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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...
Postcard

Marquette Monument

Date: 1910
Description: Marquette monument, in memory of the discovery of the Mississippi River by Father Marquette and Louis Joliet. The monument was unveiled on St. Mary's Colle...
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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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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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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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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Park Street during Back To School Filming

Date: 1985
Description: Park Street at the State Street intersection during the filming of Back To School. The pedestrian overpass bears a sign for the fictional Grand Lake...
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Dining Porch at Black Point

Date: 1970
Description: Low flower arrangements decorate a table set for at least 25 people on the screened dining porch at the main house at Black Point Estate. There is a large...
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Mary Smith Campbell

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Description: Hollow-cut silhouette, facing right (proper left), of Mary Smith Campbell (Mrs. Hugh Campbell). Born in Bedford, NH.
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Thomas Mears

Date: 1890
Description: A photographic copy of a ca. 1824 head and shoulders oil painting of Thomas Mears (1775-1832). A caption accompanying the photograph notes that Mears was ...
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Gladys Drew

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Description: Studio portrait of actress and author Gladys Drew. She wears a dark hat with a plume on top which is tied underneath her chin. Gladys was the first wife of...
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Septima Clark with the Freedom Bell

Date: 10 1984
Description: Septima Clark poses in front of the Freedom Bell.

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