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Two Men Sitting on Lawn

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Description: Two men sitting in the grass and visiting. Both men appear to be holding cigars. One man is wearing a jacket, vest, bowtie and hat. The other man is wearin...
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Lewis Arms Goofing Off with Curtis Taliaferro

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Description: Lewis Arms sits on the back of his friend Curtis Taliaferro, goofing around at Brittingham Park Beach.
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Ho-Chunk Men Waiting for Annuity Payment

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Description: Group of five Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) men seated on the lawn outside a building waiting for their annuity payment.
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Group of People Outdoors

Date: 1966
Description: A large group of people gathered outdoors on a lawn at a primary election for the LCFO (Lowndes County Freedom Organization). There are buildings in the ba...
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Line of People Outdoors

Date: 1966
Description: A line of predominantly African-American men and women waiting in a line at a primary election for the LCFO (Lowndes County Freedom Organization). In the b...
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Group of People Outdoors

Date: 1966
Description: A large group of people gathered outdoors on a lawn at a primary election for the LCFO (Lowndes County Freedom Organization). There are buildings in the ba...
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People Outdoors on Lawn

Date: 1966
Description: Several people stand outdoors on a lawn near a building at a primary election for the Lowndes County Freedom Organization (LCFO). In the center, an African...
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Burned Cross

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Description: A charred wooden cross attached to a stake in the ground on the lawn near a sidewalk. In the background are several commercial and residential buildings.
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Burned Cross

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Description: A charred wooden cross attached to a stake in the ground on the lawn near a road. In the background are residential buildings.
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Standing Dog with Pipe and Stocking Cap

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Description: Side view of a dog standing on his hind legs, with a pipe in his mouth and a stocking cap on his head.
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Family Driving

Date: 1903
Description: George S. Parker and family seated in their car, one of the first automobiles in Janesville. Behind them is a couple in another car.
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Beer Barons

Date: 1885
Description: Six prominent German American brewers pose outdoors, seated around a table, for a portrait labeled "The Poterhouse [sic] Club." Well-dressed in suits and h...
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In the Backyard

Date: 1900
Description: Edward Petersen, left rear, and his son William F. Petersen, right rear, pose behind three unidentified people sitting on a rustic bench in a yard. Edward ...
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A Gathering at Maple Bluff Country Club

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Description: A large group of men in three-piece business suits standing and sitting together on the lawn at the Maple Bluff Country Club. There is a water tower in the...
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Golfers at Maple Bluff Country Club

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Description: Portrait of two golfers wearing white shirts and smoking cigars posing outdoors. They clubs they are holding are drivers. Behind them people are relaxing o...
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Dinosaur Entrant for UW Circus

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Description: Two men are standing on either side of a large costume of a six-legged dinosaur in front of the Armory on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison...
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Mary Griggs and Male Guest in Front of Main Lodge

Date: 1945
Description: Mary Griggs, wearing a salmon colored dress and cardigan is standing in front of the Main Lodge with a male friend who is wearing a gray suit and tie while...

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