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Aerial View of Indianapolis Works

Date: 1953
Description: Aerial view of Indianapolis Works, an International Harvester engine factory.
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Francke at Conference

Date: 1953
Description: Donald Francke, representing the American Association of Pharmacy, stands to the right of one of the officers from the British Pharmaceutical Association a...
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Reading the Story of the Nativity

Date: 1953
Description: Two young children relax in their pajamas while reading "A Child's Story of the Nativity."
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Aerial View of Williamson / Jenifer Streets

Date: 1953
Description: Aerial view looking southeast over Madison's near east side. The Eagles Club at 1236 Jenifer Street / 1221 Williamson Street is under construction in the ...
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Wonewoc, Wisconsin

Date: 1953
Description: Aerial view of Wonewoc with hills or bluffs in the foreground on the right.
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Wonewoc

Date: 1953
Description: An aerial view of Wonewoc showing central businesses and a railroad.
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La Crosse and Mississippi River

Date: 1953
Description: Aerial view of La Crosse and the Mississippi River. In the foreground is the new bridge as of 1953.
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Taliesin

Date: 1953
Description: Aerial view of Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's residence and architectural school complex. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green, Wisconsin.
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Rock with Petroglyphs

Date: 1953
Description: Stone displaying ancient writing. The rock was on the grounds of International Harvester's Phoenix Proving Grounds. Opened in 1947, the proving ground was...
Photograph

Aerial Photo of Phoenix Proving Ground

Date: 1953
Description: Aerial view of International Harvester's Phoenix Proving Ground. Opened in 1947, the proving ground was used by International Harvester through the 1970's ...
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Phoenix Proving Ground

Date: 1953
Description: Bird's-eye view of International Harvester's Phoenix Proving Ground. Opened in 1947, the proving ground was used by International Harvester through the 197...
Book or Pamphlet

Anti-Communist Literature

Date: 1953
Description: "It Can Happen Here," a pamphlet distributed by the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade. The CACC was founded by Fred C. Schwartz in 1953, the peak of the ant...
Photograph

Aerial View of Lincoln Memorial Drive

Date: 1953
Description: Aerial view looking north from the foot of Milwaukee's main thoroughfare, Wisconsin Avenue. Lincoln Memorial Drive winds its way along the lagoon in Juneau...
Print

Akron Soap Box Derby

Date: 1953
Description: Ticket for the All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio, held on August 9, 1953. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Steiner and their two sons of Argyle, Wisconsin, a...
Print

Merry Christmas the Q.J. O'Sullivans

Date: 1953
Description: Photographic holiday card from the Q.J. O'Sullivan family. The children of the family are outdoors and are all dressed in winter clothes. Two of the childr...
Print

Merry Christmas, The Schroepfers

Date: 1953
Description: Photographic holiday card of the Schroepfer family. They are gathered around the father seated in an armchair. The mother stands behind the chair. Four bro...
Photograph

Filming a Prescribed Prairie Burn

Date: 1953
Description: Disney film crew in UW-Madison Arboretum's Curtis Prairie filming a prescribed burn.
Print

Hansen's Scandia Restaurant Menu

Date: 1953
Description: Front and back of one-page menu from the Scandia Restaurant, with a whimsical cartoon map rendering by Hakon Mielche of the Scandinavian countries and the ...
Photograph

Garfield School Students

Date: 1953
Description: Outdoor group portrait of first through eighth grade students. Most of the students hold books. One holds a chalk board reading Garfield [School], Racine C...
Manuscript

Wisconsin State Fair Letterhead

Date: 1953
Description: Letterhead of the Wisconsin State Fair, with fair information in fonts of varying sizes and styles, as well as red and blue bars on the left-hand side of t...

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