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Cutting the Cheese

Date: 1950
Description: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture workers cut large blocks of Swiss cheese.
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Goodland Pickling Pears

Date: 1946
Description: Governor Walter Goodland pickling pears.
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Joe McCarthy Cooking

Date: 11 1946
Description: Recently-elected Senator Joseph R. McCarthy tasting a favorite recipe for pheasant during vacation.
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New Deal Road Work

Date: 07 21 1936
Description: Workers toiling in the sun on the roadside, as a part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). As a program of the New Deal, it was provided to create j...
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Ground-Breaking Ceremony

Date: 08 23 1948
Description: City manager Leonard G. Howell, breaking the ground with a shovel, at the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Naval Reserve training center in Kendall Fie...
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Madison Housing Authority Project

Date: 11 23 1948
Description: This ceremony at Truax Field signaled the start of construction of the 120-unit apartment project for war veterans by the Madison Housing Authority. Henry ...
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Governor Rennebohm Pushing Wheelbarrow

Date: 12 03 1948
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm pushing a load of dirt in a wheelbarrow while helping workmen excavate for a garage to be constructed at the Governor's residence,...
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USS Wisconsin

Date: 1943
Description: USS Wisconsin in drydock during construction. Men are working at the base of the ship.
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Tom Amlie's Home

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Description: Robert Bloch, Harold Gauer, Tom Amilie, and two unknown men at Amlie's home. Taken to illustrate campaign brochure of Amlie talking to "farmer types."
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Winslow Relics

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Description: Group of relics of Edward Winslow, pilgrim leader and governor of Plymouth Colony. Features sword, crest, portrait, book, a locking box, a set of baby shoe...
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Wisconsin Worker's Alliance Float

Date: 05 01 1938
Description: The Wisconsin Worker's Alliance May Day parade float. The float has three workers on it with tools and signs read "Roosevelt's Recovery Program: Never More...
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Commandos L Filling Explosive with Metal

Date: 1963
Description: Overhead view of a member of the anti-Castro group Commandos L manufacturing explosive devices. The man is placing metal scrap such as rusty bolts and wash...
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Commandos L Filling Explosive with Metal

Date: 1963
Description: Front view of a member of the anti-Castro group Commandos L manufacturing explosive devices. The man is placing metal scrap such as rusty bolts and washers...
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Eyedroppers on Newspaper

Date: 1963
Description: Close-up of a collection of eyedroppers on a newspaper and metal canisters at the barracks/armory of the anti-Castro group, Commandos L. Eyedroppers were p...
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Commandos L Cooking Explosives

Date: 1963
Description: Member of the anti-Castro group Commandos L cooks ingredients for homemade explosive devices on a stove.
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Commandos L Making Explosives

Date: 1963
Description: Two members of the anti-Castro group Commandos L making explosive devices at the group's barracks/armory. One member is hammering cans closed on a table wh...
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Cans for Homemade Explosives, Commandos L

Date: 1963
Description: Close-up of cans used for homemade explosives by the anti-Castro group Commandos L. The cans are sitting on a table with a lamp, a bowl and books of matche...
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Flowers on Rock River

Date: 07 1991
Description: "Les Beck draws water from the Rock River to water eight colorful flower boxes put up by the Theresa Lions Club."
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Beeswax Candle Making Demonstration

Date: 03
Description: Mrs. Wasilinsky from Cumberland giving a candle making demonstration at the Polk-Burnett County Beekeeper Meeting. Mrs. Weber, Secretary Treasurer in the b...
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Wilbur J. Cohen and His Brother

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Description: Wilbur J. Cohen holds an ax over his brother's neck. His brother has put his head on a log stump. The location is Wilbur Cohen's home in Silver Spring, Mar...

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