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Downriver from Grand Avenue Bridge

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Description: Schooners docked on river. The view is downriver from the Grand Avenue Bridge.
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr., as University Student

Date: 1879
Description: Stereograph portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., taken during his senior year at the University of Wisconsin.
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A Picnic in the Woods

Date: 05 22 1907
Description: A group of girls eating and drinking in a college dormitory (?). The title "A Picnic In The Woods" was scratched into the emulsion of the original glass pl...
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Map Kiosk at Copper Falls State Park

Date: 1939
Description: Man looking at a map of Copper Falls State Park, which is on display to assist visitors.
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The "Milwaukee" Sidewheel

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Description: The sidewheel passenger and freight, "Milwaukee," at Dewey Hill, Grand Haven, Michigan, at the Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway depot.
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The Thistle by a Landing

Date: 1900
Description: The sternwheel excursion, Thistle, by a landing. Passengers wait on shore. Previously named J.H. Crawford. The Thistle ran between Oshkosh and Omro, WI vi...
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The Thistle on the Fox River

Date: 1905
Description: The sternwheel excursion, Thistle on the Fox River, Wisconsin. Previously named J.H. Crawford.
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Passengers on the Thistle

Date: 1900
Description: Side view of the sternwheel excursion, Thistle with her decks full of passengers. Previously named J.H. Crawford. The Thistle ran betw...
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The "Vernie Mac" at Taylor Falls

Date: 1900
Description: A fire fighter's excursion on the "Vernie Mac" at a landing near Taylor Falls on the St. Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Excursion barge is a...
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Sybil Hanks and Family

Date: 06 07 1880
Description: Formal studio portrait of Sybil P. Hanks, her two sisters, DeWitt Ramsey, and another man.
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Red Pine Plantation

Date: 06 1948
Description: Ranger Jack Zimmerman in 10-year-old Red Pine Plantation near Blackwell in Nicolet National Forest.
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Female Pharmacy Students

Date: 1930
Description: View of several female students in a pharmacy laboratory class. Included are A. Herman, L.E. McDermott, N. Evans, and Dottie.
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John D. Rockefeller

Date: 1904
Description: Waist-up portrait of John D. Rockefeller.
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Cornfield in Early Snow

Date: 11 06 1960
Description: A corner of a cornfield in an early snow.
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Silage Processing Equipment Truck

Date: 07 24 1960
Description: A mobile silage processing equipment truck owned by the Black Earth Farm Service company.
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J.A. Van Cleve

Date: 1890
Description: Portrait of J.A. Van Cleve, Regent of the University of Wisconsin who helped supervise the construction of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin buildi...
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Iwo Jima Medical Facilities

Date: 03 1945
Description: Medical facilities, Iwo Jima plus nine. This image is one of many taken by Milwaukee photographer Dickey Chapelle in the aftermath of the landing at Iwo J...
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Blood Transport

Date: 03 1945
Description: Loading crates of blood at Falalop Island. This image is one of many taken by Milwaukee photographer Dickey Chapelle that document the care of the wounded...
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"Bumpsy" Anthony, Circus Clown

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Description: Circus clown, "Bumpsy" Anthony, stands in front of a tent.
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Circus Performers

Date: 1935
Description: Circus performer Harriet Hodgini, sits on the gate of a truck helping Otto Griebling, a circus clown, apply his makeup.

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