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Children at the State School for the Blind

Date: 1893
Description: Students and adults of the State School for the Blind pose for a group portrait in front of the building.
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Boy Scout Sled Race

Date: 01 24 1953
Description: Group of boy scouts lined up for Klondike Derby sled race, where the boys pulled the sleds, on Monona Golf Course. Nearly 300 scouts from the Dane County a...
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Crowd Ice Skating in Park

Date: 1915
Description: Crowd ice skating in a park, possibly Kosciuszko Park.
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Logging Camp Crew

Date: 1905
Description: Logging crew posed in snow at a logging camp.
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Pedestrians on Street Near Fire

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Description: A large cloud of smoke blankets the end of the road, and snow covers the ground. Pedestrians are the sidewalks. A woman is running across the street, and a...
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Family in the Snow

Date: 1920
Description: Winter scene with a man, two boys, and two girls standing in the snow outside a two-story brick building, possibly in the town of Vaudreuil.
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Portrait of John and Harry Swallow

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Description: Two Ho-Chunk men posing standing in front of a wooden building, with a reed lodge in the far background on snow-covered ground. The younger man on the left...
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Boy Scouts Klondike Derby

Date: 01 13 1952
Description: Dr. David Williams, center left, looks over first aid equipment prior to the Boy Scouts Klondike Derby at Glenway Golf Course. In the background are other ...
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Ski Tow

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Description: Several skiers are pulled up a snow-covered hill by a ski tow while several others wait in line and another skier looks on from the hill.
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School Class at Merrimac

Date: 1890
Description: A large class stands outside a school. Front row, left to right: Stella Nuzum, unknown, unknown, unknown, Mabel Devlin, Mary Devlin, unknown, Alice Odekirk...
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Young Man and Dog

Date: 1910
Description: A young man and a dog pose on an improvised toboggan run next to the Hotz residence. The photograph was taken from an upper story window; a porch roof is i...
Postcard

Logging

Date: 1908
Description: Colorized postcard of loggers posing with logs piled on horse-drawn sleds. Caption reads: "Logging, Athens, Wis."
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Young Lumber Mechanics

Date: 1921
Description: Group portrait of timber mechanics outdoors at the Forest Products Laboratory.
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Young Lumberjacks

Date: 1920
Description: Two timber sawyers standing posed with their tools in a forest. Both men wear heavy mittens, and the man on the left is carrying a saw across his left shou...
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John F. Kennedy Speaks in Hillsboro

Date: 03 25 1960
Description: John F. Kennedy outdoors with a group of Hillsboro students and residents after a campaign speech. A man on the left is taking a group photo with a camera....
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Winter Street Scene; Merchants Hotel

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Description: Outdoor view of a boy posing standing on a sled pulled by a dog on a snow-covered and muddy street. Location identified as in front of the Merchant's Hotel...
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Jackson County Bank

Date: 1912
Description: View across snow-covered street towards a group of men and one boy standing in front of the Jackson County Bank, located at the southwest corner of Main an...
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Vandrieul

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Description: Outdoor view of a group of a large group of people gathered along a trench. Snow is on the ground, and buildings are in the background. Several of the men ...
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Demonstrators at the Democratic Presidential Debate

Date: 02 11 2016
Description: People holding up signs supporting Hillary Clinton amongst a group of anti-Hillary demonstrators posing with their signs.
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Collecting Maple Sap

Date: 04 09 1971
Description: A youth, dressed in red hat and sweatshirt, plaid pants, and brown work boots, is pouring maple sap from a bag into a metal bucket. In the background a man...

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