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Alvin J. Steinkopf

Date: 1962
Description: Informal portrait of Associated Press journalist Alvin J. Steinkopf seated at his desk in the London bureau.
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Bureau of Sewers Dump Truck

Date: 12 01 1937
Description: A man parking an International D-30 dump truck used by the Bureau of Sewers near a river or harbor. On the opposite shore in the background are buildings, ...
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Sarnoff of NBC

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Description: Robert Sarnoff (center), president of NBC, at a social gathering in Tokyo with Cecil Brown, the head of NBC's bureau in Tokyo, and Martha Brown.
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Man Launching a Very Large Kite

Date: 03 30 1933
Description: A man in a field holds a very large kite just prior to launching it. On the kite is painted the number 43 and "Property of the U.S. Weather Bureau." He is ...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Transportation Map : Highways, Railroads, Canals, Air Lanes, and Dredged Channels

Date: 1939
Description: This nine-part map from the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads identifies federal and state highways in Wisconsin by pavement type. County, forest, park, and publ...
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Episcopal Church at Cherry and Madison Streets

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Description: View of church.
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Twelfth Annual Meeting of the Interstate Conference of Employment Security Agencies

Date: 09 28 1948
Description: Robert C. Goodwin, Director of the Bureau of Employment Security, and Arthur J. Altmeyer, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, at the twelfth annu...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Minor Civil Divisions, Towns

Date: 1941
Description: Wisconsin counties, towns, cities, and selected villages, as well as the Menominee Indian Reservation are identified on this U.S. Bureau of the Census map ...
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Menominee Indian "Garters"

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Description: Menominee Indian "garters" made of beads and yarn.
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Miss Gertrude Deniger

Date: 01 03 1934
Description: Portrait of Miss Gertrude Deniger sitting at her desk. She is executive secretary of the Madison division, Wisconsin Transient Bureau, 133 East Wilson Stre...
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Gladys Dieruf Looking at Art Reproduction

Date: 07 28 1950
Description: Gladys Dieruf, UW Extension librarian, looks at one of the arts and crafts reproductions collected by the University of Wisconsin Extension Bureau of Infor...
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Remains of Racetrack

Date: 1930
Description: Remains of the racetrack on the top of Blue Mound.
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Two Police Trucks

Date: 12 30 1926
Description: View across street towards two police trucks parked along the curb near a large brick building. The signs on the side of the trucks reads: "Bureau of Polic...
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Government Truck

Date: 02 21 1928
Description: A man is sitting in the driver's seat of a government truck. The sign painted on the door reads: "Bureau of Fire, Alarm, and Telegraph, F.D.N.Y."
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U.S. Weather Bureau Station

Date: 08 24 1947
Description: Chief meteorologist Rupert J. Batz at his desk at the U.S. Weather Bureau Station at North Hall on University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, is giving out th...
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South Twin Island Fishing Village

Date: 1915
Description: Building, boats, and fish net drying reels on South Twin Island in the Apostle Islands archipelago.
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Main Street

Date: 1948
Description: Scene of crime located at 304 East Main Street.
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Dr. Sylvia Stuessy

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Description: Portrait of Dr. Sylvia Stuessy.
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Credit Bureau of Madison Banquet

Date: 01 26 1949
Description: The 33rd anniversary banquet of the Credit Bureau of Madison held at the Hotel Loraine. Shown are, left to right: H.R. Heberlein, past president; K.W. Haag...
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Washburn Observatory

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Washburn Observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

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