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Wisconsin - Iowa Football Game

Date: 11 17 1951
Description: The fathers of Wisconsin football players (wearing the same numbers as their sons) lined up on the field for pre-game ceremonies before the "Dad's Day" gam...
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Gustav Willms holding his twin daughters

Date: 1894
Description: Gustav Willms (c. 1854-1917) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, seated outdoors holding twin daughters Marge and Emma (b. December 27, 1893), who are wearing dresses...
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George Little & Son Leaving Madison

Date: 04 14 1932
Description: George Little, former University of Wisconsin athletic director, and son George Jr., leaving Madison, at railroad station.
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Empty Stocking Club Donation

Date: 12 12 1960
Description: Kimball Dyer, holding his daughter Meg, hands a check from the Madison Sports Car Club to Sally Hoeveler for the Wisconsin State Journal's on Empty ...
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Ski Jumpers

Date: 01 02 1955
Description: Ingvar Arneson, Sr. (left) and his 19-year-old son, Ingvar Jr., both of Wisconsin Rapids, were among the jumpers taking part in the Blackhawk Ski Club jump...
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First Dutch Settlers

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Description: Dutch family posing outside their log home with two horses.
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Sue Carolyn Renk

Date: 06 18 1958
Description: Sue Carolyn Renk, dressed in a graduation gown and cap, receives her diploma from the hands of her father, Wilbur Renk, president of the Board of Regents o...
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Sweeney Family Baseball Team

Date: 06 10 1958
Description: Raymond E. Sweeney with his nine sons.
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Annual Farm and Home Week

Date: 02 05 1957
Description: Kenneth Zeismer of Fall River holding his son Jimmy during the annual University of Wisconsin's Farm and Home Week.
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County Clerk's Office

Date: 1910
Description: Elmer S. Hall and his daughter, Olive Hall, in the County Clerk's office.
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Presenting the Key to Wade House

Date: 06 06 1953
Description: Ruth DeYoung Kohler II, presents the key to Wade House to Dr. William McKern, of the Wisconsin State Historical Society. The century-old stagecoach inn and...
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Regatta Judges

Date: 1930
Description: Four well-dressed gentlemen stand on a pier. A description of the photograph written by Ernst Schmidt reads: "This picture was undoubtedly taken at the 193...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 07 28 1957
Description: Van Steiner, winner of the 1957 Madison Soap Box Derby, holding the trophy. Left to right: Larry Steiner, father of the winner; Don Knowles, general manage...
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Quinney Family

Date: 1941
Description: Bridget, Floyd, Katherine (Kate), Earl (Richard) and Ralph Quinney with visiting friends in front of their family's farmhouse.
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Outdoor Group Portrait of European American Family

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Description: Outdoor portrait of an unidentified family group. The man is holding an infant in his arms, and near him on the right is a woman standing, and wearing a st...
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Richard Quinney's Wheelbarrow Ride

Date: 1935
Description: Baby Richard Quinney rides on a full wheelbarrow pushed by his father, Floyd Quinney, across the farmyard.
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Grain Cutting

Date: 1944
Description: Richard and Ralph Quinney, posing for a photo with their father, Floyd Quinney with corn knives and a scythe.
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Studio Group Portrait of European American Family

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Description: Studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified family group posing sitting. The man on the right has a moustache and is holding a ...
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Grain Wagon

Date: 1944
Description: Richard and Ralph Quinney with their father, Floyd Quinney, riding in the back of a horse-drawn grain wagon in the farmyard.
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Outdoor Cooking

Date: 06 09 1954
Description: K.P. Buchholtz serves his four children hamburgers cooked on an outdoor grill. They are, from left, Kay, 9; Emily, 7; Paula, 4; and Louis, 3.

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