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Two Pairs of Twins at U.W.

Date: 04 20 1934
Description: Two pairs of twins at the University of Wisconsin. Left to right: Mary and Elizabeth Rhodes and Eleanor and Dorothea Bond.
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Olson Boys in Go-Kart

Date: 01 19 1934
Description: A small race car built by Samuel Olson at the Wisconsin Oil Burner factory, 1134 Regent Street is enjoyed by his sons, Donald Olson, seated, and Gordon at ...
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Fire Chief John Lahm

Date: 01 02 1934
Description: Fire Chief John Lahm standing in front of a fire truck parked in front of the Central Fire Station, 18-20 South Webster Street.
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Mrs. Margaret Wells Wood

Date: 09 27 1933
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Margaret Wells Wood, speaker on "Petting Parties," at the Loraine Hotel. A lecturer and field worker for the American Social Hygiene Assoc...
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Central High School Football Players

Date: 10 05 1933
Description: Two Central High school football players, Captain of the team Bid Smith on the right, and an unknown teammate on the left, poing for a portrait on the play...
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Two Central High School Football Players

Date: 10 05 1933
Description: Two Central High School football players. 4219B-1 is unknown. 4219B-2 is Ernie Mitchell, who is African American.
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Ruth L. Brissee with Rifle and Dog

Date: 09 22 1933
Description: Ruth L. Brissee holding a rifle, standing with her dog in a garden at 2437 Fox Avenue. At age 15 she is the youngest huntress in Dane County.
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Girl Showering in Bathing Suit at Camp

Date: 07 17 1933
Description: Young girl in bathing suit standing under the shower at "The Capital Times" Kiddie Camp.
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Sheriff Finn with Sledgehammer

Date: 07 11 1933
Description: Sheriff Finn holding sledgehammer used to break open the safe of Odin Tofsrud, carpenter and truck farmer, who was murdered during the theft of his safe by...
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John Walker

Date: 06 15 1933
Description: John Walker, father of 16 children, standing outside a greenhouse with a pipe in his mouth.
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"King Joe," Hobo King

Date: 06 20 1933
Description: Portrait of "King Joe," hobo king, in town lobbying to make Wisconsin safe for "hobo-ocracy." He was elected president of the Bonafide Hobos Union at an in...
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Janette Serrec with Bicycle

Date: 05 23 1933
Description: Janette Serrec, lecturer and writer on the "Fine Art of Successful Living," standing beside a Hawthorne bicycle from Ward's. She is wearing jodhpurs and bo...
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Bobbie Thorpe in Midget Car

Date: 03 24 1933
Description: Bobbie Thorpe is sitting in "Madison's smallest real car, a National Junior Racer" to be given away to the child with the most "votes." Votes can be obtain...
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Madison Blues Baseball Players

Date: 05 19 1933
Description: Outdoor portraits of two Madison Blues baseball players in uniform with baseball gloves on left hands.
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Madison Blues Baseball Players

Date: 05 17 1933
Description: Joe Hady and Alvah Elliott, Madison Blues baseball players, in uniform, standing with their hands behind their backs.
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Madison Blues Baseball Players

Date: 05 17 1933
Description: Outdoor portrait of two Madison Blues baseball players in uniform. Wilbur Freck has his hands behind his back, and Ray Gaffke is wearing a baseball glove.
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Madison Blues Baseball Players

Date: 05 17 1933
Description: Portraits of two Madison Blues baseball players in uniform, Bill Goff, standing with hands behind his back and "Skipper" Manager Eddie Lenahan, standing wi...
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Madison Blues Baseball Players

Date: 05 17 1933
Description: Outdoor portrait of two Madison Blues baseball players in uniform. Richard "Red" Smith with large catcher's glove, and Alvin "Butch" Krueger with his hands...
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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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Gertrude Gillette Driving a Tractor

Date: 05 12 1933
Description: Gertrude (Mrs. Rufus) Gillette driving a tractor, 2627 S. Seminole Highway.

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