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Jessie Manchester in Garden

Date: 05 25 1933
Description: Jessie (Mrs. Harry) Manchester in her garden, with lilacs, tulips and a bird bath, in Maple Bluff.
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Gretchen Smoot and Another Woman

Date: 11 27 1931
Description: Gretchen Smoot, U.W. Co-ed and cousin of Utah Senator Reed Smoot, and another woman, both wearing fur coats, standing in front of a house.
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Wisconsin High School, Two Football Players

Date: 09 15 1931
Description: Wisconsin High School, with two football players in uniforms on the field.
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West High School Football Players

Date: 09 15 1931
Description: West High School, with two football players posing outdoors.
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Big Fish

Date: 09 04 1931
Description: Two men in a backyard are holding up a large pickerel fish that they presumably caught.
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Horseshoe Pitching Champion, Seymour J. Johnson

Date: 08 15 1931
Description: Outdoor portrait of Seymour J. Johnson, Madison Horseshoe champion, holding a horseshoe at the horseshoe pit.
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Two Boys Sitting in a Tree

Date: 07 26 1930
Description: Rolland Anders, 15, 3205 Milwaukee Street, and Roy Dennis, 14, 26 Bryan Street, sitting in a tree at the corner of Bryan and Thorp Street hoping to break t...
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Anthony and Ritchie Purnell

Date: 12 12 1944
Description: Winter scene with Anthony and Ritchie Purnell, children of Mr. and Mrs. William Purnell, 112 Kensington Drive, sitting on their snow fort.
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Stephanie and Sydney Ann Fish

Date: 12 12 1944
Description: Sydney Ann, age 4, kneeling beside her baby sister, Stephanie, who is bundled into a sled. The girls are the children of Mr. & Mrs. John Warren Fish, 816 ...
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Robert Burkhalter and his Telescope

Date: 07 20 1945
Description: Robert Burkhalter, a life Boy Scout member of Troop 5, standing next to the telescope he built and mounted in his backyard, 105 Cambridge Road, Shorewood H...
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Federal Bird Warden

Date: 1921
Description: J.M. Eheim posing outdoors with multiple birdhouses.
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Southern Ten conference Tennis Champions

Date: 05 08 1948
Description: Southern Ten tennis doubles title winners are Nick Roche and Roger Knerr, Baraboo.
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Southern Ten Conference Tennis Champions

Date: 05 08 1948
Description: Southern Ten conference tennis singles champion Ernie Vogler, Monroe, on the right, unknown student on the left.
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Jenk and Dick with Bikes

Date: 1917
Description: Jenkin and Dick Lloyd Jones stand with their bicycles on Walker Court.
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Bis in a Fancy Dress

Date: 1917
Description: Florence (Bis) Lloyd Jones stands on the lawn with her back to the camera, in a fancy dress and a hat with a large flower.
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Arthur Pulvermacher and Dog

Date: 11 28 1948
Description: Arthur Pulvermacher and his dog, Chubby, are the heroes of the neighborhood along Dane Street. The dog was known for its prowess in rat catching, protector...
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J. Robert Taylor on Motorcycle

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Description: J. Robert Taylor is posing on his motorcycle in the middle of a neighborhood street.
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Donna and Ellen Taylor

Date: 1913
Description: Outdoor portrait of Donna and Ellen Taylor posing in matching gloves, hats and coats.
Book or Pamphlet

Thomas Lloyd Jones Portrait and Home

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Description: A page from the book Nakoma Tomahawk with a portrait and brief story about Nakoma resident Thomas Lloyd Jones. The page includes an image of the Jon...
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Mrs. Preston E. McNall Jr. and Son Bruce

Date: 08 10 1949
Description: Mrs. Preston E. "Sandy" McNall Jr. holds her young son, Bruce, while on a beach. The McNalls are from West Lafayette, Indiana and are spending the summer a...

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