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William H. Noland

Date: 07 04 1876
Description: Studio portrait of "Professor" William H. Noland in costume as leader of the Mock Parade, or "Horribles". He was a barber, musician, chiropodist, and publi...
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Farmall Tractors in Texas Centennial Parade

Date: 06 06 1936
Description: Farmall F-12 tractors pulling parade floats at the Texas Centennial.
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Abraham Lincoln Portrait and Impersonator

Date: 10 28 1931
Description: Abraham Lincoln impersonator, Charles E. Bull, of Hollywood, California, and Jesse S. Meyers, commander of the Madison G.A.R. post, stand in front of a por...
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Abraham Lincoln's Funeral in Chicago

Date: 05 01 1865
Description: Albumen print of Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession. Thirty-six maidens in white surround Lincoln's hearse as it passes through the funeral arch, probabl...
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Meinhardt Raabe as Little Oscar with Wienermobile

Date: 07 01 1955
Description: Meinhardt Raabe, dressed as Little Oscar, receiving the key to the city of Wisconsin Dells, while standing in front of the Wienermobile. Written on the key...
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Madison Cub Scouts Pack 309, Den 5

Date: 05 06 1948
Description: Members of Madison Cub Scouts Pack 309, Den 5, Lapham School, perform Indian dances for their parents, part of a project on Indian life and customs. Pictur...
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Cub Scout Party

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Description: Santa Claus handing out presents at a Christmas party for Wisconsin Rapids Cub Scouts.
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Knights of Columbus - Zor Shrine Softball Show

Date: 07 04 1948
Description: Group portrait of the Knights of Columbus softball team, and clowns, at the Knights of Columbus - Zor Shrine Softball Show at Breese Stevens Field.
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Knights of Columbus - Zor Shrine Softball Show

Date: 08 04 1948
Description: Five clowns and two police officers, with Joseph L. "Roundy" Coughlin on a stretcher, at the Knights of Columbus - Zor Shrine Softball Show at Breese Steve...
Postcard

Singer Advertising Card- Hungarian Man

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of a man in "native" Hungarian costume, posing with a Singer sewing machine and a large, decorative costume. Part of a "Costumes of A...
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Children Dressed as Nurses

Date: 1917
Description: Outdoor portrait of three girls dressed as Red Cross nurses and a boy with a bandage on his head. One girl holds a U.S. flag.
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Woman in Traffic Officer Costume

Date: 12 13 1937
Description: A woman stands in front of a white backdrop holding a baton. She is wearing a traffic officer costume with a hat and boots for an International Harvester C...
Poster

Virginia Historical Pageant

Date: 1922
Description: An original colored lithograph advertising the Virginia Historical Pageant, held in Richmond, VA, May 22-28, 1922. Featuring the Henry Day Lowry Metropolit...
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Ramon Novarro in Scene Still

Date: 1922
Description: Ramon Novarro on a motion picture set dressed as a French army officer, perhaps from Mr. Barnes of New York.
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Publicity Portrait of Ramon Novarro in Character

Date: 1922
Description: Publicity portrait of Ramon Novarro in costume for the role of Rupert of Hentzau in The Prisoner of Zenda (MGM 1922). Novarro autographed this Hoove...
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Cub Scout Den Activities

Date: 01 07 1952
Description: A group of Cub Scouts and their den mother Betty Smith look on as David Hill, in Native American costume (left), does a dance and Gary Lang beats a drum.
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Scott's Showboat

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Description: A band sits on the deck of Scott's Showboat, designed in 1932 by Ray Scott Sr., while floating near a dock on Lake Oquaga. The men are dressed in nautical ...
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Madison Bicycle Safety Week Parade

Date: 07 22 1952
Description: Fourteen-year old Darlene Kripps, center, is the winner of the award for best costume and decorated bike in the Bicycle Safety Week parade. Standing at her...
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Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, Alan Hale, and Arthur Kennedy in "Desperate Journey"

Date: 1942
Description: Actors Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, Alan Hale, and Arthur Kennedy in a scene from the Warner Brothers' film "Desperate Journey."
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Ronald Reagan as Capt. David Farrgut in Death Valley Days

Date: 1952
Description: Ronald Reagan stars as Capt. David Farragut in "The Battle of San Francisco Bay," an episode of Death Valley Days. Reagan holds a pocket watch in on...

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