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Eskimos Catching Crabs

Date: 1930
Description: Wenga and Amutuk catching crabs in the Arctic.
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Young Boy in Blizzard

Date: 03 08 1961
Description: Winter scene with close-up shot of a young boy in hat and scarf, covered in snow.
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Felling White Pine

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Description: Two lumberjacks pose at the base of a tree with a double-handled saw poised to cut.
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Two Women Outside a Log Cabin

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Description: Two women stand outside the doorway of a log house in winter. They are posed with a washtub, broom and dust pan.
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Factory Worker Standing Among Wooden Barrels

Date: 04 03 1919
Description: Factory worker in soiled clothing standing among wooden barrels in a snow-covered factory yard. The man most likely worked at International Harvester's Osb...
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Henry Bigalk and Emil Kuney (Keune)

Date: 1906
Description: Henry Bigalk relaxes in a wheelbarrow holding an axe in his left hand, while Emil Kuney (Keune) is grabbing the wheelbarrow handles as if to transport Biga...
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George Smith, Hermit

Date: 12 31 1934
Description: Portrait of George Smith, hermit, rescued from squalid shack in Cottage Grove, and taken to Dane County home in Verona.
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Woman and Lambs

Date: 1911
Description: Winter scene with woman tending lambs in a snow-covered farmyard with log buildings in the background.
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Walter Dahl in Suit and Hat

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Description: Walter Dahl standing outdoors wearing a suit and hat. He is standing in the snow, and behind him is a rock or dirt wall with tree roots sticking out of it....
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Mort Petit

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Description: Mort Petit wearing a plaid coat and hat outdoors holding onto a tree root. Behind him is a rock or dirt wall with tree roots sticking out of it. Snow is on...
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Midget Boys Division Skaters

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Description: George Beronja of West Allis posing with a trophy for speed skating.
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Mary and Nelson Ross

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Description: Winter scene with Mary and Nelson Ross of Ross' Teal Lake Lodge. They are posing in the snow with skis and snowshoes.
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Girl in Snowsuit with Sled

Date: 11 10 1944
Description: Winter scene with a young girl (possibly Polly Pyre, the daughter of Russell B. Pyre) in a snowsuit standing with an "Airline Pilot" sled.
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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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Senator and Mrs. McCarthy

Date: 1956
Description: Senator and Mrs. Joseph R. McCarthy at the Gateway Hotel in Land O'Lakes.
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Girl Standing in Snow

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of a young girl, clothed in a winter coat, bonnet, and muff, with fake snow on the ground and falling all around her.
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Children with Snowman

Date: 12 06 1947
Description: Winter scene with Patty Lou Radder (left) and Ricky Radder posing in front of a snowman they built in their front yard at 3125 University Avenue after a sn...
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Ice Fisherman with Large Fish

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Description: Fisherman standing on frozen Lake Superior holding a lake trout, leaning on snowshoes.
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Ice Fisherman and Ice Shanty

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Description: Ice fisherman Bruno Grotzke of Ashland poses in front of his fishing shanty on Chequamegon Bay.

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