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International D-15-M Station Wagon at Riding Academy

Date: 1940
Description: Female students and a horse next to, and inside of, an International D-15-M station wagon ("woody") used for transportation at the Clearbrook Riding Academ...
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Polo Game

Date: 07 24 1957
Description: Elevated view of a polo game in action.
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Junior Hunt Club on Horseback

Date: 10 26 1930
Description: Seven children and two adults are sitting on horses in front of the Blackhawk Riding Academy, 1019 Conklin Place.
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Junior Hunt Club on Horseback

Date: 10 26 1930
Description: Seven children and two adults sitting on horses in front of the Blackhawk Riding Academy, 1019 Conklin Place.
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Harness Racers Neck and Neck

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Description: Five harness racing horses, sulkies, and drivers race around the Wisconsin State Fair track as an audience watches from the grandstand.
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Mrs. Charles Van Schaick on Horseback

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Description: Mrs. Charles Van Schaick, posing on horseback, is riding past the livery stable. It was unusual for women at this time to ride horseback.
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Gaylord Nelson on Horseback

Date: 1939
Description: Gaylord Nelson, later Wisconsin governor, United State senator, and a leading environmentalist of his era, on horseback at a ranch in Rosebud, Montana.
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International Model S Horse Truck

Date: 07 20 1926
Description: A man holding a horse by the reins stands at the back of an International Model S truck. On a small sign on the side of the truck bears the words "PHL Patc...
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Madison Saddle Club Horse Show

Date: 10 09 1949
Description: Terry Haley and Lynn Haley sit on horseback at the Dane County Fair Grounds for the Madison Saddle Club Horse Show.
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Ho-Chunk Man Displaying Horse

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Description: A Ho-Chunk man posing standing on a wooded hillside displaying a single horse with a saddle.
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Hoofers' Horse Show

Date: 05 03 1950
Description: Joan Kaye (left) of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, and Beverly Kaplan of Sioux City, Iowa, participants of the Hoofers' horse show, saddle a horse, "Her Highne...
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Hoofers' Horse Show

Date: 05 03 1950
Description: Five University of Wisconsin students sit on horseback as they participate in the Hoofers' horse show. Shown from left to right: Richard Wilburth, Milwauk...
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Horseback Riding Meet

Date: 10 06 1963
Description: Men and women with horse trailers gather beneath Castle Rock. The group gathered there for a western-style horseback riding meet.
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Woman Horseback Riding

Date: 1896
Description: Mrs. Elsie Stevens poses on a path by a lake while riding a horse. Possibly on the University of Wisconsin-Madison drive (present-day Lakeshore path).
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Woman on Horseback

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Description: Mrs. Sterling, an instructor in German at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, rides horseback in a neighborhood. In the background are several residences,...
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The Partridge Inn

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Description: Men and horses stand outside the Partridge Inn, a multi-storied hotel. The inn was built in 1836.
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Judges Stand at Oriental Park Racetrack

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Description: Horses stand near a judge's booth at Oriental Park Racetrack while spectators watch from a grandstand in the background. The racetrack was founded in 1915 ...
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Madison Saddle Club Horse Show

Date: 07 17 1951
Description: John Fitschen riding "Oklahoma's Little Possum" which he will ride in the junior stock class and western pleasure class at the Madison Saddle Club horse sh...
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Madison Hunt Club

Date: 10 07 1957
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the officers of the Madison Hunt Club, a club for high school girls who like to ride horses. Left to right are: Marilyn Tormey of...
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Madison Hunt Club

Date: 10 07 1957
Description: Outdoor group portrait of four members of the Madison Hunt Club with a rag collection to help pay for a trip to Chicago to attend the Grand International H...

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