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Steamboat "John C. Mann"

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Description: The steamboat "John C. Mann" on drydock.
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Lighted Jack-o-Lanterns

Date: 10 31 1986
Description: Parents with children at a carved pumpkin, or jack-o-lantern, display on lawn on Halloween night.
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Revelers Celebrating the End of Prohibition

Date: 1933
Description: Men and women celebrating the end of Prohibition, around a table with bottles of various alcoholic beverages. They are holding a sign that reads: "In Compl...
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McCormick Daisy Reaper at Paris Exposition

Date: 1900
Description: McCormick Daisy reaper on display in the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company exhibit at the Paris Exposition in France.
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Barn Fire

Date: 05 12
Description: Spectators watch at night as intense flames burn a barn down to its stone foundation.
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International Harvester Dealership in Russia

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior of an International Harvester dealership building in Barnaul, Russia. The street outside the dealership is snow-covered. A hay rake and a plow are...
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Woman Peeling Potatoes in front of TV

Date: 1956
Description: "All To Myself" brochure for the NBC Matinee Theater with a woman sitting front of the television peeling potatoes with her shoes off. There is an outline ...
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William H. Upham

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Description: A signed head and shoulders portrait of William H. Upham, Republican, the 18th Governor of Wisconsin.
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Robert M. La Follette, Jr. and his father, Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1924
Description: Portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., on the right, in discussion with his son, Robert M. La Follette, Jr. This photograph was taken during the same yea...
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San Xavier Mission Church Interior

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Description: An interior view, showing the altar area, of the San Xavier Del Bac Mission church, near Tucson.
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San Xavier Mission Church Interior

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Description: An interior view, showing the altar area, of the San Xavier Del Bac Mission church, near Tucson.
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St. Peter's Episcopal Church

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of St. Peter's Episcopal Church.
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August Derleth at His Desk

Date: 1942
Description: Author August Derleth surrounded by books at his desk.
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Bowlers at Milwaukee Auditorium

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Description: An audience watches bowlers at Milwaukee Auditorium. There is a Statue of Liberty replica in the seating area.
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McCormick Mower in Field

Date: 1900
Description: A man is using two horses to pull a McCormick mower through a field, probably in or around Boston. Piles of what appear to be hay are in the background.
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Moline-Universal Tractor Specifications

Date: 1919
Description: Advertisement for the Moline-Universal Model D tractor featuring a color illustration of the machine and a listing of its specifications.
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Lyman Draper on a Collecting Trip

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Description: Watercolor painting depicting Lyman C. Draper, first Secretary of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, riding a horse on a trip to collect historical...
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Walking Land Dredge

Date: 1920
Description: Mobile “walking” land dredge. A few men in work clothes stand posing at the front of the dredge, and four other men wearing suits pose in the suspended dre...
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Portrait of Vernon Thomson

Date: 04 13 1954
Description: Casual portrait of Vernon Thomson seated at his desk in the State Capitol. A map of Wisconsin is mounted on the wall behind his desk. Thomson served as the...
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Overturned Sail Canoe

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Description: View across water towards a man working to turn a sail canoe, rolled over onto its left side, upright. The canoe has two sails, is dark-colored, and has a ...

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