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Beach Scene

Date: 08 30 1953
Description: View from the beach of people swimming, playing in the sand, and sunbathing.
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Children at Play in Rural Setting

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Description: Children and a few adults (possibly teachers) hold hands in a circle while other children stand by or swing under a tree in a rural setting. Horse-drawn ca...
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Mother and Children Play on House Steps

Date: 1920
Description: Mother and her four children playing on the steps of a house. The children are playing with blocks, dolls and a stuffed animal.
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Children in Play Group

Date: 10 27 1932
Description: Eight children and one adult at play around a sandbox at Dr. Arnold S. and Lora Z. Jackson home, 1901 Adams Street. Children are Ruth Davis at the left, El...
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Unitarian Meeting House Nursery School

Date: 06 28 1951
Description: Children playing outside the nursery school classroom at the First Unitarian Society meeting house while teachers are watching. The building was designed b...
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Unitarian Meeting House Nursery School

Date: 06 28 1951
Description: Children playing outside the nursery school classroom at the First Unitarian Society Meeting House. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Mrs. Joseph P. O'Brien with Her Two Daughters

Date: 05 28 1945
Description: Mrs. Joseph P. O'Brien, 1627 Jefferson Street, with her two daughters, playing in Vilas Park. Pictured left to right: Sharon Anne 2 1/2, and Mary Kay 1, wh...
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University of Wisconsin Tent Colony

Date: 07 18 1946
Description: Seven children playing in the sandbox with one adult at the University of Wisconsin Tent Colony, also known as Camp Gallistella on the south shore of Lake ...
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Eagle Heights Kids on Swings

Date: 09 24 1948
Description: Five children with one adult are shown playing on swings at Eagle Heights, a University of Wisconsin-Madison housing development built for faculty families...
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Cassville Campgrounds

Date: 1905
Description: Children and adults at picnic campground owned by Gus Klindt near Cassville.
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At the Beach

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Description: A woman and three children, all wearing hats, dresses, and shorts, are at the beach, playing in the sand. Two of the children have toy buckets. Behind them...
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Women Sitting In Park

Date: 1910
Description: View looking down hill towards two ladies sitting on a park bench. They are looking down the hill which is surrounded by trees, watching children playing n...
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Girls in Running Race

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Description: Five young girls in skirts and dresses running. In the background, a crowd is watching the race.
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Woman Doing Laundry in Alabama

Date: 04 29 1935
Description: A woman outdoors next to a house standing over a large, black pot, possibly doing laundry. Four children are playing around the woman near the entrance.
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Looking Through Car Interior

Date: 07 08 1956
Description: View from the interior of a car looking out of the passenger window. A woman is sitting on the passenger side of the car. A boy standing outside is looking...
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University Faculty Houses in Eagle Heights

Date: 07 21 1949
Description: Mrs. H.E. Colbert supervises her daughter, Bonita, and Susan Hickey, both 2 years old, as they play in a sand pile at one of the play areas with wooden blo...
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Three Teenagers Playing on Sidewalk

Date: 02 28 1987
Description: Stephanie Johnson (from left), 16, Chanell Biami, 15, and Letesa Evans, 16, played a childhood game Friday after seeing their little sisters playing a rope...
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Play Director Organizing Game

Date: 1915
Description: A play director wearing a hat and long dress is organizing a game with a group of children, mostly girls wearing dresses, one of which is holding a ball. T...
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A Stone Fight

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Description: Children having a stone fight in an unpaved alley or street in an underprivileged neighborhood. Some of the boys are holding trash can lids as protection, ...
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Children Playing in front of Porch

Date: 09 1939
Description: View from road of a group of seven children playing in front of a house and on the porch, while a woman holding a bag of groceries walks past on the sidewa...

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