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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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Milkman

Date: 1908
Description: Joseph Pearson, milkman, poses with his wagon and team of horses in front of the Madison High School at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Johnson Street.
Postcard

Aaron Middleton

Date: 1900
Description: A seated portrait of Aaron Middleton, who is holding a book. Middleton was the father of William Middleton and father-in-law of Clara Middleton.
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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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Candy Cane

Date: 1909
Description: William Elwell Middleton stands beside the giant candy cane which he won on Christmas Day, 1909. There is a bookcase in the background.
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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 Middleton and Pets

Date: 1905
Description: Clara Middleton sits with a dog and rabbit on her lap in what may be a self-portrait. There is a daybed and treadle sewing machine in the background.
Postcard

Clara Middleton and Tootsie

Date: 1905
Description: Clara Middleton, well-dressed and wearing a large hat, holding her pet fox terrier's chin as the two share a gaze.
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Clara Middleton

Date: 1905
Description: Oval portrait of Clara Middleton sitting on a settee with a book, wearing a fine skirt and blouse.
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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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Middleton Family and Dog

Date: 1905
Description: William and Clara Case Middleton sit on a settee; their son Forest leans in between them from behind. A small dog is nestled between William and Clara.
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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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Middleton Family

Date: 1905
Description: Forest Middleton sleeps on a settee as his father, William, reads and his mother and Grandmother Joanna Middleton sit nearby.
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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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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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"Genius of Wisconsin" Sculpture at Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1900
Description: The sculpture, "Genius of Wisconsin" by Helen Farnsworth Mears, displayed in the rotunda of the third Wisconsin State Capitol. On the right is a display ca...

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