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John B. Callis

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Description: Carte-de-visite of a three-quarter length portrait of John B. Callis in uniform with a sword on his left side.
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Gottlieb Beisswanger

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Description: Gottlieb Beisswanger of the Wisconsin 12th Volunteer Infantry.
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Sherman M. Booth

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Description: Sherman Booth (1812-1904), abolitionist editor and leader.
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Helen Farnsworth Mears

Date: 1893
Description: Portrait of Oshkosh native Helen Farnsworth Mears, age 20, at the time of the unveiling of her sculpture, "Genius of Wisconsin," on display at the southwes...
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Kehl School of Dance

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Description: Exterior view of the Kehl School of Dance, 223 East Mifflin Street, which was the school's location for 50 years. Prior to this location, the school opera...
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Belle Case La Follette and Grandson

Date: 1929
Description: Snapshot of Belle Case La Follette with her grandson, Robert La Follette Sucher. She is wearing a large hat and a coat with a fur collar and cuffs. It is...
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Galloway House

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Description: Edwin Galloway house.
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13th Wisconsin Infantry Company K

Date: 12 1861
Description: Group portrait of seven members of the 13th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Company K.
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Freddy's Calf

Date: 1942
Description: Freddy Lang of rural Dane County with the Guernsey calf he planned to enter in the Junior Fair competition at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Potawatomi Indians

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Description: Potawatomi Indians.
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Two Women

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Description: Tintype (ferrotype) of two women. One is seated and the other appears to be a maid, serving a drink.
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Dead Baby in Casket

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Description: Tintype (ferrotype) of a dead baby in casket, covered with roses.
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Two Men and Woman in Buggy

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Description: Tintype (ferrotype) of two men and a woman in a buggy.
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Pecatonica Marker Dedication

Date: 1922
Description: Dedication of the Pecatonica Battleground marker, erected by the Rhoda Hinsdal Chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution of Shullsburg and by the town of ...
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Olgivanna and Iovanna Wright

Date: 1926
Description: Olgivanna Wright holds her daughter, Iovanna, possibly at Hillside School on the Taliesin grounds.
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Lake Pepin Marker

Date: 1940
Description: A marker at Lake Pepin made by the sixth grade of Whitehall Memorial School as part of their Junior Historian activities. The Junior Historians are a grade...
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Schurz's Kindergarten Monument

Date: 1947
Description: Front view of a monument erected on the site of Mrs. Carl Schurz's first kindergarten in America.
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Juneau House, Theresa, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: The Juneau house.
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John MacDonald Tavern

Date: 1928
Description: The John MacDonald Tavern, built about 1852 about 2 miles west of Delafield, also known as the half-way house between Milwaukee and Madison.
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Summit Center Chapel

Date: 1928
Description: The Summit Center Chapel. At the the time this picture was taken the chapel was no longer in use.

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