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Forest Feeding a Squirrel

Date: 1900
Description: Forest Middleton offers a treat to a squirrel, who is sitting on his knee. They are in Capitol Park; Grace Episcopal Church is in the background on the le...
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Performing Dogs

Date: 1910
Description: A well-dressed man with a cane directs seven trained dogs in Capitol Park. The third Wisconsin State Capitol building is in the background.
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Performing Dogs

Date: 1910
Description: A small crowd watch as eight dogs perform in Capitol Park. There are circus or carnival tents erected along Pinckney Street, and the First National Bank (l...
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Joanna Middleton

Date: 1905
Description: Mrs. Aaron (Joanna) Middleton sits at a table with her hand resting on a book. She was the mother of William Middleton, and mother-in-law of Clara Middleto...
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Clara Middleton at Home

Date: 1905
Description: A portrait, possibly a self-portrait, of Clara Middleton seated in her home. She wears a large hat; her gloves rest in her lap. There is a jardiniere with ...
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Clara and Forest Middleton

Date: 1900
Description: A barefoot Forest Middleton and his mother, Clara, each hold a dog, while a third dog lies at their feet.
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Family Group

Date: 1905
Description: A group portrait of two women, a man, a boy and a girl posing in a parlor; two other rooms are visible through doorways. The girl is seated in front of a p...
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Forest Middleton

Date: 1910
Description: Forest Middleton poses near a body of water wearing his University of Wisconsin freshman's blazer and a cap.
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Motorcycle with Sidecar

Date: 1925
Description: Forest Middleton poses in a sidecar smoking a pipe; the driver of the motorcycle is unidentified. They are parked on West Johnson Street with the Universit...
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Forest Middleton in Buggy

Date: 1910
Description: A colt stands next to a horse harnessed to a carriage driven by Forest Middleton. A large barn or outbuilding is behind him.
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Forest Middleton and Leonore Judkins

Date: 1915
Description: Forest Middleton and his future wife, Leonore Judkins, sit on the ground against a tree alongside a country road. Grapevines grow on a fence on the right.
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Two Children in Yard of Cottage

Date: 1910
Description: View from road of two children standing in the yard of a small cottage on a lake. There is a white rabbit on the ground between them. A bicycle leans again...
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Man and Dog

Date: 1905
Description: A man sits in a bentwood chair, holding his hat in his lap, as his dog sits nearby. They are sitting on the front lawn of a large house.
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Women with Hats

Date: 1910
Description: A woman and two girls stand on a porch wearing large hats. Potted plants line the porch.
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Two Women and Piano

Date: 1900
Description: Two well-dressed young women pose in front of a piano. One holds a fan in her lap, the other holds a piece of sheet music titled "When We Were Two Little B...
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Family at Home

Date: 1905
Description: A carefully posed scene of a man, woman, and girl at home. The girl sits with a cat on her lap. The man, in a wicker rocker, reads the "Editorial Section" ...
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Rustic Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: The rustic bridge on Lake Mendota Drive, over a ravine in Shorewood Hills. The sign on the left reads: "$5 FINE, For riding or driving over this bridge fas...
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Rustic Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: The rustic iron bridge on University Drive. The sign on the left advertises a $25.00 Reward. Lake Mendota is visible on the right.
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Capitol Fire

Date: 02 1904
Description: A crowd watches as a stream of water is trained on the south wing of the burning third Wisconsin State Capitol. The Centennial Fountain, with a winter cove...
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"Forward" Sculpture

Date: 1900
Description: A winter view of the sculpture "Forward," created by Jean Pond Miner for the Wisconsin Women's Memorial at the 1893 World's Columbian Exhibition. It stands...

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