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Vernon County in Winter

Date: 02 20 1985
Description: View looking downhill towards a young person walking across a road near snowy fields and hills in Vernon County.
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Milwaukee Zoo Grounds

Date: 1964
Description: Aerial view of the Milwaukee County Zoo grounds nearing its completion.
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Jogging Group

Date: 09 13 1968
Description: YMCA running club members take a run.
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Sharing a Drink of Water

Date: 07 20 1987
Description: A little girl offers her place at a fountain to a large Newfoundland-mix dog who takes a drink on a hot day.
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Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 28 1979
Description: A pair of boy and girl toddlers lead a part of the 33rd annual Memorial Day Parade on flag-bedecked tricycles.
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Filling Potholes

Date: 04 27 1987
Description: A city worker fills in holes in the road in mild spring weather.
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Kids Drawing

Date: 05 02 1964
Description: Sitting on the school lawn, students draw Highway 51, Marathon Mill, Rib mountain and the Wisconsin River.
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Proxmire Work Day

Date: 06 30 1975
Description: Senator William Proxmire taking a lunch break during a workday spent collecting trash. These events kept Proxmire in touch with his Wisconsin constituents,...
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Military Convoy

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Description: Soldiers pose in front of a military convoy.
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Moving the Gates of Heaven Synagogue Building

Date: 07 17 1971
Description: The moving of the Gates of Heaven Synagogue building from West Washington Avenue to James Madison Park.
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The Progressive Club

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Description: View across road of the Progressive Club with an advertisement for Burger Beer on the sign on the tree in front near the road. On the far left is a sign fo...
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Veterans' Administration Hospital

Date: 1951
Description: An exterior view of the Veterans' Administration Hospital, which was completed in 1951 and located at 2500 Overlook Terrace.
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Aerial View of Downtown Milwaukee

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of downtown area including churches, homes, and large buildings, stretching to the horizon.
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Breaking the Blockade

Date: 05 05 1949
Description: Several days before the Berlin Blockade was to be lifted, Russian authorities permitted this West Berlin couple to purchase potatoes in the eastern sector....
Painting

The Cheese Factory

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Description: Horse-drawn wagons, also known as milk buggies, dropping off cans of milk at the country cheese factory during summer.
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Yellowstone Church

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Description: A depiction of the Yellowstone Church of rural Lafayette County, just a few miles from the Kammerude farm. The church is built from locally quarried limest...
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Rural Free Delivery

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Description: A woman waiting by her mailbox receives a Sears Roebuck catalog delivered by her mail carrier who drives a horse-drawn wagon. The farmhouse and barn are vi...
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The Country Store

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Description: View of a country store in autumn. A man driving a horse-drawn wagon hauls full milkcans in the foreground and, to the right, several families are hauling ...
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A Winter Day

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Description: On the right, the farmer in his sheepskin coat drives a horse-drawn sled loaded with milk cans to the cheese factory. A blanket is covering the cans to pre...
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Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman Bicycling

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Description: Magazine clipping of Ronald Reagan and first wife Jane Wyman bicycling together.

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