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William Lafayette Ames

Date: 1911
Description: Waist-up portrait of William Lafayette Ames, a farmer from Oregon. William was the great-grandson of Revolutionary War veteran Nathaniel Ames. He served in...
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Dean Amhaus

Date: 1992
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Dean Amhaus, around the time he became Executive Director of the Wisconsin Arts Board. Amhaus served on the Wisconsin Arts Board...
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Baby and Phonograph

Date: 1912
Description: A baby (blurred from motion) is sitting on the floor next to a phonograph, in front of a bed. An adult's hand is visible on the far right. Caption reads: "...
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Women Washing Dishes

Date: 1912
Description: Two women are standing at a table in a kitchen, with one woman drying a dish, and the other washing dishes in a large bowl. Dishes and pans are stacked on ...
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Arthur J. Altmeyer

Date: 1918
Description: Portrait of Arthur J. Altmeyer, who would be a key figure in developing the U.S. Social Security system, as a young men. Appears to be around the time he w...
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Edward Alsworth and Rosamond Comstock Ross

Date: 1906
Description: Outdoor portrait of UW-Madison sociology professor Edward Alsworth Ross and his wife, Rosamund Comstock (Simons) Ross.
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Edward Alsworth Ross

Date: 1937
Description: Semi-profile portrait of UW-Madison sociology professor Edward Alsworth Ross sitting in a chair, with bookshelves in the background. Ross was the subject o...
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Edward Alsworth Ross

Date: 1905
Description: Three-quarter portrait of sociology professor Edward Alsworth Ross. Ross was the subject of Stanford University's first academic freedom controversy when a...
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Edward and Gilbert Ross

Date: 1925
Description: UW-Madison sociology professor Edward Alsworth Ross posing with his arm around his son Gilbert. They are standing outdoors; both men are wearing coats, and...
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Alois Alphonsus

Date: 1923
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Alois Alphonsus, of the Austrian Department of Agriculture, standing outdoors. Alphonsus was a beekeeper who came to Madis...
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Myra Denning Allison

Date: 1930
Description: Portrait of Myra Denning Allison, daughter of Civil War veteran Charles Denning. Myra ran an interracial and international boarding house at 217 N. Mills S...
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Frank W. Allis

Date: 1905
Description: Waist-up portrait of Frank Watson Allis, son of Edward P. Allis. Frank was a gentleman farmer in the Blooming Grove community, now Monona.
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Clarence and Robbie G. at Findlay House

Date: 1912
Description: Two young men are standing in the foreground. Behind them is a fence and a house. There is a yard swing in the yard on the right. Caption reads: "Madison, ...
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Edward P. Alexander

Date: 11 1941
Description: Waist-up portrait of Edward Alexander, director of the Wisconsin Historical Society, 1941-1946.
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Officer Wilfred T. Schultz

Date: 1936
Description: A uniformed police officer stands in an intersection and holds his hand out in the direction of several children. Cars are in the background. Caption reads...
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Dane County Farmers' Market

Date: 09 1984
Description: People are strolling along the sidewalk at the Dane County Farmers' Market on the Capitol Square. Men and women are working at their stands, and vehicles a...
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Farmers' Market Vegetables

Date: 09 1984
Description: A display of vegetables for sale at the Dane County Farmers' Market. People are standing in the background, and trucks are parked along the curb.
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Farmers' Market Flowers

Date: 09 1984
Description: A display of flowers for sale on the sidewalk at the Dane County Farmers' Market. A person (out of frame) is standing in the left foreground.
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The Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Date: 09 1984
Description: View looking up through tree branches toward the dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Walter E. Scott Views Wisconsin Academy Display

Date: 04 1960
Description: Walter E. Scott views a display arranged by Harold F. Williams showing the locations of Wisconsin members of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Let...

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