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Pie Eating Contest

Date: 08 1979
Description: The pie eating contest gets a lot of attention at the Fireman's Picnic.
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Crowds Welcome Soldiers Home

Date: 05 21 1919
Description: Elevated view of street entertainment, with crowds, dancing and band concert to welcome home Wisconsin National Guard, 3d Regiment, Company H, after servic...
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Outdoor Luncheon

Date: 1900
Description: Scattered groups in a wooded park-like setting, sitting in tall grass and lunching at an agricultural organization picnic.
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Baseball Game in Hatfield

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Description: Outdoor view across field towards men playing baseball. There is a small crowd sitting and watching near two wooden buildings on the far side of the field....
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Fourth of July Activities

Date: 07 04 1961
Description: A crowd of children, adults, balloons, and bicycles is present at the Fourth of July celebration at Westmorland Park.
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Madison Youngsters Participate in Lantern Parade at Tenney Park

Date: 07 08 1964
Description: Madison's eastside youngsters participating in a lantern parade held at Tenney Park. The lanterns were constructed as part of the city recreation departmen...
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Act 10 Protest

Date: 03 12 2011
Description: Elevated view of a large crowd gathered on the Capitol Square to protest the passage of the Act 10 bill and greet the return of the 14 Senate Democrats who...
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First Day of Mobilization in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Crowds in front of the Royal Palace in Berlin on the first day of mobilization, August 2, 1914, after Germany had made the decision to declare war.
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Greetings from Lake Geneva

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Description: Two views of Lake Geneva. Crab apple blossoms at Library Park, and the Municipal Bathing Beach adjoining Library Park. Caption reads: "Greetings from Lake ...
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A Day at the Beach

Date: 1935
Description: Slightly elevated view of a crowd of mostly young men and women enjoying a sunny day at South Shore Beach.
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Scene at Shullsburg's Badger Park

Date: 07 1955
Description: Parents and children sitting on a blanket on a lawn and looking down over the swimming pool, which is enclosed by a chain-link fence at Badger Park.
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Scene at Shullsburg's Badger Park

Date: 07 1955
Description: Jimmy Pink, Steven Lee and Stuart Lee (left to right), all from Darlington, enjoy the crowded swimming pool. They are wearing masks and flippers.
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Scene at Shullsburg's Badger Park

Date: 07 1955
Description: Norman Schandt, a member of the Shullsburg team, batting against the Potosi team in a baseball game at Badger Park. A crowd of spectators outside the fence...
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Lifeguard Helps Open Madison Beaches for Summer

Date: 06 15 1957
Description: Lifeguard Nancy Thomsen (5524 Lake Mendota Drive) warns a youngster not to go into deep water at the Tenney Park beach on the official opening day for the ...
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Bathing Beach at Vilas Park

Date: 1954
Description: Color postcard view of a crowded bathing beach at Lake Wingra.
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Brighton Beach

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Description: View along shoreline of a bathing beach with many people on and near a pier. There are rowboats in the water on the right. Caption reads: "Brighton Beach, ...
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Bathing Beach

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Bathing Beach, Sheboygan, Wis." View from water towards a large beach on the Lake Michigan shoreline. There is a crowd on the sand an...
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Bird's Eye View of Wonderland

Date: 1905
Description: Text on front reads: "Bird's Eye View of Wonderland." This amusement park had many names over 34 years, and was called Wonderland from 1905 to 1909. It was...

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