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Baby Richard Quinney

Date: 1934
Description: Baby Richard Quinney held by his mother, Alice Quinney, standing next to a car on Christmas day.
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Gus the Snowman and Friends

Date: 01 09 1952
Description: Winter scene with Gus the Snowman, a creation of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Myrland, in the front yard of their home at 507 Sheldon Street. The Mrylands built the s...
Postcard

Christmas Greetings

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday postcard of Santa Claus, wearing the traditional red suit and hat with white fur trim, waving to two children. Santa has a basket of toys and dolls...
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Winter Scene

Date: 1918
Description: Ferdinand Hotz poses wearing snowshoes at his cottage in Fish Creek, now 4108 Main Street. There is a large snowdrift in the foreground.
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Newport

Date: 02 1924
Description: Three men pose on logs as a fourth walks toward them; there are axes and snowshoes on the ground. A large log barn, outhouse, and other buildings are in th...
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Sledding

Date: 1912
Description: A child in a stocking cap sleds down a course of piled snow at the side of the Hotz family home.
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Snowman

Date: 1910
Description: The photographer's son, Ferdinand Leonard Hotz, left, poses with a large snowman and unidentified young man. The snowman wears a basket as a hat.
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Man on Snowshoes

Date: 1924
Description: A man poses on snowshoes, using a long walking stick in a wooded, snow-covered landscape.
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Two Children with Snowman

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Description: Two children posing in front of a large snowman in front of a brick building. The smaller child is sitting on a ladder supported by the older boy. The snow...
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Ella and Ida Scholz

Date: 1913
Description: Ella and Ida Scholz standing in front of the Langholf home during winter.
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Ella and Ida Scholz

Date: 1913
Description: Ella and Ida Scholz standing posing in front of their home during winter.
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Children Playing in Snow

Date: 11 30 1976
Description: Elevated view of children sliding on the snow near the Bay Street overpass to Jones Island. The children are walking up the hill. In the background is a st...
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Sid with Toonerville in Winter

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Description: Sid standing in his snowy backyard looking at his wooden trolley, Toonerville, which has been covered with plastic for the winter. Some of Sid's sculptures...
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Homeless Man

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Description: A homeless man in Milwaukee sitting in the snow as he attempts to craft a makeshift shelter from a piece of tarp.
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Portrait of Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 02 15 1933
Description: Full-length portrait of a well-dressed man standing outdoors. He is wearing a hat, eyeglasses, three-quarter length coat, gloves and a scarf. Behind him is...
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Snowshoeing-Trout Lake

Date: 1948
Description: Slightly elevated view of two men snowshoeing along a flowing stream near Trout Lake.
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Sledding

Date: 1920
Description: Herbert Paul Brumder posing sitting on a sled with his children Herbert Edmund, center, and Barbara. They are in the front yard of their home at 2030 East ...
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Skiing on the University of Wisconsin Campus

Date: 1948
Description: A man cross country skies on the snow covered University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. In the background are a building and tall pine trees.

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