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Group Posing on Ice Skates

Date: 1901
Description: Winter scene with four women, a man and a child, all well-dressed, posing on the ice wearing ice skates. Other skaters are behind them. Caption reads: "Syl...
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Two Men on a Bench

Date: 1903
Description: Carl Bohnsack (left) and August Marquardt sitting on a bench outside a jewelry store. They are wearing hats and suits. Pocket watches are on display in the...
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Sauk City Humanist Ladies Aid

Date: 1905
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Sauk City Humanist Ladies Aid. Standing left to right: Mrs. Crusius, Mrs. Kuoni, Mrs. Mueller, O. Meyer, Mrs. Schmiedhofer. S...
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Postmistress Mrs. Lathrop

Date: 1919
Description: Postmistress Mrs. Lathrop poses next to Harold Russell's airplane. This plane was the first to land on Madeline Island.
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Men Having a Picnic

Date: 06 1927
Description: Edward J. Rickers with UW nightwatchman "Gramps," on a Lake Mendota outing. They are seated on the grass together with a picnic lunch and a campfire. There...
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Holiday Shopper

Date: 1976
Description: Elderly man pulling a sled loaded with packages and bags. He is wearing a plaid coat. His dog is sniffing the snow. Trees cover a snow covered berm in the ...
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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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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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