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Ed Gein Escorted to State Crime Lab

Date: 11 17 1957
Description: Ed Gein (1906-1984) is escorted by three law enforcement officers to the State Crime Laboratory, 917 University Avenue for lie detector and other tests.
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Grandson Arriving by Airplane to Visit Grandparents

Date: 07 26 1950
Description: Ricky Pollock of Arlington, Virginia, steps off the plane at the Madison airport for a visit with his grandparents, Charles and Anna Pollock.
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Young Lumber Mechanics

Date: 1921
Description: Group portrait of timber mechanics outdoors at the Forest Products Laboratory.
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Snow Study of Main Hall

Date: 03 30 1900
Description: Winter scene near Main Hall (Bascom Hall) drive on the University of Wisconsin campus. View looking uphill towards two men standing on and near a sidewalk....
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Men Ice Skating on Lake Monona

Date: 1897
Description: Men ice skating on Lake Monona, with two young boys. Other skaters are behind them, and the far shoreline is in the background.
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Disaster Command Post at the Capitol

Date: 04 23 1965
Description: Governor Warren Knowles' Command Post, located in the Capitol, was called into action after tornadoes struck southern Wisconsin. It serves as the disaster ...
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The Weather Channel

Date: 06 2014
Description: A Sony T.V. is sitting on top of a speaker in front of two windows with window blinds. On the screen, a man wearing a suit is standing in front of a screen...
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WMTV Weatherman Paul Ekern

Date: 05 28 1953
Description: WMTV weatherman Paul Ekern is standing and pointing to a weather map in front of a WMTV television camera.
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34th Annual Golf

Date: 06 02 1953
Description: Two men in formal dress standing beside a block of ice which is imbedded with two small golf clubs and two golf balls and a sign that reads: "34th Annual".
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Weather Bureau Operation at Truax Field Control Tower

Date: 12 22 1953
Description: Chief of weather operations, L.A. Joos, is on the telephone, while W.C. Williamson is standing at a slanted desk checking one of several weather maps. They...
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Men with Shovels and Dynamite — Brittingham Project

Date: 1954
Description: Six men are posing around a patch of dirt, and snow is on the ground. Five of the men are holding shovels, and one man is lighting what appears to be a pro...

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