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Mirror Lake Mill

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Description: Elevated view of Mirror Lake Mill with bridge in foreground. Two women are standing on the bridge looking down at the river.
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Practical Joke

Date: 1950
Description: Mounted on a ladder, a man is poised to empty a bucket onto the open umbrella of a man sitting on a sidewalk bench.
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Three Men in front of Blacksmith Shop

Date: 1895
Description: Three men and a horse standing in front of a blacksmith shop which has a sign above the doorway advertising M. Karger and Brothers Clothing and Furnishing ...
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Catholic Church Ground Breaking

Date: 05 24 1953
Description: Ground breaking ceremonies at the site of St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church to replace the church that was destroyed by fire in 1951. The Reverend Edwar...
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Float at Island View Resort on Lake Owen

Date: 1930
Description: View across water of seven people wearing bathing suits on the float or wooden raft in Lake Owen at the Island View Resort. There is a large umbrella on th...
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Playing with a Wooden Horse

Date: 03 1910
Description: Anna Fox and Rosella as children playing with and on a sledge “drawn” by a wooden horse named Caesar.
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Fourth of July Barbecue

Date: 07 04 1899
Description: Fourth of July Barbecue in Menomonie arranged by the citizens and inspected by J.H. Stout. Thirteen quarters of beef were roasted and 8000 pints of soup se...
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Dinosaur Entrant for UW Circus

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Description: Two men are standing on either side of a large costume of a six-legged dinosaur in front of the Armory on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison...
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Tennis Court

Date: 1928
Description: Margaret Bouer (Mrs. Herbert P.) Brumder is standing on a tennis court on the left, opposite her daughter, Barbara, who is wearing a shirt and slacks. Ther...
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Threshering Operation

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Description: Men are using a tractor to belt-drive a thresher in a field. Women are standing near a ladder in the center. A man wearing a hat, long coat, and holding an...

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