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Deering Harvesting Machinery Advertising Poster

Date: 1915
Description: Advertising poster with inset color illustrations showing Deering brand reapers, mowers, grain binders and dump rakes. Includes an illustration of four old...
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Playing Cards

Date: 05 10 1955
Description: Members of a musician's union playing cards together.
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Relaxing in the Barber Chair

Date: 06 1971
Description: Barber Mike Godsell sitting back and relaxing in his shop.
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Ellen Sabin

Date: 11 29 1945
Description: Miss Ellen C. Sabin, president emerita of Milwaukee-Downer College, on her 95th birthday. Miss Sabin was one of America's most eminent woman in the field o...
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Ferdinand Heim

Date: 05 24 1948
Description: Outdoor portrait of Ferdinand Heim, long-time resident of rural Middleton.
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Elie Wiesel

Date: 09 2006
Description: Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and author, takes a break during a long day of presentations at Viterbo University.
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Elderly Ho-Chunk Woman and Ho-Chunk Girl Posing Near Lodge

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Description: An elderly Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting and holding a cane, and a Ho-Chunk girl standing next to her, are outside the closed doorway of a Ho-Chunk lodge i...
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Robert "Bob" Mahnke Celebrates Eightieth Birthday

Date: 03 17 1951
Description: Robert "Bob" Mahnke of 1155 Williamson Street admires a special birthday card signed by 127 of his fellow employees at the Gisholt Machine Company, where h...
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Alice Kent Trimpey

Date: 1930
Description: A portrait of the photographer's wife, Alice Kent Trimpey, sitting. Mrs. Trimpey was an authority on antiques and antique dolls.
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Charles F. Kirwin

Date: 04 08 1952
Description: Portrait of Charles F. Kirwin in celebration of his 87th birthday. At the age of 87, Charles had been a resident of Madison for 52 years. He was an employe...
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Muir Knoll Dedication Ceremony

Date: 06 18 1918
Description: Dedication ceremony for Muir Knoll on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Judge Milton S. Griswold is speaking at flag-draped podium, and a ...
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One-Hundred Year Old Madison Resident

Date: 07 03 1952
Description: Alba Knight sitting on the porch of his residence at 20 South Broom Street. He is about to turn one-hundred years old. He came to Wisconsin from Maine when...
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Pyramid Supper Club — Interior

Date: 11 19 1999
Description: "Our waitress at the Pyramid was Patricia 'George' Butch. She explained that 28 years ago, when she applied for the job, there was already an employee name...
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Flashback Rustic Saloon — Interior

Date: 07 14 2000
Description: "Waiting on us at the Flashback Rustic Saloon is Bonnie Gonyo."
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Port Hotel — Interior

Date: 02 08 2002
Description: "Deb, our waitress, posed with us at The Port Hotel, in Port Washington, WI." From left to right; John Bodden, Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, Deb, Ralph Widmer, an...
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JD's Fieldhouse — Interior

Date: 02 14 2003
Description: "Breanna joined Shirley when we visited JD's Fieldhouse in Caledonia."
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Trip's Wild Life Bar and Grill — Interior

Date: 08 29 2003
Description: "Our waitress, Megan, joined us when we dined at Trip's in Pipe."
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Jim Widmer — The Marsh Inn

Date: 04 30 2010
Description: Jim Widmer photographing the exterior of The Marsh Inn for his fish fry series. Andy Kraushaar photographed Widmer at work on his documentary project. Krau...
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Otto F Schultz

Date: 1962
Description: Otto F. Schultz, at age 81, uses the same tools his father used in his blacksmith shop.
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Hope Nursing Home

Date: 06 1994
Description: "Ossie Reimer of Lomira with his dog, Rusty, entertains patients at Hope Nursing Home."

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