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| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Alice in Dairyland, Marjean Czerwinski, wearing her crown and gown, rides on the back of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Group of farmers observe and participate in a farm auction. |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Richard M. Nixon welcomed by Barbara Bird, Honey Queen, and Wisconsin Governor Vernon W. Thomson with cheese package at the Oshkosh Airport. |
| Date: | 05 11 1955 |
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| Description: | Chalk lines in the foreground mark the spot where White Elephant Bar owner was shot. Police and detectives conferred in the background after assembling inv... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Mary Shaughnessy standing in front of barn where men are loading the silo. Her farm was on the site where Granville School was later built. |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Panoramic view of the funeral procession of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, with Taliesin seen in the center background. Following the farm wagon hearse are ... |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | A group of people boarding a diesel bus on 12th Street. |
| Date: | 12 02 1956 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a Cub Scout, Girl Scout, and Brownie Scout standing on the sidewalk bringing boxes of food to St. Vincent de Paul to be distributed to rec... |
| Date: | 05 02 1956 |
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| Description: | Father demonstrates controls of a mini-race car as his daughter sits in the car. |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with a family and their dog preparing for their descent down the hill on a toboggan. From left to right, Gene Anderson (my uncle), Betsy Marqu... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Two farmers cutting firewood with a belt-driven circular saw powered by a McCormick Farmall H tractor. |
| Date: | 10 1956 |
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| Description: | Glenn Turner is holding the United Nations flag, and his wife is carrying the flag of the state of Wisconsin. A supporter is holding the American flag. One... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | A couple waits at the checkout stand with a shopping cart and cans of Mautz paint and other supplies to purchase. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | A grocery clerk boxes up purchases as a woman and her young son wait at the checkout counter. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | A man operating a ticket booth in the Wisconsin Dells. He is playing a card game, probably solitaire, on the counter. |
| Date: | 01 05 1955 |
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| Description: | A toddler is inserting a dime into a March of Dimes collection board as her mother is holding her in her arms and looking on. The collection is to raise mo... |
| Date: | 03 15 1955 |
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| Description: | Women from Pittsburgh AFL Retail Clerks' Union Local 1365 picket at the Milwaukee store. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with skiers getting ready to push off, with bundled-up observers looking on in the foreground. |
| Date: | 03 15 1957 |
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| Description: | High school fans in the bleachers cheer on their team during a night game. |
| Date: | 03 17 1959 |
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| Description: | Spectators view paintings by Paul Gaugin at the opening of an art exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago. |
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