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Beauty Shop

Date: 11 22 1934
Description: Hair stylists wearing the popular Marcel wave hairstyle create new looks for customers at the Marcel Comfy Shoppe, 1917 Winnebago Street near Schenk's Corn...
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House of David Baseball Team Advertisement

Date: 08 25 1936
Description: The "House of David" traveling baseball team advertisement for an upcoming game.
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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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Beer on Tap at the Wisconsin State Fair

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Description: Elevated view of employees and patrons gathered around a beer and sandwich concession stand on the midway at the Wisconsin State Fair, where Gettelman On T...
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Senior Service Girl Scouts

Date: 12 16 1944
Description: Senior Service Girl Scouts of Troop 22 from East High School posing on the stairs after having hung Christmas greens at the USO club. The girls are (left t...
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Chapelle with Arm Band

Date: 03 1942
Description: Dickey Chapelle seated by an open window, wearing the correspondent arm band. Taken at time of her first recognition by the War Department as Look's...
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Buddy's Place

Date: 02 27 1942
Description: Two women pose next to gambling machines at Buddy's Place, in the township of Rib Mountain. The bar operated as a house of prostitution.
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Apostle Islands Tour

Date: 1979
Description: Senator Gaylord Nelson, Dave Obey, and Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus, walk along a beach with a park ranger during a tour of the Apostle Islands. ...
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Crowd near Stage

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A crowd of people, mainly women and girls, have gathered for a Civilian Defense Rally. People lean on the edge of a decorated stage and booths are visible ...
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Craft Class

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Description: Young girls in school uniforms enjoying an outdoor crafting class.
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Lauftenberg Brothers Women's Bowling Team

Date: 03 31 1948
Description: A team portrait of the Lauftenberg Brothers Company women's bowling team at the Lutheran Center.
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New York State Reformatory

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Description: View from stage of the auditorium. Male inmates fill the seats, and a man sits on the stage facing them. Caption reads: "The Auditorium - New York State Re...
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Taking Notes

Date: 10 11 1966
Description: American journalist Esther Van Wagoner Tufty, who covered three wars, taking notes on an interview with Major Kim Pil Dal, a Korean nurse in Vietnam. Capti...
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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.
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My Heart is Shaking Only For You

Date: 1945
Description: Valentine's Day card of a soda fountain with two girls seated on stools in front of the counter and a soda jerk behind. Two puppies are on the floor near t...
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Nurse Taking Patient's Temperature

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Description: A nurse, possibly a student nurse, looks at a thermometer after taking the temperature of a female patient laying in bed.
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Alice in Dairyland

Date: 08 1948
Description: A woman in a uniform places a lei of orchids around Margaret McGuire's neck as she accepts the role of Centennial Queen on a stage at the Wisconsin Centenn...
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Transtar Rose with ATA Roadeo Winners

Date: 1973
Description: Transtar Rose (a.k.a. Bonnie Nelson) poses with ATA Roadeo winners. Original caption reads: "Transtar Rose, known to drivers across America through Interna...
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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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Herold Team of the Milwaukee Turners

Date: 09 21 1886
Description: Twenty-seven young men and George Brosius posing outdoors with sporting equipment. The young men are dressed in short sleeved shirts and pants (possibly an...

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