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Gesell Family Burlesque

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Description: The Gesell family in costume with broom, sword, and other props for a humorous picture. Family members identified as follows: Gerhard Jr. (drinking from pi...
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Harold McCormick and his Children at Walnut Grove Farm

Date: 1922
Description: Harold F. McCormick (with cup) and his children, left to right: Muriel, Harold, Jr. and Mathilde at the Walnut Grove farm in Rockbridge County.
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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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Girl Scouts at Camp Brandenburg

Date: 07 23 1945
Description: Four girl scouts and a camp counselor starting a fire in a camp fireplace as they start to prepare dinner at Camp Brandenburg near Springfield Corners. Pi...
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Ground Breaking At Our Lady, Queen of Peace Parish

Date: 07 18 1948
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor, in vestments, turning the first shovel of dirt for the building that will contain the parish auditorium and six classrooms on t...
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Family in Yard

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Description: A young boy is mowing the lawn, while two women and a man are posing in the yard and on the porch of a two-story house.
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Children at Corn Germination Lesson

Date: 1913
Description: Class of children gathered outdoors around a table for a corn germination lesson. Original caption reads: "after the rag dolls are prepared they are immers...
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"Rag Doll" Testing

Date: 1913
Description: Class of girls and teacher running a seed germination test ("rag-doll" test) in the classroom. The class is standing around a table, and are using a pail t...
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Baker's Dozen Bread Club

Date: 07 1923
Description: Miss Marilla Zearling demonstrating a bread-making technique to members of the Baker's Dozen Bread Club.
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Woman and Young Girl Canning Beans

Date: 1926
Description: Woman and young girl working in a kitchen canning beans. The girl is standing at the sink running a faucet while the woman is seated at a table using a bea...
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University of Wisconsin Tent Colony

Date: 07 15 1954
Description: Professor J. Duke Elkow and his family stand at their "summer home" at the University of Wisconsin tent colony on Lake Mendota.
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Husking and Silking Corn

Date: 07 1926
Description: A woman and a girl sitting at a table, husking and silking corn at the Harvester Farm. The image is one of a series illustrating canning methods.
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Canning Peaches

Date: 07 23 1926
Description: A woman preparing peaches for canning. She appears to be shaking her finger at a young boy as he reaches for a peach. This scene occurred on the Harvester ...
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Old and New School Building

Date: 1924
Description: Children play on makeshift seesaws created from construction materials outside the old schoolhouse.
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Catholic Junior League Car Wash

Date: 09 01 1956
Description: Four members of the Catholic Junior League polishing a car at George's Service Station, 5990 Monona Drive during an all-girl car wash at Madison service st...
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Family in Front of House

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Description: View of group of people posing in a yard. A man is sitting surrounded by a woman, young girl and boy, and an older boy. The young girl is holding a hat and...
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People Posing in Front of Log Farmhouse

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Description: View across yard towards a group of eight people posing in front of a log house. On the left two young women are standing near an older woman, who is sitti...
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Joy Camps Beaver Point Trip

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Description: Page from Sue Ann Hackett Blue Album displaying several photographs of a trip to Beaver Point. Includes campers packing a canoe alongside a dock, campers s...
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Camp Craft at Joy Camps

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Description: Page from Sue Ann Hackett Blue Album displaying scenes of Joy Camps camp craft activities during Beaver Point trip. Includes fires and lashings, campers ea...
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More Scenes from Lake Katherine Trip

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Description: Page from Sue Ann Hackett Blue Album displaying three photographs from the Lake Katherine trip. Includes campers grouped around a campsite, some sitting in...

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