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Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 1940
Description: Summertime view of people at tables on University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union terrace, looking out to canoes and sailboats on the lake. In the back...
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Relaxation on Hammocks

Date: 1898
Description: Men and women sitting in two hammocks. The people pictured are Julia Murray Ormsby, Fred Werner, and R. Effie (Ettie) Meinhold.
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Summer Relaxation

Date: 1901
Description: Aunt Helen lounging on a hammock slung between two trees. Her son, Syl, is sitting nearby on a cane rocking chair.
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Television for Patients

Date: 1950
Description: Hospital or nursing home patients are able to view television in their rooms.
Manuscript

Chippewa Spring Sanitorium Hotel

Date: 
Description: Front cover of Prospectus of The Chippewa Spring Sanitorium Hotel. An illustration of the hotel is included along with the words: "Health, Rest, And Joy".
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Nakoma Country Club Women

Date: 06 06 1934
Description: Women are relaxing under an umbrella on a sunny day on the grounds of the Nakoma Country Club. Seated left to right: Mrs. Fred Parr, Mrs. E.C. Holt, Presid...
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Frederick Kehl with Group at Party

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Description: Portrait of Frederick Kehl, founder of the Kehl School of Dance in Madison, Wisconsin, with a large group, probably taken at a party at his Florida home.
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Family in front of Wood Frame House

Date: 1878
Description: Three men and two women sit around a table in a yard. Behind them is a picket fence and a wood frame house. One woman holds a fan, another a book. One man ...
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Man and Children Relax in Yard

Date: 1875
Description: A man with a beard is sitting in a chair next to a boy and a girl, all posing with an informality unusual for a Dahl photograph. Behind them a younger man ...
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Man Lying under Trees near Driveway

Date: 1875
Description: Man lying on the grass along a tree-lined drive that leads to a frame house in background. Rural house, country estate.
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Group on the Grass

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Description: A group of well-dressed people at repose on the grass, possibly having a picnic. Second from left is Alma Reinhardt Taylor.
Postcard

Allis Chalmers Club House

Date: 1910
Description: The Allis Chalmers Club House. Caption reads: "Allis Chalmers Club House, West Allis, Wis."
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Swimming Safety

Date: 06 14 1944
Description: Pat Stevens is lying on her stomach, and Donna Arnold is checking her for the first signs of angry red indicating the first stages of a sunburn.
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Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 1952
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Terrace with Lake Mendota and sailboats in the background.
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Group of People near House

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Description: Man, four women, four girls, and two boys in the yard of a house near hammocks.
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Curiosities In Springdale, Wisconsin

Date: 1874
Description: "Curiosities in Springdale, Wisconsin." A view of Nellie Springen, perhaps with her family, at a rocky outcropping enjoying coffee.
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Women Relaxing in Yard

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Description: Two women sit back to back in a yard near a farmhouse.
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Group Relaxing Around a Hammock

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Description: A group of men, women, and children relax in and around a hammock that is near a river.
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Man and Women Resting in Hammock

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Description: Two women and a man resting in a hammock that is tied between two trees.
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Women and Man Relaxing in a Hammock

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Description: Two women sitting in a hammock with a man. One woman is straightening the man's bow tie.

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