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Moscow Library Association

Date: 1875
Description: Group portrait of the Moscow Laseselskab (the Moscow Library Association). Rasmus B. Anderson is probably in the group.
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Steamboat on Devil's Lake

Date: 1875
Description: Elevated view of people, elegantly dressed, posing on a pier, with a steamboat and rowboats docked on it on Devil's Lake. An American flag is on the steamb...
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Juneau Park

Date: 05 30 1914
Description: Juneau Park looking north from approximately E. Mason Street, with the Chicago and North Western railroad tracks on the right. The Lake Michigan shoreline ...
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Aero Cable Car

Date: 1916
Description: Slightly elevated view of people in the Whirlpool Aero Car, opened in 1916, departing from the station and crossing the whirlpool of Niagara Falls.
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Muir Knoll Dedication Ceremony

Date: 06 18 1918
Description: Dedication ceremony for Muir Knoll on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Judge Milton S. Griswold is speaking at flag-draped podium, and a ...
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Man Golfing

Date: 1925
Description: A man wearing golf attire tees off at a golf course. Two bags of golf clubs lean against wooden benches nearby.
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In the Starting Gate

Date: 07 23 1949
Description: View from behind of a soap box racer in the starting gate at the top of the E. Gorham Street hill between N. Butler and N. Pinckney Streets. A man with a f...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Starting Ramp

Date: 07 19 1953
Description: Two soap box racers leave the starting gate on their way down the hill on S. Midvale Boulevard. A few spectators can be seen on both sides of the starting ...
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Mike Lynch's

Date: 1938
Description: Exterior view of three men standing in front of a log cabin. A wagon sits nearby. A flag hangs off the porch, and oars are stored on the exterior cabin wal...
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High School

Date: 1922
Description: View of the high school. The building features an arched doorway, a hip roof with three dormers on the front and one on the side, a domed steeple with an A...
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Ferry Boat

Date: 1921
Description: View from shoreline looking down at three men posing on a paddle steamer ferry boat carrying an automobile. The boat has the words "Cassville" and "Dewey" ...
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Cornerstone Celebration in Hurley

Date: 07 15 1906
Description: Elevated view from the south of a crowd gathered to witness and celebrate the laying of the cornerstone of the new St. Mary of the Seven Dolors Catholic Ch...
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Baseball Team

Date: 1911
Description: Group portrait of the Fennimore baseball team. In the background there are a number of tents, and large banners and flags fly nearby.
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Wagon Train

Date: 06 1982
Description: "Bill Zahn of Juneau organized this wagon train as it traveled on Y near Knowles."
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Ferry

Date: 1910
Description: A man and boy wearing hats and overalls stand on a ferry docked at the shoreline. On the ferry is a car. The far shoreline and low hills are in the backgro...
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Man Posing in Speed Boat

Date: 1910
Description: Man sitting in a speed boat named "Badger" on the Mississippi River. There are flags at the stern and bow. In the background is the town of Cassville along...
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Women Golfers Inter-Club Play

Date: 07 26 1957
Description: Three women golfers compare scores at the second round of the monthly inter-club play at Blackhawk Country Club. From left are Jane Savidusky of Maple Bluf...
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Child Looking at Sculpture of George Washington

Date: 1976
Description: View looking down hill towards a girl holding an American flag near a highway. Jane Leeney, in red, white, and blue pants, shirt, and hat is watching a tru...
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Wisconsin National Guard, Light Horse Squadron, Troop A

Date: 1887
Description: Members of the Wisconsin National Guard Light Horse Squadron, Troop A standing in a row. Three women and one man, visitors to Camp Douglas, stand facing th...
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New Fane School

Date: 1932
Description: Thirteen students and their teacher, Marie Adams, pose at the side of the New Fane School. They are wearing coats and hats. The school is a singe-story bri...

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