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Rodgers' Vin Fiz

Date: 1912
Description: Calbraith Perry Rodgers, with a cigar characteristically clenched in his jaw, was the first man to fly across the United States. He undertook this flight i...
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Farmworkers Taking a Break

Date: 1913
Description: Group of farm workers, men and women, posing in a field, holding various beverages. One man has his arm over a barrel on a stand in the center. In the back...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Rabbits

Date: 1910
Description: Two hunters stand around a pile of giant rabbits that they have killed in a Wisconsin forest. It is winter; there is snow on the ground. One of the hunters...
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Tall-tale Postcard: The Daddy of Them All

Date: 08 05 1922
Description: Two fishermen on a lake catch a giant fish. Both of the fishermen are wearing hats and one is smoking a pipe. A dock and the tip of a boat are in the foreg...
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Men at Sporting Event

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Description: A group of six men sitting and standing near a barrier wall at a sporting event with bleachers in the background. They are all wearing jackets and hats, an...
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Man, Girl and Boy

Date: 1930
Description: Group of three people standing outside on a sidewalk in front of a stone dwelling with a porch and steps behind them. A man holds a bottle, ready to pour i...
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Man, Woman and Girl

Date: 1930
Description: Group of three people standing outside on a sidewalk in front of a stone dwelling with a porch and steps behind them. A man holds a bottle, ready to pour i...
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Men Outside a Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: A group of men standing on the sidewalk outside a local business. The sign on the far left of the image is for a restaurant, and the other buildings furthe...
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Group Seated on Porch

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Description: Two men and one woman are seated on a porch. The men are smoking cigars. Two children can be seen standing behind the screen door behind them.
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Railroad Loading Platform

Date: 1924
Description: Railroad loading platform with a Gurney Refrigerator Company plant in the far background. On the far left a man pulls a hand cart, in the center a man sits...
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State House Crew

Date: 1912
Description: Group portrait of forest rangers outside a house. They are wearing work clothes, boots and a variety of hats. A man on the right is holding a gun and point...
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"Big George"

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Description: Portrait of an old Ojibwa man smoking a cigar.
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Rabbits

Date: 11 21 1911
Description: Text in the upper right corner in red ink reads: "Things to do in Rozellville, Wis." Two hunters stand around a pile of giant rabbits that they have killed...
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Star Lake Store

Date: 01 02 1941
Description: Text on front reads: "Star Lake Store - Star Lake, Wis." J. Mykleby & Son General Merchandise store on an unpaved road with two other dwellings in the dist...

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