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Forest Feeding a Squirrel

Date: 1900
Description: Forest Middleton offers a treat to a squirrel, who is sitting on his knee. They are in Capitol Park; Grace Episcopal Church is in the background on the le...
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Joy, Peace, Health, Happiness and Good Will

Date: 1942
Description: Holiday card with an atomic bomb exploding with "Joy, Peace, Health, Happiness and Good Will" flying out of it. Below is the verse: "The atom bomb brings g...
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Inner Line Drive

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Description: View of Inner Line Drive at Gulph Road. Canons line the left side of the road and a reconstructed cabin stands on the right.
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Valentine Greetings

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Description: Valentine's Day card featuring a girl wearing a red uniform and a sword, standing on the roof of a fort. A boy in a tan uniform with a sword, is looking at...
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Making Shells for the Korean War

Date: 06 1953
Description: Men and women employed by Malleable Iron Range Co. making artillery shells to be used in the Korean War.
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Woman Holding Artillery Shell

Date: 06 1953
Description: Factory worker holding an artillery shell manufactured at Malleable Iron Range Co.
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Colonel Haskell Receiving Millionth Shell

Date: 06 1953
Description: Col. Robert K. Haskell (left) receiving the one millionth shell manufactured by the Malleable Iron Range Co. of Beaver Dam in a ceremony at the manufacturi...
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Cannons Mounted on the Shore

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Description: View of cannons mounted on a shoreline. Docked boats are across the river.
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Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 1900
Description: The south side and dome of the third Wisconsin State Capitol, featuring the Centennial Fountain and a cannon. The south wing is to the left; the east wing ...
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City Hall in Library Park

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior of two-story city hall in Library Park. It features a bell tower and mansard roof. There is a plaque mounted over the doorway just below the roof....
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Scene at Park — Water Fountain

Date: 1930
Description: Water fountain near city hall at Library Park. There is a water fountain or bubbler on the edge of the fountain. Two men are sitting on separate benches in...
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Cannon

Date: 1910
Description: A Spanish-American War cannon sits on the lawn of the Lucius Fairchild mansion, located on West Wilson Street. The cannon was later moved to Camp Randall o...
Postcard

Door-Kewaunee Normal and Dormitory

Date: 10 07 1930
Description: Colorized postcard view of the exterior and lawns of the Door-Kewaunee Normal School and its dormitory. Street view of the school with a few small trees l...
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Fidel and Raúl Castro with Bazooka

Date: 1958
Description: Fidel and Raúl Castro pose with a bazooka for a photograph in a field during the Cuban Revolution. Fidel is standing above on the left and Raul is kneeling...
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Commandos L with Green Explosive Devices

Date: 1963
Description: Members of the anti-Castro group Commandos L talking in their arms factory/barrack. There are spray-painted homemade explosive devices on the table and a p...
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Commandos L Making Explosives

Date: 1963
Description: Member of the anti-Castro group Commandos L manufacturing explosives in a kitchen. The man is pouring a liquid from a small pot into a bundle of metal tube...
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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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Commandos L Covering Explosive Devices

Date: 1963
Description: Member of the anti-Castro group, Commandos L, putting covers over newly manufactured explosive devices.
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Commandos L Taping Explosive Device Closed

Date: 1963
Description: Two members of the anti-Castro group Commandos L working together to tape a homemade explosive device closed.

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