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Farm Family with Implements

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Description: A stonecutter, a cooper or smith (identified by the tools of their trade) and a girl with a pail are standing on the left in contrast to a group of ladies ...
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Family with Two Daughters

Date: 1874
Description: Group portrait of a husband, wife and two daughters, whose dresses are of different designs but made of the same plaid fabric. They are posed in front of a...
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Mother Reading to Children

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Description: A mother reads to her two children outdoors.
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Madison Youth Council Movie Makers

Date: 11 11 1947
Description: Four members of Madison Youth Council are shown lounging around a movie camera in a woodland setting. They were making a movie, "Make Way for Youth".
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Children Posing with Nun

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Description: Studio portrait of three children with flower bouquets in front of a painted backdrop. One boy is seated and two girls are standing. All of the children ar...
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Girl with Certificate

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of young girl with a scroll on a table, probably a graduation diploma. She is wearing all white and has a fa...
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Girls on Their Graduation

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of two girls on the occasion of their graduation. They are dressed in white dresses with bows in their hair, cor...
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Viola and Clarence Joss Graduation

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of Viola and Clarence Joss on the occasion of their graduation. Each of them holds a rolled diploma in their lef...
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Rose Worringer on Her Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a seated studio portrait of Rose Worringer on the occasion of her First Communion. She has a decorative bouquet of flowers pinned ...
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Harold F. McCormick with 4-H Award Winner

Date: 12 30 1935
Description: Harold F. McCormick and William E. Hamilton sitting at a table at a 4-H Club award event. The original caption reads: "Harold F. McCormick, Chairman of the...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 07 24 1949
Description: Pierre Slightam (right), winner of the 11th annual Madison Soap Box Derby, is congratulated by Warren Jollymore, director of the Wisconsin State Journal...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Winners

Date: 07 24 1949
Description: Madison Soap Box Derby Sportsmanship Award winners with County Traffic Officer, Charles O'Brien, presenting awards to Dickie Wold of LaFarge and Frank Bryl...
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Girls Standing near Bookmobile

Date: 08 30 1938
Description: Three girls stand at the entrance of the Superior Bookmobile (an International truck) holding books. A child playing tennis is in the background. The origi...
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Montgomery Ward Bicycle Safety Parade Costume Winners

Date: 06 27 1950
Description: Girl costume winners in the Montgomery Ward Bicycle Safety Parade pose for a portrait with their bikes on a football field. Pictured left to right are: Mar...
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Montgomery Ward Bicycle Safety Parade Costume Winners

Date: 06 27 1950
Description: Boy costume winners in the Montgomery Ward Bicycle Safety Parade pose for a portrait with their bikes on a football field. Pictured left to right are: Jon...
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Syl Carving his Name in Tree

Date: 03 10 1902
Description: Syl, wearing a sailor suit and cap, carves his name into a tree. To the left is a deck suspended over a steep hill. Below is a lake or river.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Winners

Date: 07 22 1951
Description: Five of the winners in the Soap Box Derby competition pose with their prizes. Left to right are Billy McFarland, Darlington, winner of the best upholstery ...
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Demonstration for Alfalfa Planting

Date: 1913
Description: Men seated near public speaker demonstrating proper cultivation of alfalfa. Original caption reads: "This scene was taken during the Alfalfa Campaign in Du...
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Library at Washington Irving High School

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Description: Interior of the library at Washington Irving High School, built in 1913 and designed b C.B.J. Snyder. Students study at tables and take books from the shel...
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A Merry Xmas

Date: 1881
Description: A black and silver, hand-drawn, pen and ink holiday card with an Asian theme. A woman and a young man are facing each other, and a dried flower and sprig o...

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