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Farmer's Birthday

Date: 07 07 1983
Description: John Fitzsimmons and Barton Voegeli take a break from discing the fields to eat the birthday cake that Voegeli's wife made to celebrate the occasion.
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Children at Milwaukee County Zoo

Date: 10 15 1955
Description: Children leaning against a fence at the fifth adoptive birthday party for Samson and Sambo at the Washington Park Zoo. Several of the children are drinking...
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Sauk County's Wisconsin Centennial Parade

Date: 08 14 1948
Description: Prairie du Sac's 110th birthday float in Sauk County's Wisconsin Centennial Parade in downtown near park.
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Cary and Lois

Date: 07 04 1895
Description: The photographer's son Edward Cary Bass (right) on his first birthday, with Lois. They are sitting on a fur blanket among rocks. Taken at a picnic on Court...
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Winkie, Vilas Zoo Elephant

Date: 06 28 1952
Description: A zoo keeper is standing beside Winkie, the Vilas Zoo elephant, as she is eating her "birthday cake" to celebrate her birthday and second anniversary at th...
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Birthday Party Group Portrait

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Description: An outdoor group portrait of a birthday party. A cake with many candles and a lace tablecloth sits on a table in front. Most of the party are dressed up. N...
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Rhythm Band

Date: 02 22 1932
Description: A young girl in a frilly dress holding rhythmn sticks sits front and center among the smiling members of the Honey Creek School Rhythm Band. They are all i...
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Birthday Party at the Emo House

Date: 1910
Description: A large group of formally dressed children pose in front of the Emo house on the occasion of Cora Emo's birthday. Children sit in rows on the front porch, ...
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Sid Carrying Shovel

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Description: Sid, wearing an overcoat and a hat, is strolling along the Lake Monona shoreline with a cigar in his mouth. He is carrying a shovel over his right shoulder...
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Jeannette Holt's Fifth Birthday in Oconto

Date: 05 08 1901
Description: Jeannette Holt is posing with her doll who is sitting in a wicker baby carriage. In the background are the stairs leading up to the Holt family home. Capti...
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Children Yelling "Surprise"

Date: 1935
Description: A group of children are standing together near a tent. A young girl wearing overalls is standing on the left. Caption with negative reads: "'Surprise.' Chi...
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Mary Burke and Jane Matteson

Date: 06 1996
Description: Mary Burke and lifelong friend Jane Matteson sitting in a covered golf cart during a tour near Spring Green, Wisconsin during Mary's 80th birthday celebrat...

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