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Gymnastics at Boys Busy Life Camp, Lake Keesus

Date: 1915
Description: Boys demonstrate acrobatic skills on the grounds of their summer camp.
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Man in Garden

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Description: A man stands in an unidentified garden gesturing upwards towards a topiary tree.
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Stanley McCormick Portrait

Date: 1880
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a boy standing and resting his hand on a chair, possibly Stanley McCormick (1874-1947). He is posing in what appears to be a...
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James Dorman Davidson Portrait

Date: 1880
Description: James Dorman Davidson (1810-1882) sits in profile in a plush chair for a studio portrait in front of a backdrop. He is wearing a wide hat, suit jacket, bow...
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H. H. Bennett Portrait with Stack of Photographs

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Description: A candid portrait of Henry Hamilton Bennett seated behind a small table. He appears to be touching up a photograph or writing on it. On the table is a glas...
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Off to the University

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Description: Sigurd Olson, posing proudly, as he leaves his Ashland home for study at the University of Wisconsin. A woman is standing in the doorway of a house behind ...
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Two Men with Implements and Cigarettes

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Description: Two men in work clothes and hats pose in a yard with farm implements. Both of them are smoking cigarettes.
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Group of People and Norwegian Flags

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Description: An unknown group of people gathered outdoors with Norwegian flags near what appears to be a pavilion. In the far background is a building with scaffolding ...
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Frank Smith, Jr.

Date: 1933
Description: Frank Smith, Jr., age 12, feeds chickens on his father's farm. The farmhouse is in the background. Young Smith was a student at the Hillcrest School, Distr...
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Unidentified Woman

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Description: Portrait of a woman sitting next to lace-curtained window. She is wearing a hat with a large brim and a long coat. She has a glove on one hand, which is on...
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Donald Holt, Jr. Playing in the Yard

Date: 1934
Description: Wearing a necklace of wooden beads. Donald Holt, Jr. is riding a 4-wheel cycle in the yard. Behind him is an Adirondack Chair, a tree, a sandbox, and a wir...

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