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John Gund Bottling Department

Date: 1890
Description: Brewery workers, posed in front of stacked beer barrels. Pictured (2nd row, far right) is Louis Schreiber (1861-1923) who immigrated to Wisconsin from Bava...
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Trout Fishing on Brule River

Date: 
Description: View from shoreline towards eight men trout fishing on the Brule River.
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Schmidt and Glade Brewers

Date: 1870
Description: Group portrait of workers, a young boy and a dog outside the Schmidt and Glade Brewery posing with tools and barrels.
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Pioneer Home of Nels Wickstrom

Date: 1891
Description: This is a family photograph of Nels Wickstrom with his wife Anna (born Anna Stoel) and their children in front of their log home. The oldest child, wearing...
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Delegation of Indians to Washington, D.C.

Date: 06 24 1852
Description: Illustration of the Washington, D.C. Delegation of Indians. Five Indians pose with a man in a beard and suit. From Benjamin Armstrong, "Early Life Among Th...
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Hollister's Pharmacy

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of A.H. Hollister's Pharmacy, which was located at 3 North Pinckney Street. The man with the long beard (far left), is Albert H. Hollister (1...
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Crowd at Baseball Game

Date: 1955
Description: Two men sitting in the stands review the Milwaukee Braves official program during a game.
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Father Reading to Son

Date: 12 28 1981
Description: Father reading "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain to his son.
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Mowing the Lawn with Baby

Date: 05 05 1985
Description: Father carrying his infant son on his back while mowing the lawn.
Drawing

In a Stiff Current

Date: 03 1892
Description: Three men are dragging their canoe upriver through a strong current. In the background other men are standing on the far river bank near canoes pulled up o...
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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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House of David Baseball Team Advertisement

Date: 08 25 1936
Description: The "House of David" traveling baseball team advertisement for an upcoming game.
Photograph

Furniture Store

Date: 1886
Description: Front view of C.F. Rau's furniture store, with the owners and employees sitting in front of the store. Apparently, the store also performs undertaking. The...
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Flying Santa

Date: 11 20 1966
Description: As a crowd of onlookers watch, Santa Claus alights from his special holiday helicopter with the help of an aide at Southgate Shopping Center.
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Potawatomi Indian Chief

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Description: Potawatomi Indian Chief Kee Toos.
Magazine or Periodical

"St. Nicholas" Magazine Christmas Cover

Date: 1883
Description: Christmas issue of "St. Nicholas" magazine, the most studied children's periodical of the 19th century, which was published by Mary Mapes Dodge. This cover...
Print

Santa as an Airship Pilot

Date: 1906
Description: Santa Claus riding in the gondola of an airship with his load of toys. The illustration by Louis Fancher appeared on the December 22, 1906, issue of Ridge...
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UAW Children's Christmas Party

Date: 1945
Description: Santa Claus surrounded by children at a Christmas Party sponsored by the United Automobile Workers Local 121 of Janesville.
Print

Republican Presidential Nomination Candidates

Date: 06 05 1884
Description: Engraved portraits of candidates for the Republican Presidential Nomination. Chester A. Arthur, General John A. Logan, George Franklin Edmunds, and James G...
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Waupun Hunters Club

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Description: Group of men posed in front of small stone building with guns. Sign above doorway says "Waupun Hunters Club Home."

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