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Air Race Winner's Trophy

Date: 1947
Description: The winner of the Goodyear Trophy, Steve Wittman of Oshkosh (on the right) with pilot William Brennand (holding the trophy). With them are Paul Litchfield ...
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Governor Walter Kohler, Sr.

Date: 1929
Description: Portrait of Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr., taken in the Governor's Office in the Wisconsin State Capitol on his Inauguration Day.
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Portrait of Pauline L'Allemand

Date: 1891
Description: Head and shoulders portrait from right side, with head turned partially forward but not looking directly at viewer. She has long hair gathered at neck and ...
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Elsie Stevens in Wedding Gown

Date: 06 04 1908
Description: Formal portrait of Elsie Stevens, the daughter of Breese Stevens of Madison, in the princess gown of white lace over satin she wore for her wedding to Dr. ...
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Hospital Room

Date: 1930
Description: Posed view of a patient room in the recently constructed Methodist Hospital, showing a nurse on the telephone near a bed, and a doctor and elderly patient ...
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Martin Deutschkron Lighting Candles at Son's Bar Mitzvah

Date: 05 1959
Description: Martin Deutschkron (husband of Eva Lauffer Deutschkron), lighting candles at son Edward's Bar Mitzvah; Temple Beth El.
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Susanne Hafner Goldfarb with Kindergarten Friends

Date: 1938
Description: Susanne Hafner Goldfarb (right) with kindergarten friends; Vienna.
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Ida Banon Relles and Son George at George's Bar Mitzvah

Date: 1961
Description: Ida Banon Relles and son George at George's Bar Mitzvah, Superior Hebrew Congregation.
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Rabbi Mayer Relles at Superior Hebrew Congregation

Date: 1964
Description: Rabbi Mayer Relles after performing a wedding at Superior Hebrew Congregation.
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Confirmation Ceremony

Date: 1910
Description: Twins Marie Johanna and Friedrich Wilhelm Ginnow pose in front of a decorated altar on their confirmation day. This was the last confirmation class at the ...
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Singer Joe Glaza

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Description: Joe Glaza plays guitar and sings at a dinner event.
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Sewing Exhibit by the Sewing Class of Fennimore High School

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Description: Woman standing at sewing exhibit that includes dresses, children's clothes, aprons, and hats. Mathilda Monteith was the instructor of the sewing class.
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Mangel Florist Car

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Description: Shown is the car for Mangel Florist, offering "choicest flowers, best service, and moderate pricing." John Venizelos, taking the name 'Mangel' after immigr...
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President Franklin Roosevelt in Mexico

Date: 1943
Description: President Franklin Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt on the officials platform during a visit to Monterrey, Mexico. Standing between them (and also pictured on ...
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Badger Beauty Contest

Date: 1905
Description: Badger Beauty contest at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Helen Fitzgerald is shown in back against the wall 6th from the left. She was a member of Tri...
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Kim Nguyen's Funeral

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Description: The Nguyen family, each wearing a white headband, poses in front of the casket of Kim Nguyen, the family patriarch.
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Central Park Officers' House

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Description: An interior view of the library of the Central Park Officers' House. Seven men read in wooden and wicker chairs and decorative lighting hangs from the cei...
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Holy Family Academy May Crowning

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Description: View of a young girl presenting a crown of flowers to a woman who will place it on the statue of Mary at Holy Family Academy, built in 1909. A pew is in th...
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May Crowning at the Crucifiction Shrine

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Description: View of a May Crowning ceremony at the Crucifiction Shrine, led by the Sisters of Charity, founded in Pennsylvania in 1870. Women carry a long cloth and ca...
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Sarnoff of NBC

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Description: Robert Sarnoff (center), president of NBC, at a social gathering in Tokyo with Cecil Brown, the head of NBC's bureau in Tokyo, and Martha Brown.

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