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Children at Fountain

Date: 1905
Description: Children at fountain on Broadway and Superior. Two girls are sitting in a pony-cart, a girl is looking through a railing with a dog, while a boy is filling...
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Sharing a Drink of Water

Date: 07 20 1987
Description: A little girl offers her place at a fountain to a large Newfoundland-mix dog who takes a drink on a hot day.
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Children at Vilas Park Fountain

Date: 09 09 1940
Description: Boy and girl modeling Manchester's Department Store clothes at the Vilas Park drinking fountain. Included in sleeve is a separate negative overlay negative...
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Capitol Park Fountain and Bjorgvin Singing Society

Date: 06 03 1932
Description: Group portrait of uniformed members of the Bjorgvin Singing Society of Chicago, most of whom were born in Bergen, Norway, taken in front the Centennial Fou...
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Family around Fountain in Fenced Yard

Date: 1875
Description: Family around fountain in fenced yard, with a boy on tricycle and family on steps of large frame house with parapet trim on porch and house roof. There are...
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Olbrich Park Fountain

Date: 01 24 1971
Description: A split-level fountain at Olbrich Park at the east end of Lake Monona on Atwood Avenue. It was designed by the City Parks Department and built in 1969 by J...
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City Park

Date: 1915
Description: View of the city park, with a fountain and benches, and a child standing in the foreground on the right. Caption reads: "City Park, Reedsburg, Wis."
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Wisconsin Orthopedic Cleft Palate Clinic

Date: 07 27 1944
Description: Childern attending a speech training class at the Wisconsin Orthopedic Cleft Palate Clinic. The clinic is sponsored by the Bureau for Handicapped Children ...
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East Park

Date: 1895
Description: East Park Racine, with fountain and two small girls.
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Girls in a Park near Large Fountain

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Description: Two young girls playing on a pathway near a large fountain and lamppost located in a park.
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Charles Beardsley Family

Date: 06 29 1949
Description: Mrs. Charles Beardsley of McAllen, Texas holds her son, Charles Jr., on her lap while sitting on a retaining wall at what appears to be a zoo or park. Her...
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Fountain in South Park

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Description: A man has stopped his carriage at the fountain in South Park so his horse can drink water. A woman sits beside the driver, and a young boy stands behind th...
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The Newsboy Statue and Fountain

Date: 1895
Description: View of a statue and fountain in a grassy park depicting a boy selling a newspaper. Installed in 1895 and funded by Colonel William L. Brown, the statue c...
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Oneida City Park

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Description: Small park in a commercial area of town with a fountain, a wooden gazebo, stone paths and trees. Two children sit on the steps of the gazebo. Brick buildin...
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Washington Park Fountain

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Description: Fountain in Washington Park with women and children in background. Caption reads: "Fountain in Washington Park."
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Women and Children at Drinking Fountain

Date: 1916
Description: A woman, possibly a school instructor, is standing near two children as they wait in line to use a drinking fountain.
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Public Outdoor Drinking Fountain

Date: 06 16 1952
Description: Gail Habermann is shown in front of city hall using a new type of public drinking fountain called an 'angle jet' which replaces the old 'bubbler' type. The...
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Kittatinny Hotel

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Description: View from sidewalk toward men and women standing near the entrance to the Kittatinny Hotel while a boy tends to a horse and carriage to their left. The fac...
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Marathon County Park

Date: 1936
Description: A view of the Marathon County Park. Many children are playing in the water surrounding a stone fountain, while others watch from the benches.
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Lewis Fountain in Veteran's Park

Date: 1898
Description: Four girls are each standing behind a child sitting in a stroller while posing around Lewis Fountain in Veteran's Park. Houses and the Civil War Veteran's ...

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