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Pomp and Circumstance

Date: 1977
Description: Grade school children are pretending their diplomas are binoculars in a graduation ceremony. They are wearing hand made robes, and caps with a pom pom inst...
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Granite Quarry

Date: 1977
Description: Elevated view across a granite quarry looking west, with Buffalo Lake in the background. Buildings of the town are between the quarry and the lake, and a p...
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Country Store

Date: 1977
Description: A teenage girl is walking up cement steps to a sidewalk in front of a country store and Post Office. An American flag is flying from a column in the foregr...
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Cold Cream

Date: 01 1977
Description: Close-up of a child in a knitted balaclava and mittens licking an ice cream cone.
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Brotherly Love

Date: 01 1977
Description: A boy is blowing warm air on his little brother's hands to warm them up. They are standing on ice at James Madison Park. In the background are boats pulled...
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Contemplation

Date: 07 1977
Description: Downtown scene of a man seated on concrete steps leading down to water. He is surrounded by tall buildings.
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Farmstead Under Large Tree

Date: 08 1977
Description: A farmstead under a large tree, with fields and wooded hills in the background.
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Mrs. Gilbert Ward Selling Honey

Date: 11 22 1977
Description: Mrs. Gilbert Ward waiting for honey customers along Highway 501. Jars of honey are displayed on a blanket on the hood of her car.
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Harvest's End

Date: 1978
Description: A vegetable seller waiting with her produce behind an old stove.
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Party Crasher

Date: 1978
Description: A raccoon is clinging to the protective grillwork of a screen door, peering into a house.
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Wisconsin Pioneer

Date: 1978
Description: An older woman is splitting wood on a farm. She is wearing a dress and apron.
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Spectators' Sport

Date: 1978
Description: Boys playing cards in the stands at a basketball game.
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Penny-A-Point

Date: 1978
Description: A group of senior citizens, all men, playing cards at a picnic table in an outdoor setting.
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Out for the Season

Date: 1978
Description: A young man is sitting on a football in the grass with his head down resting on his arms which are crossed over his knees.
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Precarious Perch

Date: 1978
Description: A girl is riding her bike through a puddle created by melting snow. She is holding her feet up off the pedals, away from the splashing water.
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Vacation Fleet

Date: 06 1978
Description: Elevated view of boats moored to a dock at a marina on the Mississippi River in early summer make an interesting pattern. There is a person walking on the ...
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Patriotic Observance

Date: 07 1978
Description: A crowd of people gather for Flag Day on Wilson Street. Many have their hands on their hearts.
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Two Children on a Horse

Date: 1979
Description: A teenager and a younger child riding a horse together.
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Boys Playing Hockey

Date: 1979
Description: Two boys playing hockey on a skating rink.
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Demon Frolicking with Football

Date: 1979
Description: A boy dressed as a demon with a cape and holding a football is running in front of a brick wall.

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