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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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Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Man Outdoors

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Description: Portrait of a Ho-Chunk man posing standing on snowy ground in front of pine trees. He is wearing a suit and tie and is holding a cap in his right hand.
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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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Winter Hearse

Date: 1918
Description: Outdoor portrait in front of a building of two men standing in the snow with a decoratively carved winter hearse complete with curtains. The driver and the...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 522-531

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Description: It's a day for celebration, just to be so cheering glad and everyone to know
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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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John F. Kennedy Speaks in Hillsboro

Date: 03 25 1960
Description: John F. Kennedy outdoors with a group of Hillsboro students and residents after a campaign speech. A man on the left is taking a group photo with a camera....
Photograph

Studio Portrait of European American Family

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of an unidentified family. A man and woman are posing sitting, both holding a child, with a girl posing standing between them, and a...
Photograph

Oakes Family

Date: 1910
Description: Bundled up in winter clothes, the Oakes Family poses outside the family home on the front walk. Snow covers the ground. The group includes (left to right):...
Photograph

Krauses, Kruegers, and Goetsches

Date: 1900
Description: Members of the Krause, Krueger, and Goetsch families standing in the snow with arms linked together. A dog sits to the left, and hats and scarves are lying...
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Krauses, Kruegers, and Goetsches

Date: 1900
Description: Members of the Krause, Krueger, and Goetsch families stand together in the snow with arms linked.
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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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Horse and Cutter

Date: 1901
Description: Winter scene with Joseph Langenbach sitting in a horse-drawn cutter (sleigh) at the end of the snowy driveway. In the background is a fence and a U.S. Mail...
Postcard

Harold McCormick and Daughters

Date: 1914
Description: Harold McCormick and his two young daughters pose on a sled/sledge in front of a painted background.
Photograph

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 ...
Photograph

Frederick J. Turner

Date: 1924
Description: Outdoor portrait of Frederick J. Turner wearing an overcoat and standing in the snow. Location is 7 Phillips Place, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Photograph

Learning to Select Good Horses

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of a Native American man holding the lead of a horse as it is evaluated by another man, possibly Joseph Wojta, who is wearing a hat and long ...
Photograph

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...
Drawing

Invitation to Ice Chippers Gathering

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Description: Invitation for Ice Chippers in black ink, white tempura and blue paint on orange card. It is a drawing of Gene Beckman in a black hooded winter coat, kneel...

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