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Eskimos Catching Crabs

Date: 1930
Description: Wenga and Amutuk catching crabs in the Arctic.
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Eskimo Duck Dance

Date: 1930
Description: Eskimo duck dance to celebrate the spring hunt.
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Christmas Tree on Bascom Hill

Date: 1960
Description: Elevated view looking east from Lincoln Terrace on Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is in the foreground and...
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Fire at the Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)

Date: 02 27 1904
Description: Elevated view of the third Wisconsin State Capitol ablaze.
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Loggers Dining at Camp

Date: 1907
Description: Loggers at dinner in the woods north of Glen Flora. The man in the center is filing his saw.
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Monthly Market Fair

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of farmer's wagons, teams, and pedestrian traffic crowd Princeton's main street for the monthly market fair. Some snow is on the ground and a...
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Snow Removal after a Storm

Date: 02 1933
Description: Winter scene showing snow removal vehicles working to clear the snow on Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee after a winter blizzard.
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State Street Winter Scene

Date: 1936
Description: Winter scene with people walking in the snow past a lamppost down State and Henry Streets, Madison, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the backgr...
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Williamson Street with Fauerbach Brewery

Date: 1940
Description: The 600 block of Williamson Street ("Machinery Row") with the old Fauerbach Brewery in the background.
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Church in Cassville

Date: 1930
Description: Winter scene overlooking town, showing Baptist church in background.
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Young Boy in Blizzard

Date: 03 08 1961
Description: Winter scene with close-up shot of a young boy in hat and scarf, covered in snow.
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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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Ships Tied Up for Winter

Date: 1950
Description: Overhead view of ships tied up for the winter in slips.
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Patience and Fortitude

Date: 1960
Description: Man and boy in silhouette ice fishing on Lake Winnebago.
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Snowplow

Date: 1947
Description: International snowplow.
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Snow on Butler Street

Date: 1910
Description: Winter scene of an unplowed, snowy Butler Street, with tire tracks and snow-covered trees.
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Hausmann Brewing Company

Date: 1915
Description: View across street towards the Hausmann Brewing Company on the corner of State and Gorham Streets. An archway on the right side leads to an inner courtyard...
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Randall School

Date: 04 1926
Description: View from sidewalk across empty lot towards the Randall Elementary School at 1802 Regent Street.
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State Street with Street Railroad Tracks

Date: 1906
Description: State Street with torn up streetcar lines, looking east from Park Street.
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Modern Windsled

Date: 05 1954
Description: Windsled used to transport passengers and goods between Madeline Island and Bayfield. This image was in Ross' book, "La Pointe: Village Outpost".

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