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Sarah F. Conover

Date: 1856
Description: Painted portrait of Mrs. Sarah F. Conover.
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Jane Dousman

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Jane Dousman.
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Vinnie Ream Hoxie

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Description: Portrait of Vinnie Ream Hoxie with a harp.
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Ellen Clarinda Martin Kneeland

Date: 1843
Description: Portrait of Ellen Clarinda Martin Kneeland.
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Ruth DeYoung Kohler

Date: 1960
Description: Portrait of Ruth DeYoung Kohler.
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Peshtigo Fire II. Fire in Town

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Description: Townspeople fleeing the Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871.
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Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 1893
Description: Back of painting reads: "Madison in June 1837 after photo taken by E.E. Bailey" and "Peck's cabin by Dengel." The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built...
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Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

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Description: The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built in Madison.
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Peshtigo Fire III. The River

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Description: Peshtigo Fire III. The River.
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Pocahontas

Date: 1832
Description: Portrait of Pocahontas.
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Mrs. Austin Quinney and Her Daughter Harriet

Date: 1849
Description: Portrait of Jane Quinney, (born Ashotomay) wife of Austin E. Quinney, chief of the Stockbridge nation, and their daughter, Harriet.
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Florantha Thompson Sproat

Date: 1838
Description: Waist-up portrait of Florantha Thompson Sproat.
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Abby Louise Smith Tallmadge

Date: 1833
Description: Abigail Louise Smith Tallmadge (1804-1857) was the daughter of a New York judge and the mother of nine children. This portrait of Mrs. Tallmadge was painte...
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Caroline Klauber

Date: 1868
Description: Oil painting of Caroline Klauber, wife of Samuel Klauber.
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The Blacksmith Shop

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Description: A town scene featuring the blacksmith shop and horses.
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Milking Time

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Description: A farm family takes part in milking time. The mother carries a milk can and a stripping bucket while the boy pushes milk cans on a cart toward the barn. Th...
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Yellowstone Church

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Description: A depiction of the Yellowstone Church of rural Lafayette County, just a few miles from the Kammerude farm. The church is built from locally quarried limest...
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Rural Free Delivery

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Description: A woman waiting by her mailbox receives a Sears Roebuck catalog delivered by her mail carrier who drives a horse-drawn wagon. The farmhouse and barn are vi...
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A Farm Auction

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Description: An auctioneer, a clerk, and a helper stand on a stage on a farm conducting an auction as potential bidders surround them. Farming equipment and other items...
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The Country Store

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Description: View of a country store in autumn. A man driving a horse-drawn wagon hauls full milkcans in the foreground and, to the right, several families are hauling ...

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