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Barn Raising

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Description: Barn raising. The foundation is constructed from local fieldstone or "pudding stone," found in the nearby fields. A large group of men are is posing holdin...
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Milking machine

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Description: Man in hat posing with milking machine.
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Stephen Girard Statue

Date: 1897
Description: Bronze statue honoring the banker and philanthropist Stephen Girard that stands next to the City Hall. A small portion of its facade forms the background ...
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Down on the Farm

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Description: A farm scene, with a farmer and cattle near wooden and stone farm buildings. Caption reads: "'Down on the Farm' Braman, PA."
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Mowrer-Cole Wedding

Date: 04 28 1939
Description: The wedding of journalist Richard Scott Mowrer of the "Chicago Daily News" (hat in hand) and Rosemund Emily Cole in Rome, Italy. Mowrer had just been expel...
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Hong Kong Harbor Scene

Date: 09 1951
Description: The large, ornamental office building of Thomas Cook and Sons on the waterfront in Hong Kong. The firm was one of the oldest and largest travel companies i...
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United Public Workers Parade/Demonstration

Date: 07 13 1946
Description: Part of a United Public Workers parade/demonstration on a downtown city street. A horse-drawn wagon carries some participants. Parade signs read "No Swivel...
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United Public Workers Parade/Demonstration

Date: 07 13 1946
Description: A United Public Workers parade/demonstration from an adjacent sidewalk. The line of participants including a horse-drawn wagon stretches into the distance....
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Cupola Construction

Date: 06 10 1997
Description: "A cupola is added to the Historic White Limestone School in Mayville."
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State Historical Society Building Under Construction

Date: 05 31 1898
Description: Cyanotype elevated view across Langdon Street from the Red Gym of the Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters under construction.
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Truck Pulling Float with Giant Turkey

Date: 11 25 1976
Description: Thanksgiving Day Parade, either Macy's Parade in Manhattan, New York, or Gimbels' Parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A red and white International Harve...
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Wisconsin Thematic Panel 750-757

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Description: Some towering hand-made genius had fighting words to sell
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Wisconsin Capitol after 1904 Fire

Date: 1904
Description: Men working on the reconstruction of the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol (third in Madison) after the 1904 fire.
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Shore Road Vans

Date: 04 27 1929
Description: View across street towards a man sitting in the driver's seat of a truck parked along a curb. The signs painted on the side of the truck read: "Shore Road,...
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Family Posed with Implements for Farming

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Description: Family posing outdoors with implements for farming near a large, stone building. Location: France.

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