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Actor in Black Hawk Play

Date: 1857
Description: An actor in an Indian headdress and jewelry for performance of "Black Hawk, or Lily of the Prairie," a drama written by Mary Elizabeth Mears and presented ...
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Chippewa Man

Date: 1913
Description: A studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indian from the Bad River Indian Reservation at Odanah. The man is we...
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Virginia Students

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Description: Four Virginia State University male students stands outside the Virginia Students Rights Committee office.
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Raymond Robins and Unidentified Man

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Description: Raymond Robins and a bespectacled man standing together outdoors. Robins is standing inside a wooden frame on wheels.
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Portrait of Young Man

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a seated young man looking off to the right. His tabbed jacket is patched just below the lapel, on left s...
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Suzie Redhorn Selling Beads

Date: 1941
Description: Suzie Redhorn at her stand at Dells Park selling her beads to tourists.
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Clifford Thompson

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Description: Portrait of Clifford Thompson, at one time the tallest man in America, in a jacket and top hat posing next to a chair.
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James Staudacher

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Description: James Staudacher, the first person to hike the Ice Age Trail in its entirety.
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George Mattis on Ice Skates

Date: 1922
Description: A young man, probably George Mattis, Jr., posing wearing ice skates on a frozen lake (possibly Knuteson Lake).
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Joseph R. McCarthy

Date: 1944
Description: Portrait of Joseph R. McCarthy used in literature issued for his unsuccessful 1944 Senate campaign.
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Keshena Boardinghouse Steps

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Description: Group portrait of eight men and seven women on the steps of the Keshena Boardinghouse.
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Supporters for Grover Cleveland

Date: 07 10 1884
Description: Three men in matching hats pose with a photograph and a sign in support of Grover Cleveland.
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Richard W.E. Perrin

Date: 07 31 1962
Description: A head and shoulders studio portrait of Richard W.E. Perrin wearing a bow tie.
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Man Looking at Bust of "Uncle Walt"

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Description: Walter White Drew looks at a bust of "Uncle Walt," a character from Frank O. King's cartoon Gasoline Alley.
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Herman Rafoth

Date: 1925
Description: Herman Rafoth, smoking a pipe, stands behind a two-story wooden house. Rafoth was the driver of a stage held up by Raymond Holzse on May 8, 1880. A woman...
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Raymond Holzse

Date: 1925
Description: A copy of a waist-up portrait of Raymond Holzse. Holzse was described as a "bandit of northern Wisconsin, who planned several stage holdups."
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Old Dr. Tommie

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Description: A portrait of a Seminole Native American Chief, Dr. Tommie standing and holding a gun, with buildings in the background. Caption reads: "Old Dr. Tommie, Se...
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Seminole Native American Family

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Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Billy Bowlegs and his family. They are all wearing native Seminole clothing. Caption reads: "Billy Bowlegs...
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Portrait of John Wolf

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Description: A portrait of John Wolf, a Musquakie Native American, wearing jewelry, a headdress, and holding a feathered object in his hands. Caption reads: "John Wolf,...
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Pilgrim Meeting House

Date: 1887
Description: Historic re-creation painting of two Pilgrims approaching an old fort converted into their first meeting house. Painted by W.L. Williams.

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