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Sternwheel Steamboat J.S.

Date: 1907
Description: The sternwheel excursion boat, J.S., at a landing at Cassville. People with umbrellas wait on shore. Inscribed Souvenir J.S. The J.S....
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Fox Hearst Crew Testing Cameras at Walnut Grove

Date: 1929
Description: Caption on back of photograph states: "Fox Hearst crew testing camera focus on scene which introduces Cyrus Hall McCormick for the first time in the film, ...
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Vacationers on a Resort Beach

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a beach and houses that line the shore. People sit on the beach, and a woman in the foreground wades in the water.
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Playland -- The Bathing Beach

Date: 1928
Description: People sunbathe on the beach at Playland while others swim in the surf. A turreted building decorated with flags is in the background. Caption reads: "The...
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Playland Beach and Boardwalk

Date: 1928
Description: Elevated view of the beach and boardwalk at Playland, crowded with people walking on the boardwalk, sunbathing on the beach and wading in the water. The be...
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Excursion Boats at Playland

Date: 1928
Description: Elevated view from shoreline of excursion boats docked at Playland near a jetty. People walk on the dock to board the boat, and tables shaded by umbrellas ...
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Large City Bridge

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Description: View uphill toward an automobile and a horse-drawn carriage driving down a city bridge while men and women are walking along the sidewalk on the right. Bui...
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Views from Durand

Date: 1910
Description: A group of women and girls, some wearing hats or carrying a parasol, walking along an unpaved street. There is a large canvas tent in the background, with...
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Indian Soldiers Homecoming

Date: 06 19 1919
Description: A gathering of Native American women, some holding flags, to welcome home soldiers returning from WWI on Corpus Christi Day. There are men in the backgroun...
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Eagle Effigy Mound

Date: 07 30 1910
Description: Group of people standing on an eagle effigy mound on State Hospital grounds.
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Cedarburg Woolen Mills

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Description: Exterior view across street toward two industrial buildings. A group of people are gathered in the street in front. Caption reads: "Cedarburg Woolen Mills,...
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Steamer "Ideal" Excursion

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Description: The steamer "Ideal" docked at Fountain City with passengers disembarking. Caption reads: "Steamer 'Ideal' Excursion, Fountain City, Wis."
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Lot Sale on Sub-Division

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Description: View toward a group o people gathered at a vacant lot. There are dwellings in the distance. Caption reads: "Lot Sale on Sub-Division, Granton, Wis."
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Posing at Parasol Lamppost

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Description: Caption reads: "Cambridge, Wis. Girls posing on seat built around lampost [sic] that has sun umbrella over it."
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Helping Child Touch the Lamp Post

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Description: Caption reads: "Cambridge, Wis. Policeman holding child up to let her touch the umbrella on the "lamp post" which is the community's "trade-mark"."
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Dane County Farmers' Market

Date: 09 1984
Description: People are strolling along the sidewalk at the Dane County Farmers' Market on the Capitol Square. Men and women are working at their stands, and vehicles a...
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Dane County Farmers' Market

Date: 10 1993
Description: A vendor weighs vegetables for sale at the Dane County Farmers' Market on the Capitol Square. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the background on the right...

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