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Pickerel Billy with a Display of Pickerels
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William Dunn, known as Pickerel Billy, standing behind a display of twelve pickerels. Pickerel Billy supplied pickerels from Lake Mendota to downtown hotels and Mendota State Hospital after the Civil War until his death in 1925. He enlisted in the 21st Wisconsin regiment at age 12.
circa 1960 -- 1969
Hanks, Stanley Charles
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Lucien M. Hanks on a Sailboat
circa 1960 -- 1969
Lucien "Louie" Hanks, brother of Stanley Hanks (born June 27, 1868), smoking a pipe while on a sailboat. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1889.
Ina Judge Hanks in her Wedding Dress
1897
Full-length portrait of Ina Judge wearing her wedding dress while standing in front of a painted backdrop or in a church. Ina Judge married Stanley Hanks on December 1, 1897.
Sailboat "Halcyon"
View across water towards four men wearing suits and hats sitting in a sailboat.
Woman in Carriage
circa 1900-1909
An unidentified woman posing while sitting and looking through the open back of a carriage on a road.
Beer from the Hausmann Brewing Company Malt House
circa 1900-1909
A man is posing outdoors in front of the Hausmann Brewing Company Malt House at 1603 Sherman Avenue. He is standing and smoking a cigar and carrying three mugs of beer in each hand.
Fox Bluff Farm and Barn
Fox Bluff farm on the shore of Lake Mendota, owned by Stanley Hanks. On the left is a windmill, and a number of outbuildings are near the barn.
