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"Queen Marinette" Residence
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Inset of head and shoulders portrait of "Queen Marinette" along with a depiction of her home, which was one of the earliest houses in Marinette. She was the wife of one of the earliest fur traders in Wisconsin who was associated with John Jacob Astor. Caption reads: "Her Home."
Wisconsin. Conservation Department
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Alma Schmidt Petersen
1930
Head and shoulders portrait of Alma Schmidt Petersen wearing a fur coat. Her head is turned to her left as she glances over her left shoulder.
OPP 2125 RIVERSIDE AVE, ON S BNK OF MENOMINEE RIVER
23070
Located in Marinette, Marinette County
Astor Fur Trading Building
1920
Astor fur trading building, The Northwest Fur Company, in 1808. This building was later used as a post office before the Civil War.
Unidentified Woman in Formal Wear
1908
Unidentified lady, seated, wearing an off-the-shoulder short-sleeved ballgown, which appears to have fur decorating the collar and shoulders. She is resting her chin on her right hand on which she ...
Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Women
Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk woman posing standing on the left, wearing a dark dress and a shawl draped over her shoulders. Her left hand is resting on the right sho...
Martha Lomas and Esther
circa 1860-1869
Full-length ferrotype/tintype of Martha and Esther Lomas from Lancaster, Wisconsin, in front of a painted backdrop. One of the women is standing with her left hand on the right shoulder of a woman ...
