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| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Mounted on a ladder, a man is poised to empty a bucket onto the open umbrella of a man sitting on a sidewalk bench. |
| Date: | 06 08 1939 |
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| Description: | Governor Julius Heil squirting milk from a cow on a parade float. The Governor climbed aboard the float during the dairyland parade, a part of Milwaukee's ... |
| Date: | 11 13 1943 |
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| Description: | Three war correspondents, (left to right), Bob Eunson of Associated Press, Ralph Boyce of YANK Army Weekly magazine and Robert Doyle of the Milwa... |
| Date: | 11 13 1943 |
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| Description: | Four war correspondents, (left to right), Robert Doyle of the Milwaukee Journal, an unknown man, Ralph Boyce of YANK Army Weekly magazine and... |
| Date: | 07 1943 |
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| Description: | Gag photo of Robert Doyle with his head seemingly sticking out of a box. Above the box is a sign that reads: "TRASH BOX." The box and sign are attached to ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Two stuffed alligators appear in a 1903 Model A Cadillac automobile. One is driving, the other riding in the back seat. Palm trees and dwellings are in the... |
| Date: | 11 1959 |
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| Description: | Danny Sands and Dick Goldfield (right) standing by a wood-sided station wagon with two deer tied to the front hood lid, and a third deer on top of the car.... |
| Date: | 06 08 1964 |
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| Description: | Woman spectator sitting at the commencement ceremony inside Camp Randall stadium wearing an "improvised sun bonnet" made of folded newspaper. |
| Date: | 1978 |
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| Description: | Close-up of a man gazing at the Statue of Liberty installation on a frozen and snow-covered Lake Mendota. The sculpture was constructed by the Pail and Sho... |
| Date: | 1979 |
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| Description: | View of the sunken Statue of Liberty created by legendary University of Wisconsin student Leon Varjian. |
| Date: | 08 1916 |
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| Description: | Jack is roped into his bedroll while asleep by prankster Doc Copeland. |
| Date: | 08 1916 |
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| Description: | Doc Copeland helps Jack wash off the toothpaste by dipping Jack's face in the Chippewa River. |
| Date: | 08 1916 |
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| Description: | Another view of Doc Copeland dipping Jack's face in the Chippewa River to wash off the toothpaste. |
| Date: | 1979 |
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| Description: | View uphill towards a woman sitting among a flock of pink flamingo lawn ornaments covering Bascom Hill. She is pretending to feed bread to two pink flaming... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | As a stunt, a man is dressed up as a big baby and sitting in a wash tub. He is looking at the camera while wearing a bonnet, and holding a glass bottle wit... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A man is dressed up as a big baby and is sitting in a wicker baby carriage. He is drinking from a glass bottle. A woman wearing round eyeglasses is standin... |
| Date: | 07 1920 |
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| Description: | Alfred Holt and Madeleine Wood are outside on a sunny day. She is standing and holding a pose that suggests dancing. He is sitting in a wooden chair with h... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | A small girl and a turkey posing in front of a rafter (flock) of turkeys. She is wearing a snowsuit, mittens, and a plaid hat with a pompom. She is holding... |
| Date: | 08 14 1922 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Capture of the Hodag, Rhinelander, Wis." A large group of men armed with guns, pitchforks and rakes hold a beast at bay on top of a l... |
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