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| Date: | 06 1948 |
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| Description: | "This working party at Firemen's Park, drinking Pioneer beer, is (L-R) Peter Bodden, Jack Burns, Philip Schwinn, & ?." |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View from yard of man sitting and reading a newspaper or magazine in a rocking chair on the porch of a house. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | View of six men sitting on rattan furniture on a covered boat deck. Three men are wearing hats, and one man is smoking a cigar. Off the bow of the boat an ... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | View of two men sitting in rattan chairs under a roof on the deck of a boat. They are both wearing dress shirts and ties. One man is wearing a hat, and the... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | A man and woman sit across from one another on an enclosed porch at the Scofield Cottage Hotel. |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | A man and woman sit on a bench outside a cabin at the Dells Farm Resort. A chair, hammock, lawn swing and table are on the lawn. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Outdoor scene at the Dells Farm Resort. Five people pose while seated on lawn furniture outside the cabin. Another woman poses as she is about to hit a cro... |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Obreros Unidos (United Workers) migrant farm worker union members at a Bancroft baseball game. Children sit on top of the dugout to watch. Adult men are st... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Vacationers sitting on wicker chairs on the enclosed porch at the Basswood in Long Lake. |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Vacationers in the parlor of the Basswood in Long Lake. A banner on the piano in the background says: "Northern Wis. State Fair." |
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| Description: | Three fishermen and a black dog sit on a log overhanging a river. One man is reeling in a fish and another holds his catch. The man in the middle is holdin... |
| Date: | 10 19 1992 |
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| Description: | "Bill Clinton, with wife Hillary, and daughter, Chelsea, relax at the conclusion of the debates." |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Three people sit in pink and white lounge chairs on a large outdoor patio surrounded by green plants and trees. Emile de Antonio sits next to socialite Mar... |
| Date: | 02 02 1957 |
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| Description: | Working on decorations for the 11th birthday celebration of The Loft are, from left to right, Richard Hamm, 206 North Hillside Terrace; Lynn Miller, 2518 U... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | Several truck drivers relaxing in an American Oil Company truck stop lounge. Two men in the foreground are working on paperwork. |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | A group of truck drivers watch television while relaxing at the Mt. Victory truck stop. The caption on a similar photograph reads, "Bigger than a football ... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View of resort cottages near a lake. A group of vacationers are sitting on the lawn and porch. A birdhouse on a tall post is among trees on the right. Hill... |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | View across lawn towards the entrance to Golden Rule Park. A large sign says "Golden Rule Park / Welcome." Men, woman and children are posed near cabins an... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | View across road of cottage with a screened porch in a wooded area. Picnic tables are on the left. A bench is in front of the cottage. A row of planters in... |
| Date: | 10 24 1943 |
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| Description: | Robert Doyle's caption says it best, "The ol' swimmin' hole, South Pacific style. Every afternoon it is filled with shouting soldiers in their birthday sui... |
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