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Merrill Springs

Date: 1910
Description: University of Wisconsin summer session students gather at Merrill Springs on Lake Mendota.
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State Street from Bascom Hill

Date: 1896
Description: Tree-lined State Street from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Traffic on State Street includes two well-dressed gentlemen on hors...
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UW Madison Marching Band Practice

Date: 09 12 1979
Description: The University of Wisconsin-Madison band director Mike Leckrone watching the marching band during a practice session.
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Lyle Lilly in Badger Ordnance Motorcyle Police Uniform

Date: 1944
Description: Lyle Lilly (1916-2011) stands in front of his home at 838 Woodrow Street in Madison, Wisconsin. He is wearing his motorcyle police uniform that he wore whi...
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Wisconsin State Journal Midget League Baseball Team

Date: 06 12 1947
Description: Group portrait of Wisconsin State Journal Midget League Baseball Team in uniform. Front row, left to right: Gary Melcher, Tom Miller, Lee Remus, Ch...
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 28 1940
Description: Paul Johnson (left) and James Borden (right) racing down Gorham Street at Madison's (Wisconsin) 1940 soap box derby. They have just left the starting ramp....
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Madison Soap Box Derby Finish Line

Date: 07 28 1957
Description: Finish line on East Washington Avenue of one of the heats at the 1957 Madison Soap Box Derby. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the background.
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Two Children on Sled

Date: 1940
Description: Winter scene with two children on sled in the snow, possibly on Regent Street, Madison, Wisconsin. In the background is a house and yard.
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Children Sledding on North Pinckney Street

Date: 1915
Description: Winter scene with children sledding down 400 block of North Pinckney Street, Madison, Wisconsin, including 10 boys on a coasting bobsled. Three houses are ...
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University Houses Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 30 1950
Description: Cynthia Cottam, age 3 and a half, watches as children participate in a parade of gaily decorated tricycles while costumed as Native Americans, cowboys, and...
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Girl Next to Plank Sidewalk

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a small European American girl posing standing near a wooden walkway in a yard in front of several buildings.
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Parade Through a Neighborhood

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Description: View down unpaved road towards a band at the head of a parade coming down a town street.
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Garbage Truck

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Description: The Greendale Department of Public Works used this truck to collect trash.
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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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Workman with Jackhammer

Date: 11 06 1928
Description: Man with jackhammer making street repairs with an air hammer with compressor. Wisconsin Foundry & Machine Co. Saunders Grocery store is across the street a...
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Child Building Snowman

Date: 1913
Description: A child building a snowman in front of the Herman Taylor home.
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Hispanic Community Concert

Date: 1973
Description: Musicians in the foreground are performing before a crowd at a Hispanic Community concert in Milwaukee.
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Willms Home with Cigar Workers

Date: 1890
Description: Cigar workers on the sidewalk in front of the Willms home, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They are young men and older boys, some in aprons. Anna Willms (b. 1881) a...
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New Nakoma Neighborhood Residents

Date: 01 11 1958
Description: Portrait of new Nakoma neighborhood resident Pauline Moore.
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Outdoor Group Portrait of European Americans

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of an unidentified group of people. Four women and one man are posing standing on a wooden walkway in a yard.

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