimpey

Date: 1930
Description: Mrs. Ephraim Burt Trimpey points to a zinnia blooming in a late summer garden. She us wearing a hat and fur-trimmed coat.
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Alice Kent Trimpey with a Rose

Date: 1930
Description: The photographer's wife, dressed in embroidered oriental jacket and plumed hat, stands holding a rose.
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Rose Bowl Bid of 1952

Date: 11 24 1952
Description: Badger cheerleader Sharyn Chesten (right) presents a rose to University of Wisconsin football Captain George O'Brien, symbolizing the southern California N...
Postcard

New Year Greetings

Date: 1909
Description: Holiday postcard of a family in a car. It is decorated with flowers, foliage and ribbons. The parents are inside the car, and the son is sitting on the hoo...
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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

Rustic Bridge and Pleasure Drive

Date: 1913
Description: Colorized postcard of a wooden bridge over the Brule River flowing through the forest. A person is on the far side of the bridge. Caption reads: "Brule Riv...
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Woodrow Wilson and Wife

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Description: News photograph of Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) and his second wife, Edith Wilson (1872-1961), walking.
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A Boy on His Communion

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Description: A boy poses for his first communion in front of a curtain near a table with a candle in a candle holder. He has a rosary wrapped around his hand and holds ...
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Buffalo Evergreen Company Delivery Truck

Date: 05 12 1939
Description: Two men load boxes into the side of an International D-15 truck owned by the Buffalo Evergreen Company, seller of florist supplies. The truck is parked out...
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Ann Drucella Witt

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Description: Ann Drucella Witt, the sister of Matt Witt, poses under a vine covered trellis that frames a door to a house. She is wearing a dress, jacket, gloves, and f...
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Group in Cemetery

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Description: Large group posed standing in a cemetery, possibly Hixton or Schlechterville.
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Group Posed in front of House

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Description: Three men, three women, a boy, and a dog hitched to a small wagon are posed standing in front of a two-story brick house. A team of horses with a buggy is ...
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Vogue Fashion Show For Teens

Date: 10 03 1957
Description: Participating in the Vogue fashion show, designed as a clinic for teenagers who like to sew, is Donna Haesig, a student at Monroe High School. She is model...
Drawing

Andrae Cycles Advertisement

Date: 09 1895
Description: Full page, engraved advertisement for Andrae Cycles. Depicts men and women bicycling on a path in a bucolic setting, in addition to text promoting bicycles...
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Marguerite Clark and Jack Mulhall Publicity Still

Date: 1920
Description: In this publicity still for "All of a Sudden Peggy," Marguerite Clark and Jack Mulhall are talking outdoors in a rose garden. Both are dressed very fashion...

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