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Journalism House

Date: 1940
Description: View from street of the porch of the house at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A group of women are gathered on the fron porch. Snow covers the ground.
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Salute to Newsboys

Date: 09 03 1957
Description: Newspaper boy Mathew Bourne, 113 Lathrop Street, placing a copy of the Wisconsin State Journal behind a screen door of a private residence.
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Singer and Interviewer

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Description: Possibly Michael Leary or Daniel O'Connell.
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40 and 8 Convention

Date: 07 15 1954
Description: B.A. Clark shown taking time out for relaxation on the porch of the Elks Club, headquarters for the Wisconsin American Legion's 40 and 8 Grande Promenade. ...
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The Apps Farm

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Description: Hand-tinted aerial photograph of the Apps Farm in the Wild Rose vicinity.
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Group Posing Under Trees in Yard

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Description: Man posing sitting and reading a newspaper between a man standing man on the right, and a woman on the left. Behind them is a frame house among trees.
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Showing Off Prize Ribbons

Date: 06 09 1950
Description: Three male members of the Disch family show off ribbons won for raising prize sheep.
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People in front of Frame House

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Description: Three women, one holding a child, are posing sitting in chairs in the yard of a frame house, along with a woman holding an infant, three girls, and one boy...
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Two Images: Group Posing with Photographer's Cart; Woman with Child

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Description: Two images: on the left are two adults and two children posing in front of C.R. Monroe's Photography cart. A person is standing on the cart. On the right i...
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Modern Home Hotel

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Description: Front porch at Modern Home Hotel. There is a drinking fountain in the foreground on the left. The furniture on the porch includes a desk, rocking chairs, a...
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White House Cottages — Vine St. — Highway 16

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Description: View across road of the cottages at the White House Hotel, with an information kiosk along the sidewalk between them. A group of people are in front of the...
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Student on a Freezing Day

Date: 1911
Description: A college student setting out to class in zero degree weather. He is holding his books, and is wearing a hat and gloves, and has a scarf wrapped around his...
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Family in front of Hans Kjorstad Residence

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Description: View of group posing on the lawn in front of a two-story frame house. Four men in the background on the left are standing near two teams of horses; three m...
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Women Reading Letter

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Description: Two women stand in front of a house and jointly read a letter.
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Family Posed in Yard Near House

Date: 1876
Description: A family is posed around a table on which are many thick books and a stereoscope. Most of the men, especially the twin boys, have assumed heroic postures. ...
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Ada Bass in Hammock

Date: 1895
Description: Ada Bass reading a book while lying in a hammock.
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Family Portrait

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of family on the patio, under the trees.
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Professor R.B. Anderson, his Family and Visitors

Date: 1877
Description: "Professor R.B. Anderson, his Family & Visitors." Seated outdoors left to right around a table are: Mrs. R.B. Anderson, H. Herlofson, Professor Rasmus B. A...
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Mary Krueger Reading

Date: 1909
Description: Mary Krueger sitting on the edge of the front porch with a book open in her lap. Potted plants are placed on either side of her.
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Family of Fourteen

Date: 1871
Description: A family of fourteen in yard outside upright and wing frame house on stone foundation, with board fencing in the foreground.

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