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Green Ram Theater Opening

Date: 07 07 1957
Description: Mrs. Robert Ott (left), Marianna Steele, Althea Steele and Robert Ott attend the first performance of "Bell, Book, and Candle" at the opening of the Green ...
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Traffic Patrolman James Jantz' Funeral

Date: 08 24 1961
Description: Mrs. James C. Jantz, wife of the slain policeman, holding the arm of her mother, Mrs. Roger Keith, and leaning on the shoulder of her brother, Jerome Boyer...
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Alice Kent Trimpey

Date: 1930
Description: A portrait of the photographer's wife, Alice Kent Trimpey, sitting. Mrs. Trimpey was an authority on antiques and antique dolls.
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Cornerstone Ceremony

Date: 10 01 1939
Description: A group poses at the laying of the cornerstone for August Derleth's new house, the Place of Hawks. Attendees include, back row, left to right, E.B. Trimpey...
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Street Scene

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Description: View features a dirt street, horse-drawn wagons, storefronts, and several pedestrians walking on the sidewalk bordering the street. In the background is a ...
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Lewis, Nellie and Bernard Arms

Date: 08 21 1952
Description: From left to right are Lewis, Nellie and Bernard Arms posing behind a convertible on Old Lake Road, with Bernard and Nellie's house in the background.
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Governor Goodland and Little Friends of America School Children

Date: 03 23 1944
Description: Slightly elevated group portrait of Governor Goodland signing a scrapbook prepared by the Little Friends of America, Baraboo children's organization, for t...
Postcard

Effect of Hard Storm

Date: 07 18 1916
Description: Text on front reads: "Effect of Hard Storm, June 1st, 1916. Pra. Du Sac, Wis." Five adults and two children survey the damage after a large tree was blown ...
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Sauk City Humanist Ladies Aid

Date: 1905
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Sauk City Humanist Ladies Aid. Standing left to right: Mrs. Crusius, Mrs. Kuoni, Mrs. Mueller, O. Meyer, Mrs. Schmiedhofer. S...
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Bicyclists

Date: 1979
Description: Two bicyclists on 10-speeds. They are wearing matching jackets and pants, with knit caps. The bikes have front bags on the handle bars. Note the price of g...
Historical Essay

A Pictorial History of Victorian Wisconsin - Image Gallery Essay

An intimate look at family, architecture, interiors and fashion in Victorian Wisconsin between 1885 and 1900
Learn about the lives of upper-middle class Wisconsinites in the Victorian period between 1885 and 1900.
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Liv Ullmann and Max Von Sydow on Location for "The Emigrants"

Date: 09 1969
Description: Actors Liv Ullmann and Max von Sydow posing while seated on the grass with plates of food and drinks. They appear to be in costume. Caption reads: "Liv Ull...
Photograph

Sauk City Street Scene

Date: 1914
Description: View down unpaved street towards the central business district. There is a drug store on the left decorated with flags, and the Farmers & Citizens Bank and...
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Terrace Plowing Demonstration

Date: 09 27 1945
Description: Three farm wives are taking a break at the terrace plowing demonstration and conservation field day on the Carl Ribbke farm near Ableman. From left are Mr...
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 08 09 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street, Reedsburg, Wis." Street level view of the central business district. People are walking on the sidewalks and horse-drawn...
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Subscription Contest Winner

Date: 08 07 1958
Description: Original caption states: "Everyone benefits. Jans Jackson, Spring Green, champion subscription salesman, of the Wisconsin State Journal's carrier bo...
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Mr. and Mrs. Trimpey

Date: 1912
Description: The photographer, Ephraim Burt Trimpey, and his wife, Alice Kent Trimpey, seated at a table with a tea kettle on a stand, cups and saucers. Both wear vinta...
Historical Essay

The Battle of Wisconsin Heights, 1832

Read about the desperate 1832 battle near Madison, WI, of the starving Sauk, Fox and Kickapoo Native Americans against the British and the Ho-Chunk.
Historical Essay

The Spy Who Died in the Dells

Hero of the Confederacy
Discover the story of Belle Boyd, the celebrity Civil War spy who died while performing in the Wisconsin Dells.
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Ott Family

Date: 1919
Description: The extended Ott family posing in front of a woodpile of split and cut wood stacked against a log barn located on the Ott farm. The man is adjusting his gl...

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