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Children at the State School for the Blind

Date: 1893
Description: Students and adults of the State School for the Blind pose for a group portrait in front of the building.
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A.C. Bennett in Automobile at Kilbourn Bridge

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Description: A.C. Bennett posing in a car, which is parked in front of Kilbourn Bridge, with three other men. A man is standing at the front of the car and another is s...
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Wah-con-ja-z-gah (Yellow Thunder)

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Description: Wah-con-ja-z-gah (Yellow Thunder), a 120-year-old Winnebago warrior chief, posing in front of a typical dwelling (chipoteke), with two men leaning against ...
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Edward Kremers & Friends in the Dells

Date: 1888
Description: Studio portrait of famed University of Wisconsin pharmacist, Edward Kremers, and several U.W. college friends on an outing to the Wisconsin Dells. Left to ...
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Bay View Rolling Mill

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Description: Exterior of the Bay View Rolling Mill, Puddling Department, with workers posing outside the building. The men are standing near railroad tracks, and a few ...
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Wona-Chia-Ah Chea-Da

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Description: "Indian Tent and Ho-Chunk Women." Four Ho-Chunk women are sitting under a basic traditional structure (chipoteke).
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Hunters on Stand Rock

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Description: View of Stand Rock with three hunters and a dog posing on top. The man at left is sitting on the edge, the man in the middle is standing and holding a gun,...
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Four Boys in a Boat #377

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Description: Ashley Bennett and three friends in a homemade sailboat. This was captioned: "Going to Join the Navy."
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Fire Engine No. 1

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Description: Fire fighters are posing on and around a fire engine in front of the fire station.
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Group of Native Americans

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Description: Group of five Native Americans with three men sitting, and one man and child standing. The standing man is holding what may be a pipe.
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Individuals on Stand Rock

Date: 1880
Description: Four unidentified individuals on Stand Rock.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1401 : The Crew

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Description: Stereograph of a group of men posing sitting and standing on a raft in front of a rock wall.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1404; Laying Up For Wind And Drying Out

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Description: Group of eight men sitting on shore around a fire, with the river and a boat in the background.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1405: Pastime. Dick Dancing For The Boys

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a group of men standing and sitting on a raft, watching Dick Stevenson in the center dancing. Zack Dugas is at left clapping time, and Jack ...
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Group at Stand Rock Amphitheater

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Description: Group of Ho-Chunk at Stand Rock Amphitheater. Several men sit in a ring as other Ho-Chunk look on. Tepee in the background. This is where the Stand Rock In...
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Ho-Chunk Ceremonial Performers

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Description: Ho-Chunk ceremonial performers posing on the sandy riverbank in front of a steamboat and rock formation.
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Building "Apollo No. 1" Steamboat

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Description: Group portrait of men posing in front of the partially constructed "Apollo No. 1" steamboat.
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Unidentified Group at Bird's Nest Resort

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Description: Unidentified group of people posing in front of the Bird's Nest Resort.
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Unidentified Family at Bird's Nest Resort

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Description: Unidentified family sitting on the steps of the Bird's Nest Resort.
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Tourists at Cold Water Canyon

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Description: Unidentified group of tourists posing standing in Cold Water Canyon. There is a man in the background on the left with a camera.

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