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Men with Plow

Date: 1873
Description: Group portrait of men gathered in a farmyard, posed behind two plows. The plow in front has Argyle, Wisc. from Michalson Implement Company inscribed on the...
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Boy Scouts Troop #20

Date: 05 09 1945
Description: Group portrait of Boy Scouts Troop #20 at Christ Presbyterian Church, 124 Wisconsin Avenue.
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Birthday Party Group

Date: 02 26 1944
Description: Group portrait of 14 young men taken in a living room at a birthday party (for Connie J. Lewis ?), with a dog, and four of the young men holding puppies. P...
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Marian Dolan 4-H Champion

Date: 11 18 1931
Description: Marian Dolan, of the Maple Knoll 4-H club north of Sun Prairie, 1931 National 4-H champion, sitting at the piano.
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Tonyawatha House

Date: 1879
Description: A group of men posing in the yard of the Tonyawatha House, later the Tonyawatha Spring Hotel, with paddles and carpentry tools. The hotel is a frame bracke...
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Addison and Sarah White's Home

Date: 1876
Description: Riley, Springdale Township, Dane Co. Four men and four women around a table in yard in front of two-story Greek Revival frame house with a Madison Mutual s...
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Reverend Peter Andreas Rasmussen Entertains

Date: 1878
Description: The Reverend Peter Andreas Rasmussen (1829-1898) on the right, his wife Ragnhild Holland Rasmussen on the left and some visiting gentlemen, no doubt Luther...
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May Queen Crowning, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church

Date: 05 26 1947
Description: Interior of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 West Johnson Street, May Queen (Virgin Mary) crowning ceremony. Shows the coronation Queen accompanied by th...
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Bradt Store

Date: 1925
Description: The Bradt Store, later destroyed by fire. A person is standing in front of the store.
Postcard

Young Girl Holding Rose

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young girl standing on a chair, holding a rose in her hand. The young girl's hair is pulled...
Postcard

Girl with Certificate

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of young girl with a scroll on a table, probably a graduation diploma. She is wearing all white and has a fa...
Drawing

Waterfront on the Grounds of Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 1863
Description: View of the shoreline on the Walker Castle grounds. Two men are boating while a young boy fishes from the shore.
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Central High School Musicians

Date: 05 20 1948
Description: Central high school musicians pose while rehearsing for a city wide concert by the bands, orchestras and choruses of East, West, Central and Wisconsin high...
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West Side Garden Club Flower Show

Date: 05 24 1948
Description: West Side Garden Club junior hostesses, left to right: Carol Ann Watson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Watson, 721 Seneca Place; Virginia Pochmann, daug...
Postcard

Carolyn Zander Ziegler on Her Graduation

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait of Carolyn Zander Ziegler on the occasion of her graduation. She is standing and is wearing a white ...
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YWCA Winter Activities

Date: 01 04 1950
Description: Instructor Patricia Patterson, 621 North Frances Street, teaches the correct technique for the side stroke to Alice Well, 2 Langdon Street, who is seated o...
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Outdoor Dinner Party

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Description: View down table of people at a large, outdoor dinner party. They are dining near the Blue Mound Church.
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Outdoor Family Portrait

Date: 1918
Description: A family poses for a portrait outdoors in front of their house. The eight individuals gather around a table on their front lawn for the photograph. Caption...
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Wisconsin High School Boy's Basketball Team

Date: 11 21 1950
Description: Four members of the Wisconsin High School basketball team, in uniform, posing for a group portrait. They are, left to right: Richard, Koch, Mike Woldenber,...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Winners

Date: 07 22 1951
Description: Five of the winners in the Soap Box Derby competition pose with their prizes. Left to right are Billy McFarland, Darlington, winner of the best upholstery ...

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