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St. Joseph Orphanage

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Description: Exterior view of the St. Joseph Orphanage, with lion statues at the entrance. Caption reads: "St. Joseph Orphanage, Superior, Wis."
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Flag Pole with Alonzo Hauser Sculpture

Date: 1939
Description: Flag pole with limestone carving of women and men by Alonzo Hauser, who was appointed by the Farm Security Administration, at its base. The sculpture was b...
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Island Woolen Mill Dam

Date: 1925
Description: The Island Woolen Mill dam and bridge over the Baraboo River. In the foreground is a concrete "pergola" which shades a small bench. Molded into a concrete ...
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Booming Artificial Christmas Tree Market

Date: 12 17 1964
Description: Jimmy Zimmerman, age 6, is looking over a polyvinyl Christmas tree at the Dream Lanes bowling alley on Cottage Grove Road. Green polyvinyl is the latest th...
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TWA Dogs

Date: 1982
Description: A woman is performing a headstand on her front lawn as an elderly woman is standing and watching from the sidewalk. A sign on the lawn reads: 'Start Under,...
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TWA Dogs Exhibition

Date: 1982
Description: Elizabeth Was is crouching inside two triangular walls open on one side. In front of her are two painted signs lying on the grass and read: 'Step Here' and...
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Outdoor Art Fair

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Description: Three rows of paintings are displayed outdoors on a lawn. Men and women are walking among the rows looking at the pieces for sale.
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Paradise Regained

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Description: Stereograph of a man and woman relaxing, reclining in the garden of a house. The man is ducking his head under the foliage of a plant behind him. A vase-sh...

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