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State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1960
Description: The State Historical Society of Wisconsin building and grounds after a snowstorm. State Street is on the far left, with Bascom Hill in the background.
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Drawbridge

Date: 1960
Description: Drawbridge over the Wisconsin River with the lift mechanism on the left.
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St. John's Military Academy

Date: 1960
Description: The clock tower at St. John's Military Academy, framed by snow-covered branches.
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January Frosting

Date: 1960
Description: Rock formation, Devil's Doorway, in the snow. In the background Devil's Lake is frozen and bluffs are in the background.
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Sugar Bush

Date: 1960
Description: Steam and smoke billow as a man is boiling maple syrup on the Harvey Blue farm.
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Halo

Date: 1960
Description: A circular contrail forming a halo behind a silhouetted church steeple. Power lines are in the background.
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Patience and Fortitude

Date: 1960
Description: Man and boy in silhouette ice fishing on Lake Winnebago.
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Wild Rice Harvest

Date: 1960
Description: An Ojibwa woman, Francis Mike, harvesting wild rice in a boat on Totogatic Lake.
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Old Lead Trail

Date: 1960
Description: A man is running his dog on a trail in an old lead mining area. The trees are bare and fallen leaves are covering the ground.
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Fisherman's Boardwalk

Date: 1960
Description: View of a crowd of people lined up fishing side by side on long pier. A railroad bridge, with a tanker car, is in the background.
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Christmas Tree on Bascom Hill

Date: 1960
Description: Elevated view looking east from Lincoln Terrace on Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is in the foreground and...
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Women Assembling Valentine Decoration

Date: 1960
Description: Two women are assembling a large paper valentine decoration. One woman stands on a ladder in front of a fireplace working on the top of the decoration, whi...
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Behnke's Grocery

Date: 1960
Description: William Behnke selling out after 60 years as the neighborhood grocer at North Avenue and 29th Street. There are four people behind the counter, and custome...
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Coffee Shop

Date: 05 1960
Description: Two women serving coffee to customers at a coffee shop. Richland Center, Wisconsin.
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Cha-Cha-Cha

Date: 1961
Description: A Prairie Chicken performing his Booming Dance.
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Ice on Old Man River

Date: 1961
Description: People ice fishing on the frozen Mississippi River. Hills can be seen on the shoreline in the background.
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Snow Mantle

Date: 1961
Description: A narrow stream running under trees. The trees and banks are covered with fresh snow.
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The Brewery and the Brewer

Date: 1961
Description: Elevated view of the brewing kettles at the Pabst Brewery. A brewery worker is walking up the stairs in between the kettles.
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Parting for Progress

Date: 1961
Description: Two automobiles driving on a highway cutting between two halves of a rock outcropping. The rock was blasted to build the road.
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Tannenbaum

Date: 1961
Description: A man and a boy are dragging the Christmas tree they just cut down through the snow. The boy is carrying the ax. They are dressed warmly and the man is wea...

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