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Portrait of Samuel Marshall

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Description: Quarter-length formal oval painting of Samuel Marshall, (1820-1907), banker, co-founder and President of the Marshall & Ilsley Bank.
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Dr. Laura Ross Wolcott

Date: 09 06 1882
Description: Engraving of Dr. Laura Ross Wolcott, the first president of the Woman Suffrage Movement in Milwaukee.
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Sherman M. Booth

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Description: Sherman M. Booth, anti-slavery editor, shown seated reading newspaper.
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Mathilda Hughes

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Description: Mathilda Hughes, wife of Louis Hughes. They were charter members of St. Mark's AME (African Methodist Episcopal) Church, and she was the first stewardess o...
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Dr. Joseph Schneider, Famous Eye Surgeon

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Description: Dr. Joseph Schneider performs surgery on the eye of a man laying on a gurney, with assistance from a nun nurse and another man.
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Miss Lutie Stearns

Date: 1922
Description: Portrait of Lutie Stearns, copied from 'The Echo' of 1922, the Milwaukee Normal Annual.
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Susan Frackelton Pottery

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Description: Array of pottery created by Mrs. Susan S. Frackelton.
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Ezekiel Gillespie

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Ezekiel Gillespie.
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Governor Philipp and President Taft

Date: 1908
Description: Wisconsin Governor Emmanuel L. Philipp with U.S. President William Howard Taft.
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William Kelley, Helen Brown, and Art Schmidt

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Description: William Kelley on left shaking the hand of Helen Brown as Art Schmidt of Schlitz Brewing Company looks on.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt with Crowd

Date: 1932
Description: Franklin D. Roosevelt sits on the back of an automobile in the midst of a large crowd of people.
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Gabriel Bouck

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait of Gabriel (Gabe) Bouck.
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Daniel L. Wells

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Daniel Wells, who is standing next to a column with his fist on his hip. His hat is resting on the column.
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Daniel Wells

Date: 1855
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Daniel L. Wells.
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Warren Knowles Holding Newspaper

Date: 11 04 1964
Description: A smiling Warren Knowles displays a newspaper with the headline "Johnson Landslide! Reynolds Re-elected". Reynolds was Knowles' political opponent.
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Marquette University Honors MacArthur

Date: 04 27 1951
Description: Bruce Foote sings the National Anthem (note salutes and hands on hearts) at a Marquette University convocation ceremony honoring General Douglas MacArthur....
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Examining the Wisconsin Meteorite

Date: 1868
Description: Stereograph of Increase Lapham examining a fragment of a meteorite.
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Daniel Hoan Speaking to a Crowd

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated view of Mayor Hoan speaking to a crowd at the Seaman Body Corporation.
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Philip Fox La Follette

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Description: Philip Fox La Follette speaking into a WTMJ microphone. There are audio speakers behind him. He is wearing a suit and necktie.
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Officers and Sales Staff of the Mi Lola Cigar Company

Date: 1922
Description: Outdoor group portrait of men from the Mi Lola Cigar Company, along with Emmanuel Philipp, the former governor of Wisconsin (front row third from the left)...

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