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Young Boy in Blizzard

Date: 03 08 1961
Description: Winter scene with close-up shot of a young boy in hat and scarf, covered in snow.
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Felling White Pine

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Description: Two lumberjacks pose at the base of a tree with a double-handled saw poised to cut.
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Factory Worker Standing Among Wooden Barrels

Date: 04 03 1919
Description: Factory worker in soiled clothing standing among wooden barrels in a snow-covered factory yard. The man most likely worked at International Harvester's Osb...
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Henry Bigalk and Emil Kuney (Keune)

Date: 1906
Description: Henry Bigalk relaxes in a wheelbarrow holding an axe in his left hand, while Emil Kuney (Keune) is grabbing the wheelbarrow handles as if to transport Biga...
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George Smith, Hermit

Date: 12 31 1934
Description: Portrait of George Smith, hermit, rescued from squalid shack in Cottage Grove, and taken to Dane County home in Verona.
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Cook with Ice Sculpture

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Ottoman Parrhysius, cold meat cook at the Loraine Hotel, posing with a parrot ice sculpture that he created.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Date: 1944
Description: President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the rain during his presidential reelection campaign.
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Walter Dahl in Suit and Hat

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Description: Walter Dahl standing outdoors wearing a suit and hat. He is standing in the snow, and behind him is a rock or dirt wall with tree roots sticking out of it....
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Mort Petit

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Description: Mort Petit wearing a plaid coat and hat outdoors holding onto a tree root. Behind him is a rock or dirt wall with tree roots sticking out of it. Snow is on...
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Midget Boys Division Skaters

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Description: George Beronja of West Allis posing with a trophy for speed skating.
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Mary and Nelson Ross

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Description: Winter scene with Mary and Nelson Ross of Ross' Teal Lake Lodge. They are posing in the snow with skis and snowshoes.
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Jonas Staley Holding Shovel

Date: 08 05 1947
Description: Jonas Staley, 1510 Jenifer Street, a 73-year-old man who enjoyed working outdoors in hot weather. He is shown putting in a sewer at 4226 Beverly Road.
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Children with Snowman

Date: 12 06 1947
Description: Winter scene with Patty Lou Radder (left) and Ricky Radder posing in front of a snowman they built in their front yard at 3125 University Avenue after a sn...
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Ice Fisherman with Large Fish

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Description: Fisherman standing on frozen Lake Superior holding a lake trout, leaning on snowshoes.
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Ice Fisherman and Ice Shanty

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Description: Ice fisherman Bruno Grotzke of Ashland poses in front of his fishing shanty on Chequamegon Bay.
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Madison Figure Skating Club

Date: 02 22 1948
Description: Two young charter members of the Madison Figure Skating Club at Vilas Park. Pictured left to right: Karen Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Nelson, and...
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David Goodvillage with Horse and Gear

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Description: A Ho-Chunk man, identified as David Goodvillage, is wrapped in a plaid blanket and wearing a hat. He is posing mounted on a white horse loaded with hunting...
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Portrait of David Goodvillage with Horse and Gear

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Description: Portrait of a Ho-Chunk man, identified as David Goodvillage, wrapped in a plaid blanket and wearing a hat. He is posing mounted on a white horse loaded wit...
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Portrait of John and Harry Swallow

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Description: Two Ho-Chunk men posing standing in front of a wooden building, with a reed lodge in the far background on snow-covered ground. The younger man on the left...
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Ho-Chunk Couple Posed on Rocky Area

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Description: View of a Ho-Chunk man posing standing, and a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting on a rocky outcrop near a tree. Far below in the background are fields, hills, ...

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