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Frank Lloyd Wright's Funeral Procession

Date: 1959
Description: Panoramic view of the funeral procession of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, with Taliesin seen in the center background. Following the farm wagon hearse are ...
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Polo Game

Date: 07 24 1957
Description: Elevated view of a polo game in action.
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International R-185 Truck with Two Budweiser Clydesdale Horses

Date: 1956
Description: International R-185 truck with two Budweiser Clydesdale show horses inspecting the hood.
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Harness Racing at the Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 1953
Description: Harness racers are shown in action at the Wisconsin State Fair Park, with an audience watching from the grandstand.
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Girl and Horses at the Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 1958
Description: A girl sits on a fence and holds the bridle of her horse as its foal stand by.
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Tschirren Family Having Lunch in the Field

Date: 1958
Description: Men, women, and children of the Tschirren family having lunch on a wagon in their field. The Tschirrens had a farm in Niedermuhlern, Switzerland.
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Anti-Rosenberg Demonstrators

Date: 1951
Description: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union on March 29, 1951, and sentenced to death. The climate surrounding their trial wa...
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MacArthur Returns

Date: 05 20 1951
Description: General Douglas MacArthur rides in an open car during the ticker tape parade in his honor. MacArthur had just returned to the United States, having been re...
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Hoofers' Horse Show

Date: 05 03 1950
Description: Jeanne Olson of 13 South Franklin Street, chairman of the grounds committee for the Hoofers' horse show, stands with her horse, "Her Highness".
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Hoofers' Horse Show

Date: 05 03 1950
Description: Four participants of the Hoofers' horse show perching on a white rail fence. Left to right: Joyce Schauf, Rock Falls; Lorna Zachmen, Whitefish Bay; Rita Bu...
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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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Rodeo Horses and Riders

Date: 07 29 1950
Description: Five members of the Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce dressed in western costume prepare for a rodeo at the Dane County fairgrounds. Four of the members r...
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Two Women Equestrians And Their Horses

Date: 08 22 1950
Description: Two unidentified women in riding costume sit on a wooden fence while holding the reigns of their horses.
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Children and their Pets

Date: 12 05 1950
Description: Three children in riding clothes posing with their animals inside a horse stable. The children are, left to right, Anne, age 15, Chuckie, age 6, and Susie ...
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Main Street

Date: 1950
Description: View down Main Street with a horse-drawn carriage and large brick buildings.
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Pony Rides

Date: 1950
Description: Children on pony rides at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo).
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Wisconsin Hoofers Horse Show

Date: 05 08 1952
Description: Four University of Wisconsin students who will participate in the horse show sponsored by the Wisconsin Hoofers. Left to right are Joan Adler, Unionville, ...
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Madison Saddle Club Horse Show

Date: 07 03 1952
Description: Betty Lou Thronson rides a horse named Randi-Ru.
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Madison Saddle Club Horse Show

Date: 07 03 1952
Description: Bette Dolva standing outdoors at a fence with the horse "Yvonne's Stonewall Star."

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