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Crowd on Courthouse Square
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A crowd has gathered near a large cannon on the Sauk County courthouse square. There are drummers in military uniform and a group of youngsters in Scottish dress. Businesses across Oak Street are seen, including Hoppe's clothing store and the Olympia candy store. This may have been an Armistice Day observance.
1930
Trimpey, Ephraim Burt
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WHi 70416
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Alice Kent Trimpey
1930
Mrs. Ephraim Burt Trimpey points to a zinnia blooming in a late summer garden. She us wearing a hat and fur-trimmed coat.
Submerged Car
1930
View across river of a crowd gathered on a steep riverbank overlooking a submerged car. There is a large house at the top of the hill.
Courthouse after Ice Storm
1922
Limbs litter the ground under trees heavily coated with ice on the Sauk County Courthouse Square after an ice storm.
Alice Kent Trimpey
1930
A portrait of the photographer's wife, Alice Kent Trimpey, sitting. Mrs. Trimpey was an authority on antiques and antique dolls.
Ephraim Burt Trimpey
1940
A seated self-portrait of the photographer. He wears eyeglasses, and a suit with vest and floppy cravat.
The Trimpey Residence
1935
View from street of the home of Ephraim Burt and Alice Kent Trimpey, 719 Oak Street, after a snowfall. The classical revival style house has symmetrical wings with porches and a columned front entr...
