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Family Bomb Shelter

Date: 1952
Description: A Wisconsin family inside their new bomb shelter.
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Family Cleaning their Motorboat

Date: 04 21 1957
Description: An industrious family cleans their motorboat which is parked in the driveway.
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Mother Feeding Infant

Date: 09 01 1971
Description: A young mother feeds her infant baby food outdoors.
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Father Reading to Son

Date: 12 28 1981
Description: Father reading "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain to his son.
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Mowing the Lawn with Baby

Date: 05 05 1985
Description: Father carrying his infant son on his back while mowing the lawn.
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Bath Time

Date: 05 08 1955
Description: A boy in the bath tub being bathed by his mother.
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Washing Dishes

Date: 05 08 1955
Description: Mother and daughter washing dishes together.
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Tea Party

Date: 05 05 1963
Description: Mother pouring tea for her twins at the mother and daughter tea, sponsored by the Brookfield Woman's Club.
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Infant with Grandmother

Date: 1950
Description: A young child examines a children's book with her grandmother.
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Harold F. McCormick Family and Friends

Date: 1922
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Harold Fowler McCormick family, friends and servants at Walnut Grove. Left to right (seated): Kathleen (Mrs. Rush) Searson, F...
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Gathering at Large Picnic

Date: 08 08 1914
Description: View of men, women and children sitting on benches near picnic tables set out under trees.
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Family Camping Trip

Date: 09 06 1988
Description: Family members gather around a campfire to enjoy biscuits and sausages cooked on the grill at Naga-Waukee Park.
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Family Night Watching the Tube

Date: 09 30 1967
Description: A woman sits with her ten children surrounding her and watches TV.
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Milwaukee Road Service Club Party

Date: 12 02 1945
Description: Milwaukee Road Service Club family party at E.R.A. Hall, with seven male officers in line being served food by three women, with a small boy looking on.
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Frank Family Banquet

Date: 03 15 1936
Description: Frank family banquet at the Morris L. Frank restaurant, located at 611 Chapman Street. The family were Greenbush residents.
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Mr. & Mrs. Archie Parkins with Baby

Date: 01 09 1935
Description: Arthur Parkins, Jr. holding surviving newborn twin baby, John Archie Parkins, following the death of twin baby James Burton Parkins. His wife Kathryn is ly...
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Mother and Baby

Date: 1903
Description: Hand-colored photograph depicting a Native American mother holding her child in a cradleboard. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans pre...
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Family at Home

Date: 1955
Description: A mother posing with her seven children in the living room of their home.
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Peterson Family at Home

Date: 1915
Description: Mr. Peterson is sitting in a rocking chair reading the newspaper and smoking a pipe, while Mrs. Peterson is standing at the stove with their young son, Jam...
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Farm Family

Date: 1915
Description: Photographic postcard of a farm couple and their daughter posing outdoors in front of a barn.

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