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Crowd Watching Fireworks at Vilas Park

Date: 07 04 1950
Description: Thousands watch firework starbursts at Vilas Park on Tuesday Night.
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Italian "Fourth of July" Celebration

Date: 1919
Description: A large group of children and adults are standing outside the Wisconsin State Capitol building, many holding American flags. Some members in the foreground...
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Four Children with Bicycles

Date: 07 04 1964
Description: Three children, and a toddler in a stroller, pose at the edge of the street in front of the Faber home at 5706 Dogwood Place, Madison, Wisconsin. A decorat...
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Shorewood July 4th Fire Dept competition

Date: 07 04 1950
Description: Firemen add a little horseplay to their water fight competition.
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Fourth of July Barbecue

Date: 07 04 1899
Description: Fourth of July Barbecue in Menomonie arranged by the citizens and inspected by J.H. Stout. Thirteen quarters of beef were roasted and 8000 pints of soup se...
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Fourth of July Activities

Date: 07 04 1961
Description: M.M. (Dusty) Rhodes barbecues chicken outdoors as his daughter watches.
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Capitol Steps Dancers

Date: 1900
Description: The Fourth of July "living flag" created by costumed dancers from the Kehl Dance Studio, a school founded in Madison by Frederick W. Kehl in 1898. The Capi...
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Saint Julien Billiard Rooms

Date: 1872
Description: Exterior elevated view of the Saint Julien Billiard Rooms on Main Street on the Fourth of July.
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Westmorland 4th of July Kids Parade

Date: 07 04 1950
Description: Mary Elolen Statz, Mary Jo Pankow, and Chester Rideout pose for a portrait in costume on their decorated bikes.
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Fireworks at Vilas Park

Date: 07 04 1950
Description: One of a series of firework photographs taken at Vilas Park.
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Fourth of July Activities

Date: 07 04 1961
Description: A couple watching a man play tennis at the Tenney Park tennis court.
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Fireworks

Date: 07 1973
Description: Aerial view of fireworks over Lake Michigan. Boats are moored in the harbor for a good view.
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Independence Day

Date: 06 1968
Description: An older gentleman with a handlebar mustache is handing out American flags to Cub Scouts. Several Scouts are drinking bottles of soda pop.
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A.P. Johnson Tavern on Independence Day

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Description: View from street towards a man and two women sitting in front of a storefront decorated with patriotic streamers. The woman on the left is holding a hand f...
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Fourth of July Activities

Date: 07 04 1961
Description: Two young children walking in the children's parade at the Crestwood Neighborhood Fourth of July celebration.
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Fourth of July Activities

Date: 07 04 1961
Description: A crowd of children, adults, balloons, and bicycles is present at the Fourth of July celebration at Westmorland Park.
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Fourth of July Parade

Date: 07 04 1964
Description: Children on bikes in Madison's Crestwood neighborhood July 4th parade. In the center is Peter W. Faber (1959-2007) wearing a Mexican cowboy costume, origi...
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Three Children with Bikes

Date: 07 04 1964
Description: Two children with a tricycle and a bicycle, and one boy in a Mexican cowboy costume, pose at the edge of the street in front of a home, next to a mailbox. ...
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Three Boys with Fireworks

Date: 07 04 1902
Description: Three boys holding fireworks stand near a tent or open-sided awning in a backyard near a house.
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Shorewood 4th of July Celebration

Date: 06 04 1950
Description: Seven children in costume who participated in one of the most colorful 4th of July parades in village history pose for a portrait on a lawn.

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