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Dam Dedication Ceremony

Date: 07 06 1937
Description: Dedication ceremony for the dam on the St. Croix River that is now part of the Gordon Dam County Park. Construction on this dam was begun as a WPA project...
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Celebration on the Pecatonica River

Date: 05 17
Description: A crowd of people gather on the banks of a river. Behind them, a band plays on a boat in the river.
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Christmas Greeting Card

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Description: Christmas greeting card depicting the Benton-Franklin Inter-county bridge over the Columbia River connecting Kennewick and Pasco, Washington. A riverboat a...
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Syl and Papa on Easter Morning

Date: 04 04 1901
Description: Syl and his father on Easter morning stand outdoors near trees in front of a small blanket set with eggs, candy, and a toy bunny and pig. In the background...
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Mrs. Woshbun with Group at Table

Date: 06 15 1901
Description: View from across lawn of Mrs. Woshbun with other women sitting around a table on a deck built on the edge of a hill overlooking a river. There are also roc...
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Christmas Greeting Card

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Description: A Christmas greeting card featuring a view of the city, including a bridge over the Clark Fork river, numerous industrial-style buildings, and telephone po...
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River, Cemetery, and Farms

Date: 02 16 1978
Description: "The long lens compresses this view from the frozen Rock River in the foreground, the Catholic cemetery, and the Haag farm buildings in the distance."
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Memorial Day

Date: 1968
Description: "Memorial Day."
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Memorial Day Parade

Date: 1966
Description: "American Legion Post 270 celebrates Memorial Day."
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Memorial Day Parade

Date: 1966
Description: American Legion Post 270 celebrates Memorial Day.
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U.S.S. Wisconsin

Date: 1957
Description: U.S.S. Wisconsin docked on the Hudson River at Norfolk, during decommissioning ceremonies.
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Parade

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Description: Elevated view of a parade in downtown Theresa.
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Memorial Day

Date: 1968
Description: "American Legion Post 270 members assemble on the bridge on Memorial Day."
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Nighttime View of the Mayville Park Pavilion

Date: 09 1957
Description: Loehrke/Zastrow wedding. The Mayville Park Pavilion is reflected in the Rock River.
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Memorial Day

Date: 1976
Description: On Memorial Day American Legion Member Oliver Krueger drops a wreath into the Rock River.
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Easter Egg Hunt

Date: 04 1999
Description: With Shirley Widmer looking on, Chelsey and Logan Wilz and Parker and Carly Hren count their Easter eggs.
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unidentified Man next to Tree

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Description: View towards a shoreline where a man is facing away while urinating on a tree along a riverbank. Buildings are on the opposite side of the river and canoes...
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Marquette Historic Marker

Date: 06 30 1957
Description: View across lawn towards a crowd, with costumed participants dressed as Native Americans, fur traders, and Jacques Marquette, at the dedication of the Marq...
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Doc Washes Jack's Face

Date: 08 1916
Description: Doc Copeland helps Jack wash off the toothpaste by dipping Jack's face in the Chippewa River.
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Doc and Jack

Date: 08 1916
Description: Another view of Doc Copeland dipping Jack's face in the Chippewa River to wash off the toothpaste.

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