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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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Woman with Snowman

Date: 1905
Description: Winter scene with Wilma Gesell, daughter of Gerhard Gesell, stands on a board sidewalk arm-in-arm with a snowman. The snowman holds a Wisconsin pennant.
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Couple on Front Porch

Date: 1878
Description: Couple on front porch, man in hat, woman in bonnet, with chair on porch and grain of door noticeable; box underneath porch; brick foundation behind porch s...
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Young Couples at the Grand Regatta

Date: 1877
Description: Well-dressed young couples sit in the foreground. In the background is a picket fence running along a busy road with horse and buggy traffic. Further on is...
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Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman in a Ford Automobile

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Description: Albert G. Zimmerman driving with his wife in a Ford automobile past his house at 746 East Gorham Street.
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Zion Lutheran Church Charter Members

Date: 03 11 1947
Description: Rev. F. Paul Splett, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, 247 Division Street, with two charter member couples. Couple on the left is Mrs. and Mrs. Albert Wies...
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Senator and Mrs. McCarthy

Date: 10 12 1953
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and his new bride, the former Jean Kerr, arrive at the federal building in New York City where a hearing concerning security ris...
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Remus-Neher Wedding Party

Date: 06 01 1948
Description: Jeanne Remus, bride, and DeAlton Neher, groom, pictured with their attendants in the chapel of the First Congregational Church. Groomsmen are William G. Ha...
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Harold Stassen Rally

Date: 03 31 1948
Description: Republican presidential candidate Harold E. Stassen, left, and his wife, chatting with Tom Coleman, state Republican leader, during the Stassens' visit to ...
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Dancers Forming a Circle

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Description: Dancers form a circle while two seated men play a guitar and a mandolin.
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Wisconsin's 32nd Infantry Division Returns

Date: 12 21 1961
Description: Wisconsin's 32nd Division returns to Madison from Fort Lewis, Washington, on holiday leave.
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Man and Woman

Date: 1905
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man and woman posing standing in front of a prop stone wall and painted backdrop. A hat is on the ground in front...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Couple

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Description: Studio portrait of Will Thunder (NaKikSayWaHeKah) (Son of [WaConChaKah] John Thunder aka Dr. Thunder and [WeHonPeKaw] Lucy Bear, Thunder.) He is wearing a ...
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Studio Portrait of Henry and Belle Greencrow

Date: 1905
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop and prop stone wall of a Ho-Chunk couple, Henry Greencrow (CooNooZeeKah), left, and wife Belle H...
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Village Hall in Winter

Date: 1938
Description: Two adults looking at the Greendale Village Hall with clock tower across an expanse of snow.
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People in a Buggy

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Description: Two men and a woman ride in a horse-drawn carriage across a field. They have blankets over their laps. A town is visible in the far background.
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Couple in front of Grandall's House

Date: 07 1899
Description: A couple in front of Grandall's house. The man and woman are standing near a shed-like entrance to the house. There are traces of an old chimney on the bri...
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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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Man and Woman Walking on Street

Date: 1968
Description: A man and woman walking arm-in-arm up a steep sidewalk. The man is carrying a grocery bag, and the city street lined with buildings stretches off into the ...
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Romantic Gondola Ride

Date: 07 1938
Description: CBS journalist Cecil Brown, who was then reporting from Rome, Italy, is seen here in a Venetian gondola with Martha, his new bride, during their honeymoon.

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