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Portrait of Two Men on Chair

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of two seated men with their legs crossed toward each other. One man has his arm over the chair back, and is sitting on the arm of the chai...
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Wright Passport Photograph

Date: 07 10 1956
Description: Unretouched passport photograph in front of a painted backdrop of Frank Lloyd Wright. He is holding a cane on his left arm and has a hat on his lap.
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Wright Passport Photograph

Date: 07 10 1956
Description: Unretouched passport photograph of Frank Lloyd Wright. He is holding a cane under his left arm.
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Mr. and Mrs. Wright

Date: 07 10 1956
Description: Unretouched waist-up portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lloyd Wright taken at the same time that each sat individually with Reierson for new passport photograp...
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Jefferson Prairie Marker

Date: 1952
Description: The Jefferson Prairie Marker, a monument marking the settlement of Jefferson Prairie in 1838. A young girl is standing on the right. The text on the marker...
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Sheep Shearing Contest

Date: 1951
Description: Winner Melvin Walker at work during a sheep shearing competition.
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Factory Worker at Rock Falls Works

Date: 1944
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Rock Falls Works.
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Scale at Rock Falls Works

Date: 1944
Description: Factory worker weighing parts on a scale at International Harvester's Rock Falls Works.
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Portrait of Lumberjack

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of a lumberjack wearing a hat, fringed shirt, trousers, suspenders, and what appear to be spiked boots. He is holding a peavey and is posin...
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Police Station

Date: 1900
Description: A man walks by the Madison police station, a two-story brick building with corner turret on the corner of South Webster Street. The fire station was across...
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Lorin Gillette

Date: 1947
Description: Indoor portrait of Lorin Gillette wearing a coat and leaning against a wall with his arms crossed.
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Ernst Schmidt

Date: 1912
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of nineteen-year-old Ernst Conrad Schmidt, grandson of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp, and an owner of Black Point Estate. He i...
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Mammie and Kate

Date: 1900
Description: Clara Seipp Bartholomay, a daughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp, sitting outdoors in a wicker chair, holding her infant daughter Catherine Bartholomay o...
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Grandmother Mears and Fargo Children

Date: 1900
Description: Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears, seated in front of a folding screen, holding her grandson Frank Barber Fargo, age six months, on her lap. Stuart Fargo, age thr...
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The New Year

Date: 1903
Description: A six-year-old Stuart Fargo is posing for a full length portrait dressed as the "New Year" while standing in front of a folding screen. He is wearing a top...
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Beaver Removal

Date: 1935
Description: A warden, wearing high laced boots and leather jodhpurs, is holding a beaver by the tail while standing in shallow water. A second man, wearing waders, is ...
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Forest Poster

Date: 1943
Description: A photographic copy of a World War II era poster which extols the value of forest products in the American war effort. There are vignettes illustrating the...
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River View

Date: 1935
Description: View towards an unidentified woman sitting and facing away from the camera to take in the view of the St. Croix River from a high rock formation. The bridg...
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Antoine Grignon

Date: 08 1912
Description: Antoine Grignon sitting in a chair outdoors.
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Chums in front of Island Lodge

Date: 1902
Description: Two young men are standing in front of Island Lodge. They are wearing neck kerchiefs and spats. The young man on the right is James McClure. Caption reads:...

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