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George Washington Elms

Date: 1933
Description: A posted sign reads: "George Washington Elms, From Mt. Vernon, VA to Mt. Vernon, WIS. Planted May 6th, 1916," at the Forest of Fame, consisting of trees gr...
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Howard Russell and Dog Team

Date: 1920
Description: Howard Russell with dog team bringing the mail to La Pointe.
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Gray-Williams House

Date: 1950
Description: View across lawn towards the Gray-Williams house.
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Swim Meet at B.B. Clarke Beach

Date: 06 06 1944
Description: Onlookers on slope of B.B. Clarke Beach looking out to the lake to watch a swim meet.
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Woman with Long Hair

Date: 1922
Description: A young woman with long, loose hair sits in a chair in a yard. There is a cottage and lake in the background. She appears to have a mirror in her lap.
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Mary Brandel in Undergarments

Date: 1922
Description: Mary Brandel poses outdoors on a porch in what appears to be undergarments or sleepwear.
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The Brandels and the Taylors

Date: 1923
Description: E.W. Brandel, Mrs. Brandel, and the Taylors pose in chairs in front of a building. The man on the right is smoking a cigar, and behind them are windows wit...
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Mary Brandel Posing on Log

Date: 1924
Description: Mary Brandel posing on a weathered log, with fields, fence, and buildings in the background.
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Mary Brandel and Friend with Car

Date: 1925
Description: Mary Brandel and a friend pose on the sideboard of a parked car in what appear to be bathing suits. They are near a drive near a small building on the left...
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Mrs. Brandel and Two Women

Date: 06 1927
Description: Mrs. Brandel (center) with two other women posing on and near a tree stump on a lawn. There is a building and water in the background.
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Aunt Lydia

Date: 08 13 1936
Description: Aunt Lydia, a relative of the Brandel family, is wearing a dress and eyeglasses. She poses leaning against a tree.
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That Hoola Shimmy: Two Men Playing Ukeleles

Date: 1920
Description: Two young men dressed in suits and ties playing ukeleles on a residential street.
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Bertha Swingle

Date: 1932
Description: Bertha Swingle, wearing a print dress and hat, poses outdoors in front of a door at her home. There is a large hosta plant on the left and other shrubbery ...
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Mary Estalene Oungst

Date: 1933
Description: Mary Oungst, teacher at the Cloverland School, District No. 2, poses standing in front of a lilac bush. There is a house in the background.
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Phyllis Coggins

Date: 1933
Description: Phyllis Coggins, age 9, poses alongside the Cloverland School. She is identified as the "Leader in English" among the school children. She is wearing a s...
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Young House

Date: 1931
Description: Pictured in a heart-shaped frame is a story and one-half house with vertical log siding on the lower floor with a stand of large pine trees in the backgrou...
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Alice Klusinski in Her Cap and Gown

Date: 06 1932
Description: Full-length outdoor portrait of Alice Klusinski posing in her cap and gown on graduation day.
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Linda Schiesser in a Mexican Jacket

Date: 1948
Description: Linda Schiesser (b. 1944) posing outdoors wearing trousers, a hat with her name on it, and a Mexican Tourist Jacket. Written at the bottom of the print: "L...
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Back View of Mexican Jacket

Date: 1948
Description: A back view of Linda Schiesser (b. 1944) posing outdoors wearing trousers, a hat, and a Mexican Tourist Jacket. Written at the bottom of the print: "Louise...
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M.E. Stewart and Mrs. I.B. Woodward

Date: 1884
Description: Ferrotype/tintype of M.E. Stewart and Mrs. I.B. Woodward. Three-quarter length portrait, both seated, facing forward, in front of a painted backdrop. They ...

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