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Polio Shot Time

Date: 11 15 1955
Description: All seven siblings in the Marnell family lining up for their polio inoculations.
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Christmas Greetings from the Bryntesons

Date: 1970
Description: Photo holiday greeting card of the Brynteson family. Four portraits show the various members of the family, including a dog.
Postcard

A Girl and Boy Dressed as Nurse and Soldier

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a girl dressed as a nurse and a boy dressed as a soldier standing in front of a painted backdrop. He holds a rifle and she i...
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Children's Ward

Date: 1920
Description: Light from a large window brightens the children's ward at Madison General Hospital. A nurse in cap and uniform stands in the left foreground. A young gi...
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Boy Standing at Gate

Date: 1910
Description: Hand-colored portrait of a boy standing in the arch of a decorative iron gate holding the door open with his right hand and holding a hand fan and handkerc...
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Nukewatch Classroom

Date: 07 1986
Description: A boy in a classroom wears a red necktie with his school uniform. Other children stand around him also wearing red neckties.
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Children Outside of Rosedale Playground

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Description: A group of African American children are standing outside the Rosedale Playground. Most of the children have their backs to the camera, including a woman s...
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Kilbourn City

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Description: View down platform, with railroad cars on the left, towards the Kilbourn railroad station. A crowd is standing along the platform. On the right is a lawn a...
Postcard

First Lesson in Wrestling

Date: 1936
Description: Text on front reads: "First Lesson in Wrestling, Camp Highlands, on Plum Lake, Sayner, Wisconsin." A teacher begins a class in wrestling with a group of st...

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