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Chippewa Indian Deer Hunt

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Description: Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indian deer hunt on snow shoes.
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Storming of Ice Palace by the Grand Army of the Republic

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Description: St. Paul Ice Carnival. Night view of the storming of the palace by the Grand Army of the Republic.
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Storming of Ice Palace by Fire King

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Description: St. Paul Ice Carnival. Night view of the storming of the ice palace by the fire king.
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Storming of Ice Palace by Fire King

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Description: St. Paul Ice Carnival. Night view of the storming of the ice palace by the fire king.
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The Snow-Shoe Dance

Date: 1844
Description: Indian dance on snowshoes. (Plate 14).

"In the northern latitudes of America, where the winters are long and very severe, from the heavy falls of snow wh...

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Boy Scouts Honor Lincoln

Date: 02 11 1947
Description: Madison Boy Scouts and their leader pay tribute to Abraham Lincoln on his birthday by placing a wreath at the foot of the statue on Bascom Hill. Dick Feldt...
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Abraham Lincoln Recognition

Date: 02 10 1950
Description: Rev. O.B. Ransopher of Wisconsin Rapids, president of the Lincoln Fellowship of Wisconsin, placed a wreath at the foot of the Abraham Lincoln statue in fro...
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Flag-Burning Ceremony

Date: 11 11 1995
Description: "Members of Legion Post 270 performed a flag-burning ceremony on Veteran's Day."
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Religious Procession

Date: 1918
Description: View down side of street of a large group of Russians conducting a religious parade through a town. Many of the participants carry large crucifixes and ban...
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Religious Procession

Date: 1918
Description: A large group of Russians conducting a religious parade through a town. The men in the group are carrying the iconography.
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Religious Procession

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of a large group of Russians conducting a religious parade through a town. The men in the group are carrying the iconography. Soldiers in mil...
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New St. James Grade School Opens

Date: 01 05 1959
Description: The American flag is raised on the flagpole in front of the new St.James Catholic grade school on St. James Court. More than 300 pupils stand for the flag ...
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Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial Sunrise Call

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Description: View towards a man wearing ceremonial clothing and a headdress standing on a rock formation with his arms in the air, performing the Sunrise Call of the Zu...
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Praying for Victory

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Description: Orthodox Jewish man from Bukowina praying for victory.
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Cornerstone Laying of B'nai B'rith Hillel Building

Date: 10 1955
Description: Participants attending in a cornerstone laying ceremony for the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation Building located at University of Wisconsin on a rainy day. ...
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Memorial Day Event at Central High School

Date: 05 30 1957
Description: Former Madison resident, 86 year old William Nichols, listening to a talk at the Memorial Day ceremony, located at Central High School because of rain. He ...
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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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