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Bleak November

Date: 1950
Description: View from shoreline towards two men in a canoe near Birch Point on Little Elkhart Lake. The day is overcast. Around the point is another man in a boat, and...
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Street Scene After a Sleet Storm

Date: 01 1950
Description: View of the 110 block of West Doty Street after a sleet storm. Cars are parked at the meters on the curb and a woman stands next to a car. The Baskerville ...
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Fire Fighters Douse Flames Downtown

Date: 04 15 1950
Description: Fire fighters from neighboring communities help put out at a nighttime fire in the downtown business district.
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Peony Farm

Date: 06 1950
Description: Three well-dressed women are walking past a peony farm.
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First Fishing

Date: 1951
Description: First fishing near Vilas Park on Murphy's Creek (now known as Wingra Creek.) Many people are set up to fish on both sides of the tree-lined banks.
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Skiing near Greenbush

Date: 1951
Description: Winter scene with skiers getting ready to push off, with bundled-up observers looking on in the foreground.
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Spring Spraying

Date: 1952
Description: Farmer spraying a fruit tree in blossom.
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First Flowers

Date: 1955
Description: Olbrich Gardens viewed through the tulip garden towards Lake Monona. Two women and a man are walking on the sidewalk towards an open structure.
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Zesto Malt Shop

Date: 1956
Description: Waiter making a malt in the Zesto Malt Shop at 658 State Street.
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Shopping on the Capitol Square

Date: 1956
Description: Several people peer into a storefront window on Capitol Square. This window shopping is perhaps in preparation for the Christmas holiday.
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Family Dinner

Date: 1956
Description: The Ernst G. Kerns family, with Edna, Nancy, Ernest, and Maribeth sitting at a table.
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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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Wisconsin Air National Guard F-102

Date: 11 08 1956
Description: The first F-102 jet arrives at Truax Field.
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State High School Basketball Tournament

Date: 1957
Description: A player attempts a shot at the Wisconsin State high school basketball tournament, held in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House.
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Cheerleaders Rally the Crowd

Date: 1957
Description: Spectators at a high school basketball game are urged to support the team by jumping cheerleaders.
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Road America Race

Date: 1957
Description: Spectators near the grandstand at the Road America sports car race.
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Night Ballet

Date: 1957
Description: Two ballerinas looking out towards the audience are dancing on a stage, with a spotlight outlining them with light. The dancer on the right is holding an u...
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Polka Party

Date: 1957
Description: A crowd gathers to watch men and women dance the polka at the Verona Legion Hall. A man plays a banjo in the background.
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Rainy Day on State Street

Date: 09 12 1961
Description: People cross a State Street intersection in the rain. The College Barber Shop and a Steak House is on the other side of the street.
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Wisconsin's 32nd Infantry Division Returns

Date: 12 21 1961
Description: Wisconsin's 32nd Division returns to Madison from Fort Lewis, Washington, on holiday leave.

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