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W.M. Smith and W.H.D. on a Log

Date: 07 1895
Description: Two men, W.M. Smith and W.H.D., rest on a large log over Little Bear Creek.
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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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Man Reading in Living Room

Date: 1912
Description: Otto G. Ansorge sits in his home on Lake Avenue and reads. Ansorge was a jeweler and band director in Winneconne.
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Dr. Joseph Smith

Date: 1913
Description: Dr. Joseph Smith reads at his desk in his office in the Wisconsin Valley Trust Building.
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Eigthtieth Birthday Celebration

Date: 12 1913
Description: Eightieth birthday celebration for Harriet Millard Smith, mother-in-law to Dr. Joseph Smith. The family is gathered around the dinning room table, which is...
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Charles E. Broughton Delivering Election Returns

Date: 11 08 1932
Description: Charles E. Broughton delivering election returns over WHBL.
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Two Men in Store

Date: 1937
Description: Two men talking in an auto parts store. One man is behind the counter wearing eyeglasses and holding a box, the other man is wearing a hat and leaning on t...
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Frog Jumping Contest

Date: 04 18 1944
Description: Group of boys gather around a frog at a frog jumping contest.
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Elderly Couple Smelling Herbs

Date: 04 18 1945
Description: Elderly couple standing in a room with dried herbs hanging from the rafters, and bottles on a shelf in the background. The man is smelling dried herbs in a...
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Perfume Factory

Date: 07 1945
Description: View from side of women sitting in a row working on an assembly line in a perfume factory.
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Loan Collection Day

Date: 1947
Description: Loan collection day at the Memorial Union. Paintings were loaned to students for exhibition.
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Adults Playing Bingo

Date: 1948
Description: Young boy watching adults playing bingo.
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Employees at a Snack Bar

Date: 1948
Description: Group portrait of four snack bar employees, one woman and four men, standing behind a counter. Behind them are shelves with a display of candy in boxes. S...
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Anticipation

Date: 1950
Description: Two young boys observing as an older man is tightening a bolt on the tiller of a sailboat. Tools and other objects are hanging on the wall behind them.
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Touch Football

Date: 09 1950
Description: Students playing a game of touch football on a dirt field at Norbert College. One team is wearing shirts with "Inmates" printed on the front, other shirts ...
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Wisconsin Farm Kitchen

Date: 1951
Description: Lawrence Sherman sitting in a chair by the window, reading the paper in his farm kitchen. On the left is a Jungers Model E stove with kettles and a teapot....
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Precious Sight

Date: 09 1952
Description: A lens grinder working with specialized equipment in a lab.
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Making Cornish Pasties in a Small Restaurant

Date: 1953
Description: Three women stand at a table while making Cornish pasties in the kitchen of a small restaurant.
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Badger Village Star Gazer, Man with Homemade Telescope

Date: 1955
Description: Interior portrait of a man sitting at a kitchen table adjusting his homemade telescope. His wife is washing dishes behind him. Open shelves on the wall dis...
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Bee Careful

Date: 1955
Description: Robert E Bodoh, the photographer's son-in-law removes a swarm of bees from a pine tree branch. He is placing the swarm in a bag.

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