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Specimen Museum

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Description: A man seated in front of specimen drawers examines several varieties of moths and butterflies. On top of the cases are several taxidermy mounts including o...
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Man at Bar Pool Table

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Description: Man standing with his hand on a pool table in the center of a bar with a high ceiling. The bartender leans against the bar on the right. The room is decora...
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Alligators Driving Vintage Automobile

Date: 1907
Description: Two stuffed alligators appear in a 1903 Model A Cadillac automobile. One is driving, the other riding in the back seat. Palm trees and dwellings are in the...
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Fancy Pigeon

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Description: A fancy pigeon poses on a plinth with its breast high and tail fanned. It is unclear if it is living or taxidermy.
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Badger and Raptors

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Description: Stereograph, of what is possibly a diorama, that contains a badger, two owls, a chipmunk, plants, cattails, dried grass, logs, simulated rocks and two shel...
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Taxidermist Cart

Date: 1907
Description: A man in a suit and hat, and a ribbon on his lapel, poses in front of a cart with a sign that reads: "E.D. Ochsner, Taxidermist, Prairie du Sac, Wis." Bunt...

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