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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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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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Harman Warner and Ethel Walker in Tree

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Description: Harman Warner and Ethel Walker pose in the branches of a broken tree in winter. They are in the backyard, and houses are behind them.
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Three Boys with Wagon in Snow

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Description: Three boys pose outdoors in a field with snow. Two boys, one holding a stick or a whip, are sitting in a miniature wagon. The other boy is standing holding...
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Four Boys in Costumes

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Description: Four boys dressed in Indian costumes sit in a row on the concrete steps to a large porch of a house. A woman wearing an apron is standing on the porch on t...
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Lyle Lilly in Badger Ordnance Motorcyle Police Uniform

Date: 1944
Description: Lyle Lilly (1916-2011) stands in front of his home at 838 Woodrow Street in Madison, Wisconsin. He is wearing his motorcyle police uniform that he wore whi...
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Van Gorden House

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Description: Two men, two women, two girls, and a boy are posing standing in the snow in front of a two-story frame house. The boy is displaying a horse. Possibly the S...
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Eagle Corners School

Date: 1932
Description: Students and their teacher, Gladys Hofseth (back row, far right), pose outside Eagle Corners School. The school is a wood frame building with an enclosed p...
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Dorothy Sunne in Winter Coat and Cap

Date: 1926
Description: Dorothy Sunne (b. 1922) stands on a stump in front of her house. She is wearing a winter coat with a cap, stockings and shoes.
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The Reibe Family

Date: 02 1901
Description: Outdoor winter group portrait of Herman Reibe and his four sisters. Herman is sitting on a log that has been fashioned into a chair, while his four sister...
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Jennie and Edgar Krueger Sledding with Dog

Date: 1904
Description: Winter scene with Edgar Krueger sitting on a sled that is attached to a large dog via a harness. Jennie Krueger is standing behind him. They are in a snow-...
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Jennie and Edgar Skiiing

Date: 1904
Description: Jennie and Edgar Krueger skiing in the front yard of the farm.
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Riding a Dogsled

Date: 1905
Description: Emil Bigalk sitting on a dogsled in the front yard. A St. Bernard is attached to the sled.
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Problem Solved

Date: 01 04 1978
Description: A man on a ladder is using a snow rake to rake his roof. The ladder is propped against the portico of his house. Caption reads: "PROBLEM SOLVED — Homeowner...
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Ready to Go

Date: 1926
Description: Philip George Brumder, youngest child of Herbert P. and Margaret Bouer Brumder, is smiling broadly while posing sitting on a sled, at the top of a slide in...
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Holt and Stroh Cousins at Christmas

Date: 12 25 1918
Description: Wearing his cap, overcoat and boots, Donald Holt is looking at the camera. He is standing by himself on the left with his hands behind his back. Next to Do...
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Winter Sports

Date: 12 1909
Description: Children are playing winter sports, including sledding and snowshoeing, in the backyard. The slide and sleds are made of wood. The snowshoers are holding h...
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Edith Thompson Wedding Picture

Date: 1910
Description: Outdoor wedding portrait of Edith Thompson, second from right, and groom Herman Kamrath. They are flanked by their attendants. The group is standing on a s...

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