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Log Drive on Wisconsin River

Date: 1913
Description: Eight men are in a boat driving logs down the Wisconsin River.
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Oxen and Prairie Schooner

Date: 08 1948
Description: Oxen and prairie schooner owned by Charles Ward, Wisconsin Dells, on display for a passing crowd at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition.
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Weary Fairgoers

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Description: Two weary fairgoers catch a nap on a convenient bench at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
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Compass Training

Date: 1937
Description: Probably Native Americans receiving instructions on compass use for Wisconsin Land Economic Inventory.
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Crowds at the Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of crowds at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Group at Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets Convention

Date: 06 1963
Description: Group portrait of men and woman at a Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets convention. Names, (l to r): Mildred Breedlove, Nevada; August Derleth, Wisconsin writer...
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Wisconsin Dells With Excursion Boat

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Description: Elevated panoramic view of the Wisconsin River shoreline in the Wisconsin Dells. There is an excursion boat, The Dell Queen, visible in the lower le...
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State Assembly Audience

Date: 1947
Description: Audience at a session of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
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Crowds at Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 1900
Description: Crowds gather at games and other attractions at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Wisconsin Colonization Company Farm

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Description: View across road of a woman standing by a fence at Wisconsin Colonization Company Farm in northern Wisconsin. There is a farm building to the right and sev...
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Filming a Family Eating Lunch

Date: 08 1948
Description: A man films a family as they sit at a picnic table and eat lunch at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition.
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State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library Reading Room

Date: 1914
Description: View of the Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room with people studying at tables.
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Works Projects Administration at the Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 1938
Description: Fair-goers stand in line to enter the W.P.A. Exhibit tent at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Wisconsin State Employment Service Interior

Date: 1919
Description: Interior of the Milwaukee office of the Wisconsin State Employment Service, with applicants for work.
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Nurses at Wisconsin Orthopedic Hospital

Date: 11 06 1947
Description: Two nurses feeding infants at the Wisconsin Orthopedic Hospital, 1415 Linden Drive.
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Interior of Wisconsin State Employment Service

Date: 1912
Description: Interior of an office of the Wisconsin State Employment Service, with applicants for work, and officials.
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University of Wisconsin Farm and Home Week

Date: 02 03 1948
Description: Elizabeth Davies (left), Baraboo, president of the Wisconsin Home Agents' association, talking to Mary Baldwin, wife of the Dean of the University of Wisco...
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Sheep Shearing

Date: 08 1948
Description: Two men sheering sheep on a stage surrounded by a crowd of fair-goers, possibly in a competition at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition.
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View from Grandstand

Date: 08 1948
Description: View from behind of crowd at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition grandstand watching motorcycles line up before a race. In the background are tents as well...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Commencement

Date: 06 19 1948
Description: Elevated view of the stage at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Commencement ceremonies in the Field House.

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