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Waiting out the Rain

Date: 06 21 1987
Description: Shoppers take refuge in the open doorway of a shop during a downpour.
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Waiting in Line to Vote

Date: 02 21 1989
Description: Seven men wait for the polls to open Tuesday morning at the New Berlin Administration Building.
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Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne Picking Fruit

Date: 1949
Description: Alfred Lunt standing on a wooden ladder and picking plums from a tree in the Ten Chimneys orchard. Lynn Fontanne stands below holding a basket to collect t...
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Man Sharpening Axe

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Description: Man sharpening an axe on a grinding wheel next to a cabin at Old World Wisconsin.
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Dousman Derby Dancers

Date: 08 14 1989
Description: Three groups of people square dancing on a stage or platform. Caption reads: "OCONOMOWOC FESTIVAL — The Dousman Derby Dancers went through a square dance r...
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Joel Cielak at Auction

Date: 09 12 1989
Description: A man wearing a headset is crouching on the left on a desk or table, while a crowd of people are standing along a hallway. Caption reads: "Auctioneer Joel ...
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All Alone

Date: 05 21 1969
Description: A young girl is among a crowd of people, sitting on a tricycle and crying and wiping her face. Caption reads: "ALL ALONE — Little Kim Whitham, 4, of Waukes...
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C.L. Shearer

Date: 10 16 1967
Description: View across sidewalk towards a man sitting on a bench outside a storefront with a screen door that has a sign on it for Purity Bread. An American flag is h...
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Little Mower, Big Helper

Date: 04 24 1983
Description: A man is mowing a lawn with a gas-powered mower. Behind him is a boy pushing a toy lawn mower. This photograph has two accompanying captions. The April 24,...
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Mexican Day of Independence Celebration

Date: 09 17 1989
Description: A young man and woman are dancing together on a stage. Other dancers and people are sitting at tables in the background. Caption reads: "The La Casa Senior...
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Graduation Barn Dance

Date: 06 09 1978
Description: Six children are standing and posing on a barn floor. Behind them in the hayloft, and sitting in the background near an open barn door are children and adu...
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Bavarian Costume

Date: 07 01 1965
Description: One man and two women are posing holding glasses on the steps at the entrance of a building. One woman is sitting on a stone planter. Caption reads: "'W...
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Letterwinners Club

Date: 05 02 1989
Description: In the left foreground a woman is leaning on a fence while watching three people cleaning a half empty pool. Caption reads: "About 50 members of the Letter...
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Cookout Celebration

Date: 07 07 1989
Description: Four men are standing and sitting at a picnic table while holding pieces of paper and talking. Behind them groups of people are relaxing. Caption reads: "C...
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Friendly Greeting

Date: 08 1975
Description: A teacher welcoming a kindergarten child on his first day of school with Mom adding moral support. The classroom is in Pewaukee Elementary School.
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Surprise Birthday Card

Date: 10 04 1981
Description: Overhead view of a man standing on a lawn. He is holding up 5 fingers on one hand and making a zero with the other. On his lawn someone has painted "50 TOM...
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Technicolor Dreamcoat

Date: 07 14 1989
Description: Ten people posing on stage, in costume. On the curtain behind them is the word Joseph. Caption reads: "TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT — The Village Players of Mukwo...

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