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Harry Dyer and Models

Date: 10 05 1944
Description: Captain Harry Dyer, age 80, admiring his model log raft and steam boat in his basement workshop. For 20 years he was a raft boat mate. He left the river in...
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August Carsten and Model Trains

Date: 07 08 1945
Description: August Carsten, a builder of one of the few roll-away model trains and villages in the country, is shown at the main control of the electric operated model...
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Unveiling of Model of the Battleship USS "Wisconsin"

Date: 08 15 1950
Description: Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, left, and Mrs. Oscar (Mary) Rennebohm, Wisconsin's first lady, stand next to a ten-foot model of the Battleship USS "Wiscon...
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David & Florence Bade Residence

Date: 11 29 1951
Description: Interior view of the David & Florence Bade residence at 5701 Winnequah Road in Frost Woods, Monona. The photograph shows Jimmy's (age 8) bedroom, including...
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Papermobile

Date: 11 28 1960
Description: A group of Van Hise school 7th graders watch a working model of a paper-making factory as they tour the Papermobile. The Papermobile is a 35-foot trailer h...

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