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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Thwaites' Office

Date: 1897
Description: Reuben Gold Thwaites, secretary of the State Historical Society, at his desk in the South Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol. Thwaites succeeded Lym...
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Norwegian Sunday School Picnic

Date: 1873
Description: A Norwegian Sunday school picnic, perhaps held at Maple Bluff on Lake Mendota. The original stereograph is in the collection of the Norwegian-American Hist...
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Lathrop Residence

Date: 1882
Description: View of excavation for the Lathrop residence, home of William H. Lathrop.
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Lathrop Residence

Date: 1860
Description: Exterior view of the William H. Lathrop residence, with a figure standing in the front entranceway.
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Filling a Cup

Date: 1887
Description: Wisconsin National Guardsmen in full gear. One man in the foreground fills a tin cup from a spigot.
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Man Feeding Doves

Date: 1890
Description: Man feeding fantail doves on a lawn at Oakwood Sanitarium. The sanitarium is in the background behind trees.
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Rowing on Archibald Lake

Date: 1898
Description: Close-up of a young man, possibly James McClure, Jr., rowing on Archibald Lake. A tree-lined shore is in the background. Caption reads: "A Great Hand at Ro...
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Louisa May Alcott

Date: 1887
Description: Seated profile portrait of American novelist Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women and its sequels.

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