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Joseph and Emma Gillett

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Description: Indoor portrait of Joseph and Emma Gillett, parents of Sherwin Gillett.
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Studio Portrait of "Mary"

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Description: Studio portrait of “Mary”, standing with hat and parasol.
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Studio Portrait of Asa Curtis Bennett

Date: 1912
Description: Studio portrait of Asa Curtis Bennett, sitting in a chair and holding a cane in his left hand. He was a pioneer in the cranberry growing industry in Wiscon...
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Abandoned Cabin

Date: 1920
Description: A small abandoned log cabin stands among tall conifers and overgrown brush. There is very little chinking remaining and no glass in the window. The cabin h...
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Edward Schmidt Petersen

Date: 1922
Description: Young Edward Petersen (1921-2013) poses sitting in a wicker highchair on the porch at Black Point. He is the son of William F. and Alma Schmidt Petersen an...
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Corner of Laundry

Date: 1946
Description: A large sink and hand water pump stand in a corner near a door of the laundry room at Black Point. The laundry was located in the "kitchen building" (demol...
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Pier at Black Point

Date: 07 15 1922
Description: A description of this photograph written by Ernst Schmidt reads, "The Black Point Pier on Saturday, July 15, 1922, just before the start of a class "C" rac...
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Pier at Black Point

Date: 07 02 1939
Description: The launch "Penguin" is moored at the pier at Black Point; the United States flag is lifted by the breeze. A brick walkway leads to the pier.
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Photographer on Pier

Date: 08 1925
Description: A photographer is crouching on a wooden pier behind a small camera on a tripod to film C.B. (Chandler Burnell) Chapman, a realtor and good friend of Stanle...
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Alma Schmidt

Date: 1915
Description: Alma Schmidt poses seated outdoors wearing a light summer dress. Her face is in profile.
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Emma Schmidt

Date: 05 08 1938
Description: View across water towards Emma Seipp Schmidt walking along the shore path at the estate of Albert Madlener on Geneva Lake. There is stone riprap supporting...
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Leo Lania in Regimental Uniform

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Description: Waist-up portrait of young Leo Lania (born Lazar Herrmann) posing in a military uniform with his arms folded. He is wearing a monocle, and what may be a la...
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Carol Fairchild in a Hat

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Description: Carol Fairchild, wearing a feathered hat and leaning on a gate or railing.
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Carol Fairchild

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Description: Carol Fairchild, leaning on a gate or railing, wearing a white lace blouse with lace trim, a necklace and a collar pin.
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Sybil Nash Dressed in Formal Suit and Hat

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Description: Sybil Nash, a Hanks family friend, is sitting in a chair near a window. She is wearing a beribboned hat with veil, a suit with a blouse and lacy tie, leath...
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Portrait of Sybil Nash

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Sybil Nash in a white blouse with puffy sleeves, and a striped tie. Sybil was a Hanks family friend.
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Stacking Alfalfa

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Description: Men posing on top of a tall stack of alfalfa. The derrick is homemade. A man and a woman are posing on a ladder against the stack of alfalfa.
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St. Andrews Catholic Church

Date: 1958
Description: View from across street of the front of St. Andrews Church. There are wide steps and a central railing leading up to the entrance. The steeple of the churc...
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Muriel and Laurie Peterson in Corn Field

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Description: Muriel and Laurie Peterson posing in front of a corn field as they look at each other. They are each holding corn cobs and leaves.
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Alfred Lawson with Palmer Cord Aero Tyre

Date: 1920
Description: Oval-framed portrait of Alfred Lawson standing behind a Palmer cord aero tyre, which he used for his 1920 Midnight Air Liner.

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