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Manchester's, Inc., Scrap Paper Window Display

Date: 09 07 1944
Description: H.S. Manchester's, Inc., window display promoting saving paper. Shows fake bomb falling on various ammunition with slogans that read: "Get in the Scrap," "...
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Dutch Tavern

Date: 04 01 1941
Description: Interior of Dutch Tavern, 121 North Blount Street, featuring pinball and cigarette machines.
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Display of Pocket Knives

Date: 10 09 1930
Description: Display of pocket knives. Photograph for Wisconsin Engraving Co.
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4th Liberty Loan Parade

Date: 09 28 1918
Description: Soldiers parade with guns bearing American flags past Schuette Brothers clothing store at the corner of S. 8th and Jay Streets as spectators look on. There...
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Volcano Trading Post and Museum

Date: 1961
Description: No. 15. Volcano Trading Post and Museum. Building originally erected in 1851. "Old Abe," the famous Civil War cannon, was smuggled into Volcano in a coffin...
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No. 2296 of the War Views Series

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Description: Stereograph of Union infantry standing in front of a slave dealer's shop.
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Window display in Bort, Bailey & Co. Store

Date: 1895
Description: Window display in Bort, Bailey & Co. store on the occasion of a Civil War Veterans' reunion. In the window is a display of images of President Lincoln, Gen...
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Street Scene

Date: 1915
Description: Street scene featuring a cannon at the corner of a park. A commercial strip is visible in the background.
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Soldiers of Co. K

Date: 1910
Description: Group portrait of uniformed soldiers standing on a brick-paved street.
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Lenore Ulric, Howard Davies, and Forrest Stanley in "The Heart of Paula"

Date: 1916
Description: In dishabille, Paula Figueroa (played by Lenore Ulric) crouches on a bed in terror as Emiliano Pacheco (Howard Davies) and Bruce McLean (Forrest Stanley) f...
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Pearl White in "Pearl of the Army"

Date: 1916
Description: Pearl White stands in front of a painted studio background, sword in hand, wearing the female version of a U.S. Army cavalry uniform.
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Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn in "The Adventures of Robin Hood"

Date: 1938
Description: Olivia de Havilland (playing Maid Marian) and Errol Flynn (Robin Hood) in a hand-colored publicity still from director Michael Curtiz's film "The Adventure...
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Ian Hunter, Alan Hale, Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, Herbert Mundin, Patric Knowles, and Eugene Pallette in "The Adventures of Robin Hood"

Date: 1938
Description: King Richard the Lionhearted gives Maid Marian and Robin Hood permission to marry in one of the last scenes from Michael Curtiz's 1938 "The Adventures of R...
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Battleship U.S.S. Wisconsin

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Description: Battleship U.S.S. Wisconsin at sea with several men on deck. The mounted photograph was a promotional item for Northwestern National Insurance, Co.
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N.E. Carter Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of N.E. Carter of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, a dealer in Indian relics and other curios from around the world, with images of individual artifacts, suc...
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Crowd Scene Still from "Zudora"

Date: 1914
Description: A crowd is gathered in a courtroom in this scene still from the Thanhouser serial "Zudora." The blonde man on the far left is the actor N.Z. Wood. Zudora (...
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Basement Scene Still from "Zudora"

Date: 1914
Description: Zudora (played by Marguerite Snow) sits at a table while John Storm (Harry Benham) practices with a semi-automatic pistol in a candlelit basement in a scen...
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Basement Scene Still from "Zudora"

Date: 1914
Description: In a candlelit basement, John Storm (played by Harry Benham) loads bullets into a pistol magazine in a scene still for the Thanhouser serial "Zudora." The ...
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Woolworth's Protest

Date: 1964
Description: A protest of Woolworth's department store during Freedom Summer. A line of people are standing on the sidewalk in front of Woolworth's show windows while a...
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Law Enforcement Officers

Date: 1964
Description: A group of police officers wearing helmets are walking along the sidewalk. Behind them is an intersection, with a number of pedestrians on the sidewalk and...

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