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Women Playing Basketball

Date: 1900
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison freshman women's basketball team in the gymnasium of Ladies Hall (now Chadbourne Hall). A man stands in the center holding ...
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Summer Kitchen

Date: 08 1898
Description: Summer kitchen at the Turville family farmhouse.
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Reuben Gold Thwaites

Date: 1903
Description: Interior view of the State Historical Society Library Superintendent's office with Reuben Gold Thwaites seated at his desk. There is a map of the United St...
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Outdoor Portrait of George McConnell

Date: 1897
Description: Outdoor portrait of George McConnell. He is sitting in a chair looking to the left. A building with a vine growing up along a window is in the background.
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Portrait of Jessie Turvill Thwaites

Date: 1897
Description: Portrait of Jessie Turvill Thwaites, wife of the Wisconsin Historical Society Director Ruben Gold Thwaites. She is sitting sideways in a chair, and is hold...
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Group Portrait of the Thwaites-Turvill family

Date: 06 1897
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Thwaites-Turvill family. Seven members of the family, and three dogs, are sitting on chairs and a bench in the front yard of ...
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Group Portrait of the Turvill Brothers

Date: 09 25 1897
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Turvill brothers. All three men have beards. They are posing sitting on the ground in front of the family home. The man on th...
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Portrait of Elizabeth Turvill Wood

Date: 1899
Description: Outdoor portrait of Elizabeth Turvill Wood. She sitting in a chair in front of a window, with a coat draped over her shoulders and her hands clasped in her...
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Group Portrait of Thomas and William Turvill and Anna McConnell

Date: 09 25 1897
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Thomas Turvill, William Turvill and Anna McConnell. They are sitting on the ground with a dog in front of the Turvill family home...
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Outdoor Group Portrait of the Thwaites Family

Date: 1899
Description: Outdoor group portrait of eight members of the Thwaites family. Three of the women are sitting, and one has a young boy sitting in her lap. Two men, a woma...
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Family Portrait of Mary Turvill Mcconnell, Elizabeth Turvill Wood, and Jessie Turvill Thwaites

Date: 09 1899
Description: Outdoor family portrait of Mary Turvill McConnell, Elizabeth Turvill Wood, and Jessie Turvill Thwaites. They are sitting on a porch in front of windows wit...
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Cabin with Sportsmen

Date: 1899
Description: View through trees towards a cabin. One man holding a rifle stands in the center at the left front side of the cabin, and a group of four men sit on the ri...
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Group Portrait of the Morris Family

Date: 09 24 1896
Description: A Morris family group portrait in their home library. Full bookcases surround a window. Mr. and Mrs. Morris are seated, while their daughter stands between...
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Interior View of William A.P. Morris Residence Parlor

Date: 09 24 1896
Description: Interior view of the William A.P. Morris residence parlor. A young woman is sitting at a piano on the far wall, looking over her shoulder to her right. Fra...
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Parlor of William A.P. Morris Residence

Date: 09 24 1896
Description: An interior view of the parlor of the William A.P. Morris residence. On the right is a young woman sitting sideways in front of a piano looking towards the...
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Interior View of A.P. Morris Residence

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Description: An interior view of the A.P. Morris residence. Portraits are above the mantel of the fireplace, on which sits an ornate clock and other objects. To the rig...
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Outdoor Portrait of Thomas Turvill

Date: 1897
Description: Outdoor quarter-length portrait of Thomas Turvill sitting in a chair. He is resting his head on his right hand.
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University of Wisconsin Gymnasium Decorated for Junior Prom

Date: 1903
Description: The University of Wisconsin Gymnasium decorated for the junior prom. Lights, fabric drapes, and foliage are strung along the ceiling and walls. Chairs, pla...
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Miss Mayhew's Room in Ladies' Hall at Easter

Date: 1900
Description: Miss Mayhew's room in the Ladies' Hall, located on the University of Wisconsin campus. The room is set for Easter, with Easter lilies on the mantel and on ...
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Cornelia Vilas Guild Hall in the Women's Club

Date: 02 1898
Description: Interior view of Cornelia Vilas Guild Hall in the Women's Club on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The stage is set with chairs in front of thre...

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