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Theodora Youmans Holding Wisconsin Flag

Date: 1915
Description: Portrait of Theodora Youmans (Mrs. Henry), President of the Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Association, holding a Wisconsin flag and standing in front of a paint...
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Milwaukee Electric Railway Ticket Collector

Date: 1917
Description: A ticket collector for the Milwaukee Electric Railway is sitting at her station.
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Henry Mathews

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Description: Portrait of Henry Mathews, 1866-1941, an early African American resident, holding the tools of his trade in front of a painted backdrop. He was a stone mas...
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Felling White Pine

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Description: Two lumberjacks pose at the base of a tree with a double-handled saw poised to cut.
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Chippewa Woman

Date: 1900
Description: Chippewa (Ojibwa) woman with child.
Postcard

Outdoor Portrait of Ho-Chunk Woman

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Description: Susie Redhorn "HiNukIGa" (Woman), daughter of Frank Redhorn and Lucy Prettyman, shown in later years posing by two baskets. The photograph was taken at the...
Postcard

Happy New Year from Trukenbrod's

Date: 1919
Description: W.F. Trukenbrod posing on the sidewalk underneath the awning of his store for this New Year's postcard. Text on right reads: "We Wish You A Happy New Year ...
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Two Women Outside a Log Cabin

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Description: Two women stand outside the doorway of a log house in winter. They are posed with a washtub, broom and dust pan.
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Two Children Holding Puppy

Date: 04 28 1968
Description: Two children holding a puppy.
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Black Civil War Soldier

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Description: Full-length portrait of an African American Civil War soldier from Hughes and Meltzer, "A pictorial History of the Negro in America."
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Black Civil War Soldiers

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Description: Two Black Civil War soldiers from Hughes and Metzer "Pictorial History of the Negro in America."
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Boxer

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Description: The boxer, Jacob LaMotta shadow boxing.
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Out of Action

Date: 01 13 1967
Description: Dejected skier at home with cast and crutches, after breaking her leg practicing for competition.
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Motorboating

Date: 1955
Description: View of woman smiling and wearing a bathing suit while sitting in the back of a motorboat. She is steering the outboard motor on a lake. Behind her is the ...
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Beauty Bath

Date: 12 03 1967
Description: A woman takes a bath at the Edgewater beauty and health spa.
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House of David Baseball Team Advertisement

Date: 08 25 1936
Description: The "House of David" traveling baseball team advertisement for an upcoming game.
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Two Men in Bathing Suits

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Description: Two men in bathing suits pose for portrait. They have their arms around each other and are smiling.
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Buy Bonds!

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Description: Display that advertises the sale of U.S. Savings Bonds through the Payroll Savings Plan or the Bond-a-Month-Plan. Wisconsin State Governor Walter J. Kohler...
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Ada James

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of the leader of women's suffrage in Wisconsin, Ada James.
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Boys' Fashions

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Description: Full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young boy modeling a white linen suit with wide belt, embroidered collar, and silk cord tie. The b...

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