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A Picnic in the Woods

Date: 05 22 1907
Description: A group of girls eating and drinking in a college dormitory (?). The title "A Picnic In The Woods" was scratched into the emulsion of the original glass pl...
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The "Vernie Mac" at Taylor Falls

Date: 1900
Description: A fire fighter's excursion on the "Vernie Mac" at a landing near Taylor Falls on the St. Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Excursion barge is a...
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Sybil Hanks and Family

Date: 06 07 1880
Description: Formal studio portrait of Sybil P. Hanks, her two sisters, DeWitt Ramsey, and another man.
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Family Portrait

Date: 1941
Description: Copy of a family portrait that includes a father, daughter and three sons. Two people on the right are only partially visible.
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Two Women in Dresses

Date: 1892
Description: Studio portrait of two women wearing white pointed hats and long, white dresses with fluffy collars, and broad white belts. They stand their backs to the c...
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La Pointe Village School

Date: 1910
Description: Two women sitting in dog cart on dirt street in front of boardwalk. La Pointe Village School is in the background. Dog team belongs to Tom Stahl.
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Betsey Busied by Bossy's Butter

Date: 1905
Description: Woman churning butter.
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Three Women near St. Croix River

Date: 1870
Description: View of Hudson with three women on a hill in the foreground, and the town along the St. Croix River below in the background.
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Jefferson School

Date: 1870
Description: Jefferson School, built on the site of the first cemetery in Janesville.
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Ceremony at Vilas Circle Bear Mound

Date: 07 29 1910
Description: Miss Pauline Buell removes an American flag from the Vilas Circle Bear Mound following the unveiling of a historic tablet on July 29, 1910.
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Portrait of a Family

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Description: Studio portrait of family.
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Girls Playing Dress Up

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Description: Two young girls dressed up as women in front of a photographer's backdrop. The girl on the left holds a doll while the girl on the right pushes her doll in...
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Hattie Taylor and Daughter Tannisse

Date: 1912
Description: Hattie Taylor and daughter Tannisse walk under a Milwaukee park culvert.
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Robert Bloch's Wedding Photograph

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Description: A burlesque of the Bloch's marriage, taken shortly after the real ceremony. Left to right: Robert Vail, Robert Bloch, and Marion Bloch. Gauer said at the t...
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Campaign Photograph of Carter Wells

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Description: Carter Wells polling on the street, taken for a campaign booklet. He was running for 5th district congress.
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The Gang at Mid-Summer Festival

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Description: Principals at the "Mid-Summer Festival." Festival was the precursor of what would become Summerfest. The gang went to the festival to "blow off steam" afte...
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Tom Amlie, his Wife, and Doctor Newberry

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Description: In the yard of Tom Amlie. Photograph was to be used for campaign literature. Newberry was a volunteer.
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Henry Reuss Campaign Photograph

Date: 1952
Description: Reuss on his front porch. Photograph was to be used for campaign literature. Reuss had just returned from government service in Europe post World War II.
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Milt Polland

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Description: Polland at the Mid-Summer Festival on the Milwaukee lakefront, with the boys of Nick Ehr family in the foreground. This was just after the successful Zeidl...
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Dousman Family

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Description: Virginia and Louis Dousman posed on east lawn holding puppies.

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