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Dining Room at Lawsonia Country Club

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Description: Interior view of Lawsonia Country Club, which opened to the public in 1930. The dining room features long tables in the center, and circular tables along t...
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Valentine Greetings

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Description: Valentine's Day card depicting a man smoking a pipe, and washing a sink full of dirty dishes. He is wearing a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up and a ...
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Madison Picnic

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Description: A Goldenberger Family picnic in the Madison area. The woman on the far right is Olivia Goldenberger, who performed on the operatic stage as Olivia Monona. ...
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Eddie Tullock

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Description: Magician Eddie Tullock (1919-2007) performing at a restaurant. Minnesota-born Tullock was the originator of "trade show magic," the concept of presenting a...
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Illegal Gambling Machine

Date: 04 04 1942
Description: An illegal gambling machine in a dining area of a restaurant. A waiter is visible through a doorway on the left.
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Illegal Gambling Machines

Date: 04 11 1942
Description: Five illegal gambling machines in Gardner's Cocktail Lounge at La Grange, on U.S. Highway 12. There are two 50¢ slot machines, one 25¢ slot machine, one 10...
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Illegal Gambling Machines in Restaurant

Date: 02 27 1942
Description: Two illegal gambling machines in the front dining room of Jones Steak House, located on County Trunk N, southwest of Wausau. The building is owned by Sheri...
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Canberry Pickers Lunch

Date: 1958
Description: Lunch counter during harvest season at a Wisconsin cranberry marsh. Cranberry pickers enjoy a break and lunch during the busy harvest season.
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Dining Room in the Home of John Johnston

Date: 1900
Description: Dining room in the home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, located at 645 Franklin Place, also known as "The Lion House." The lib...
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Thanksgiving Feast

Date: 11 26 1930
Description: Students and teacher seated at a long table loaded with food and drinks for a Thanksgiving meal. There are music and English lessons behind them on the cha...
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Miss Florence

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Description: View of a woman, Miss Florence, seated at a dining room table. Landscape paintings are on the paneled wall behind her.
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Senior Center Tour

Date: 01 1979
Description: Congressman David Obey (right) enjoys lunch at a senior center in his northern Wisconsin congressional district.
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Gund's Brewery, La Crosse

Date: 1890
Description: A large group of Brewery workers posing outside of Gund's Brewery in La Crosse. In the front of the group two men are seated at a table with a large stein ...
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Schlitz Ginger Ale, Label

Date: 1927
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Schlitz, Pale Dry, Ginger Ale 'Will make your hospitality famous.'" The advertisemen...
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Cream Top Beer, Label

Date: 1938
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Cream Top Beer, Whitewater Brewing Co." Pictured on the label is a man sitting at a ...
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Fred. C. Mansfield Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Fred. C. Mansfield Company of Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, with contoured lettering, a can of evaporated milk, a hand pouring evaporated mil...
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Congressional Broadcasting

Date: 1980
Description: Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin checking on House floor activity on television. A table set with place settings appears behind him.
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Budget Deal

Date: 1990
Description: Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin confers with Leon Panetta, Congressman from California and head of the Budget Committee (facing away from the camera...
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Governor Earl

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Description: Governor Anthony Earl speaking at a political tribute taking place at the Edgewater Hotel.
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NARCE Convention

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Description: Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin (left) at a convention in Wausau sponsored by the National Association of Civil Employees. Although undated, the pho...

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