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Lillian Sholes

Date: 1872
Description: Lillian Sholes, demonstrating a prototype typewriter invented by her father, Christopher Latham Sholes.
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Sidell Sisters

Date: 1927
Description: The Sidell Sisters, Billie and Pierre, posed as a Latin couple. The Sidell Sisters were from Madison, Wisconsin. They were students of Leo T. Kehl and th...
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Frank A. Hutchins

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Description: Formal portrait of Frank A. Hutchins.
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Chapelle with Soldiers and Woman

Date: 1958
Description: Dickey Chapelle posing in Cuba with Major Antonio Lusson, and a group of male and female soldiers.
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Mineral Point

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Description: Aerial view of Mineral Point.
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Madison Fire Department

Date: 1870
Description: E.W. Keyes Steam Fire Engine Company Number 1, Madison Fire Department, organized in 1866.
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Aerial View of Harbor Area

Date: 1950
Description: Harbor area of Jones Island and garbage disposal plant, Stratton Grain Co., and more.
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City Hall

Date: 1939
Description: Wells Street Bridge occupies the bottom center of the image, with City Hall in the center background. Three men are walking on the bridge.
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Eugene Debs and Victor Berger

Date: 1897
Description: Formal studio portrait of Eugene Debs and Victor Berger.
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Campaign Rally for Thomas Edmund Dewey

Date: 1948
Description: Group of people, many holding signs, at a presidential rally for Thomas Edmund Dewey.
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Portrait of George William Piernot

Date: 1970
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of George William Piernot (1922-2000). Piernot served as a member of the Madison Fire Department from about 1946 until his reti...
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Young Dickey Chapelle

Date: 1938
Description: A candid head and shoulders portrait of a young Dickey Chapelle without eyeglasses.
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Automobile Club Members

Date: 10 10 1966
Description: Four auto club members work on a 1932 Ford Coupe. Rick Burkee (right, foreground) and Robin Friberg work on engine parts as Greg Beaster polishes the car h...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 08 1946
Description: Paul R. Anderson of DeForest, Wisconsin, winner of the 1946 Madison Soap Box Derby, who went on to race at the All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio. ...
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Fritz Albert

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Description: Portrait of Fritz Albert making a photograph will his Rolliflex on a tripod. Photograph was used in the exhibit, Land and People, Fritz Albert-Photographs.
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Leo Lania

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Description: Dramatic waist-up portrait of an older Leo Lania (born Lazar Herrmann) holding a cigarette in a holder.
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Henry Roe Cloud

Date: 1913
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Henry Roe Cloud.
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General George Kenney

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Description: Portrait of United States Army Air Force General George C. Kenney. He is wearing a dress uniform and cap. The handwritten inscription reads: "To Ed Sulliva...

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