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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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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).
Postcard

Joe McCarthy Postcard

Date: 1946
Description: Postcard depicting Joe McCarthy issued by the Republican Party of Wisconsin during the 1946 senatorial campaign.
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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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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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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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William M. Nelson

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Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of William M. Nelson of Racine, Wisconsin. In November 1863 he was assigned to the river gunboat U.S. Carondelet during...
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Chairman of the Township of Rib Mountain

Date: 1942
Description: Charles Norton, Chairman of the Township of Rib Mountain. He may have played a role in the sweeping raids on many Hurley area establishments. The arrest wa...
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Julian Bond in Madison

Date: 12 1969
Description: Julian Bond wearing a suit and standing in a wood paneled room with his arms crossed. Another man is standing at left holding a microphone.
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Captain George E. Sogge

Date: 1911
Description: Waist-up portrait of Captain George Sogge of the Two Rivers Life Saving Station in uniform. His cap bears a U.S. Life Saving Service insignia.
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Candid Emile de Antonio Portrait

Date: 1974
Description: Waist-up seated portrait of De Antonio sitting in front of a door. He is smiling and holding a blurry hand up to the camera, obscuring part of his face. Dr...
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Nomis McNamara

Date: 1965
Description: Nomis McNamara, supporter of SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), in an image tentatively identified as taken at a barbeque hosted by Mr. Step...

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