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Nels Dahl Family

Date: 1871
Description: The Nels Dahl family posing in front of their home on Main Street in DeForest. From left to right they are: Emma, Ingeborg Ronjum Dahl, Ida, Bertha, Tina, ...
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Man in Field

Date: 10 1946
Description: Man (Mr. Goodyear?) holding a muskmelon in an agricultural field.
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Shorewood Hills Young People Planning a Dance

Date: 07 02 1953
Description: Eight young people from Shorewood Hills take a break from planning their dance, called "Watermelon Weather." From left are: Ray White, Janet Chlanda, Nancy...
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Jean Ward and Peach Tree

Date: 09 09 1953
Description: Jean Ward of 2961 Milwaukee Street is standing beneath a peach-laden tree that grew in his garden from pits discarded 8 years ago.
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Madison UFW Benefit at People's Park

Date: 1969
Description: A benefit gathering at James Rector People's Park to support the United Farmworkers (UFW) grape boycott. The UFW sign, with its eagle symbol, posted in th...
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L'Etoile Restaurant Farmers' Market Dinner Menu

Date: 1994
Description: One-page menu for a dinner at L'Etoile Restaurant based on ingredients sourced from the farmers market, with listings of farms and farmers, as well as illu...
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Maple Bluff Garden Club Flower Show

Date: 06 12 1960
Description: A Hawaiian garden is featured in the Maple Bluff Garden Club's flower show. Dorothy Gerhardt and Janet Roth are shown in the exhibit's "little grass shack....
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Madison Sourdough Company Fall Menu

Date: 2013
Description: Double-sided menu for the bakery and cafe, Madison Sourdough Company, (MSCo.) with still-life illustrations in color of fruits, fall leaves, nuts, squash, ...
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L'Etoile Restaurant 20th Anniversary Dinner Menu

Date: 08 1996
Description: One-page menu for the twentieth anniversary of L'Etoile Restaurant, with a side illustration of vegetables, fruit, leaves, and other plant life.
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L'Etoile Restaurant Wine Dinner Menu

Date: 01 15 1999
Description: One-page menu for a wine dinner at L'Etoile Restaurant with vintner Heidi Schrock and importer Terry Theise, with a side illustration by Rebekkah Luce of g...
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L'Etoile Restaurant Earth Day 25th Anniversary Menu

Date: 05 04 1995
Description: One-page menu from L'Etoile Restaurant honoring the twenty-fifth anniversaries of Earth Day and Wisconsin's Environmental Decade and Earth Day founder and ...
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L'Etoile Restaurant Reading Between the Wines Menu

Date: 08 30 2000
Description: Front and back of menu from a Reading Between the Wines dinner at L'Etoile Restaurant, with a translucent overlay with the menu listing and a backing card ...
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L'Etoile Restaurant Farmers' Market Dinner Menu

Date: 10 24 1992
Description: Front and back of a menu for a farmers' market dinner at L'Etoile Restaurant, featuring apples and pears and other products from local growers, with a bord...
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L'Etoile Restaurant Menu Sampler Exterior

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Description: Leaflet from L'Etoile Restaurant with the restaurant logo and a sample menu for spring, with a border illustration of a strawberry plant.
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L'Etoile Restaurant Menu Sampler Interior

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Description: Menu sampler interior from L'Etoile Restaurant, with summer, autumn, and winter menus, and accompanying border illustrations of leaves, plants, and fruit.
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Seated "Beach Ball Girl"

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Description: Seated view of "Beach Ball Girl" holding an apple.
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Solveig Picking Cherries in the Backyard

Date: 07 06 2015
Description: A woman wearing glasses is picking cherries from a tree while standing on a ladder. A tupperware container on the ladder is full of cherries.
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Olds' Catalog Cover Design

Date: 1932
Description: The cover design of Olds' Catalog from the L.L. Olds Seed Co. The subtitle reads: "Tells the Truth." The illustration features a melon cut in half, and veg...
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Hilltop Farm Enclosed by Apple Trees

Date: 11 06 1960
Description: Exterior view of a farm and outbuilding, which are mostly obscured by trees, which are leafless. Caption reads: "Mt. Vernon (vicinity), Wis. Nov. 6, 1960. ...
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Picking a Homegrown Peach

Date: 08 10 1957
Description: Edward H. Unger at 4606 Wallace Avenue on the East Side picks a peach from a tree in his backyard that he planted as a peach stone four years ago. His harv...

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