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Farm Couple

Date: 1920
Description: Farm couple seated together outdoors on the lawn, his arm around her shoulders.
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Woman On Avery Tractor

Date: 1920
Description: Woman holding flowers posing on the back of an Avery gasoline tractor.
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Woman with Axe

Date: 1920
Description: A smiling woman holding an axe holding a pose while chopping wood.
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Outdoor Chores

Date: 1920
Description: Woman doing chores outdoors.
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Nettie McCormick and Son Robert

Date: 1864
Description: Oval-framed portrait of Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923), and her son Robert (1863-1865). Nettie, a well-known philanthropist, was the wife of Chicago i...
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Mary Virginia McCormick

Date: 10 10 1883
Description: Portrait of Mary Virginia McCormick (1861-1941). Mary Virginia was the daughter of Chicago industrialist and inventor, Cyrus Hall McCormick.
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Mrs. Susan Whitham Bouldin Clark

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Description: Studio portrait of Susan Whitham Bouldin Clark, wearing earrings.
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Choice Honey for Sale

Date: 1924
Description: Outdoor portrait of a young dark-haired women standing in a field of flowers before a sign attached to a telephone pole. The sign reads: "Choice Honey For ...
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Young Woman Posing Outdoors

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a young dark-haired woman standing in front of the of a building near a screen door.
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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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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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Unidentified Woman

Date: 1885
Description: Carte-de-visite quarter-length portrait of an unidentified young woman. She is wearing a lace collar with a brooch, and a dark ribbon around her neck.
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Adda Howie at International Harvester Office

Date: 1920
Description: View of Adda Howie standing outside the International Harvester office (probably in Milwaukee).
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Miss T.B. McCafferty

Date: 1870
Description: Vignetted quarter-length head and shoulders portrait of a woman.
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Marion Briggs

Date: 1925
Description: Marion Briggs is standing and posing wearing a swimming suit and bathing cap for a full-length photograph. On the reverse of the photograph is written: "He...
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Mary Lambert Allen

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Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of Mary Lambert Allen. She is turned toward the left, and is wearing a dark-colored lace shawl over a light-colored dr...
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Unidentified Woman

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Description: Oval-framed quarter-length portrait of a woman. She is wearing earrings, a dress with fringe at the shoulders, and a tiara. She has a pompadour hairstyle w...
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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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Blueberry Trip

Date: 1912
Description: A group of people are walking away down the railroad tracks in search of blueberries. A pine and hemlock forest is on either side of the tracks. Caption re...
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Mary Griggs (Burke) on Boathouse

Date: 1932
Description: Mary Griggs (Burke) is leaning against a pipe railing on the corner of the second story of the Forest Lodge boathouse. Mary is wearing a wide-legged jumpsu...

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