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Staying Cool Outside

Date: 06 22 1983
Description: Woman stays cool by sitting in a small plastic pool while pouring cups of water on her head.
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Factory Worker Standing Among Wooden Barrels

Date: 04 03 1919
Description: Factory worker in soiled clothing standing among wooden barrels in a snow-covered factory yard. The man most likely worked at International Harvester's Osb...
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Henry Bigalk and Emil Kuney (Keune)

Date: 1906
Description: Henry Bigalk relaxes in a wheelbarrow holding an axe in his left hand, while Emil Kuney (Keune) is grabbing the wheelbarrow handles as if to transport Biga...
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1908 Ford Touring Car

Date: 05 02 1935
Description: Man with bushy moustache standing next to a 1908 Ford Touring Car in a farm yard.
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Boy Dressed in Native American Clothing

Date: 1925
Description: A boy is standing at the entrance to a teepee. He is dressed in Native American clothing, and is holding an axe.
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Kolb-Young Wedding

Date: 07 16 1946
Description: Outdoor portrait of the Kolb-Young wedding, with the bride Dorthy E. Kolb, wearing her mother's wedding dress, and the groom Claude A. Young.
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Krueger Children with Bicycles

Date: 09 1910
Description: The Krueger twins, Jennie and Edgar, age 11, posing with their bicycles.
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Weighing Kittens

Date: 07 1905
Description: Edgar and Jennie Krueger outdoors in the yard. Edgar is sitting on a concrete planter holding a kitten in his lap. Jennie is kneeling in the grass weighing...
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Winifred Bundy and Bill Morgan

Date: 08 04 1946
Description: Winifred Bundy, secretary of the School of Music at UW-Madison, and her uncle, Bill Morgan. Both recorded for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
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Singers Posing Outdoors

Date: 08 08 1946
Description: Possibly Adelord Joseph Vanasse (b. 1877?) and Stanilaus Phaneuf (b. 1869), singers who recorded for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
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Two Male Singers

Date: 08 11 1946
Description: Unidentified man and Orrin Olson (b. 1911?), singers of Swedish songs who recorded for Helene Stratman-Thomas.
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Costumed Children

Date: 07 02 1944
Description: A girl and boy in costume for a Fourth of July parade in the Westmoorland neighborhood. From left to right are Thomas Hammill, son of Mr. and Mrs. William ...
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Robert Burkhalter and his Telescope

Date: 07 20 1945
Description: Robert Burkhalter, a life Boy Scout member of Troop 5, standing next to the telescope he built and mounted in his backyard, 105 Cambridge Road, Shorewood H...
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Cary Bass and Grandmother

Date: 1900
Description: Cary Bass and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. M. Lorinda Bass, sitting on the front porch of the Bass family home at 207 Clay Street.
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Cary Bass Posing with Hoop

Date: 1900
Description: Cary Bass standing beside the Bass family home at 131 East Montello Street. He is holding a hoop.
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Man and Woman Posing Outdoors

Date: 1921
Description: A man stands next to a woman seated in a rocking chair for an outdoor portrait. The man and woman may be employees or former employees of International Har...
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Children with Snowman

Date: 12 06 1947
Description: Winter scene with Patty Lou Radder (left) and Ricky Radder posing in front of a snowman they built in their front yard at 3125 University Avenue after a sn...
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 15 1948
Description: Soap Box Derby racer Bobby Holmes seated in car outdoors on grass.
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Presbyterian Women's Garden Party

Date: 07 15 1948
Description: Women representing Presbyterian churches of Madison attended the garden party given at the home of Mrs. W.H. Conlin, 739 Farwell Drive, in honor of Mrs. Ho...
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 06 20 1948
Description: Richard Lerwick, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Lerwick, 1813 Helena Street, shown outdoors near a fence posing in his racing car. He is preparing for the So...

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