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Skywriting Advertisement for Cigarettes

Date: 1923
Description: Advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes that shows the product name being written as a smoke trail above New York City. The campaign was devised for the...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Date: 1944
Description: President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the rain during his presidential reelection campaign.
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Wisconsin Rotunda at World's Fair

Date: 1964
Description: Construction begins of the Wisconsin Rotunda at the New York World's Fair. Principals of the project are standing in a group, and include Michael Pender, W...
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Main Street in Winter

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Description: A view of Main Street after a snow storm. A horse-drawn vehicle can be seen making its way down the street and tall buildings line the snow-filled street. ...
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Snow-Covered Road and Tree

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Description: A view of a snow-covered road featuring a large oak tree and a fence to one side of the road.
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Old Lighthouse

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Description: View toward a man standing in front of the Barcelona Lighthouse, believed to be the oldest existing structure of its kind on the Great Lakes. The lighthous...
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Dog Sledding

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Description: A seven husky dog sled team rests in a snowy field while a woman in a blanket and fur-lined parka sits on the sled. Wooded hills are in the background.
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Log Jam

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Description: Elevated view of a log jam in the middle of the river. Logs are stuck on a small sandbar in the foreground. Trees are on both sides of the water, and house...
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Cross Country Skiing

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Description: View of cross country skiers. View features skiers on a wooded snow-covered path. The path has trees on both sides.
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Family in front of a Lodge

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Description: A family with skiing equipment stands in front of a lodge in winter. View features a large multi-story lodge with many windows and evergreen trees.
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Skiing In Deep Powder

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Description: View of a skier making a high turn while skiing in deep powder. View features a snow-covered slope with trees in the background.
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Toboggan Slide

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Description: Groups of people ride sleds down a toboggan slide. People at the bottom of the hill are watching from both sides of the slide.
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Eymard Seminary Ice Hockey

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Description: A group of boys from Eymard Seminary wearing ice skates and winter dress while holding hockey sticks.
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Eymard Seminary Outdoor Handball Alleys

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Description: People play handball in wooden alleys at Eymard Seminary. A forested area stands in the background and snow covers the ground around the handball court.
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Building a Snowman

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Description: A group of people build a snowman while standing near a stone wall which has boots placed upon it. A wooded area is in the background.
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George P. Merrill Dinner Menu

Date: 12 15 1888
Description: Menu page and back cover for a "Dinner tendered Geo. P. Merrill by Chas. H. Wheeler," with a handwritten menu with wines and spirits in red, and colored pe...
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Ethnology Building

Date: 1901
Description: Well-dressed men and women are strolling the wet pavement at the Pan American Exposition in front of the Ethnology Building. Some people are standing on th...
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Portrait of Barbara Holt

Date: 1929
Description: Barbara Holt is standing on snow, stretching her arms up, with a Buick automobile in the background. She is wearing winter clothes, including three-buckle ...

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