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Actor as Army Officer

Date: 1857
Description: An actor dressed as an army officer, holding a saber, for the performance of "Black Hawk, or Lily of the Prairie," a drama written by Mary Elizabeth Mears ...
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Astronaut Deke Slayton

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Description: Astronaut Donald K. Slayton of Sparta, Wisconsin. Slayton enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 at age 18 and flew 56 combat missions in B-25s during Worl...
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Auto Body Repair

Date: 10 17 1945
Description: An employee of the Royal Body Company, 9-13 North Brooks Street, operating an air hammer to straighten a dented fender of a automobile.
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Stoughton Home Talent League Champions

Date: 11 01 1945
Description: Curtis Strand and Roundy Coughlin, the speaker at the banquet of the Stoughton Home Talent League champion baseball team.
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Frederick Family

Date: 12 1945
Description: Frederick couple seated in their home.
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Charles J. Allen

Date: 12 27 1945
Description: Portrait of Charles J. Allen, president of the Madison Bowling Association. Mr. Allen was a barber by trade and a co-partner in a radio and appliance store...
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Attorney General John Martin

Date: 07 03 1946
Description: Portrait of Attorney General John Martin seated in his office.
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College Bound Coeds

Date: 08 15 1946
Description: College bound coeds: Nora Ellen Haley, daughter of John and Marjorie Haley, is going to MacMurray College; Mary Lou Benner, daughter of Arthur and Louise B...
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Mrs. Mergen

Date: 01 14 1947
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Norbert J. "Luke" Mergen.
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University of Wisconsin Junior Prom

Date: 01 22 1947
Description: Portrait of Marilyn Moevs, La Crosse, queen of the University of Wisconsin Junior Prom.
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University of Wisconsin Junior Prom

Date: 01 22 1947
Description: Portrait of Wade Crane, University of Wisconsin prom king.
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University of Wisconsin Junior Prom

Date: 01 22 1947
Description: Portrait of Alberta Baxter, one of six women in the court for the University of Wisconsin Junior Prom. Pictured in five negatives of University of Wisconsi...
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Two Children Playing Outside

Date: 1896
Description: Two boys, Verne and Fay Canon, pose outdoors. Verne sits in a small tree and rests his feet on the front tire of a bicycle, while Fay stands and rests his ...
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Wedding Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Osborn

Date: 1896
Description: Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Osborn stand in a Victorian-era home for their wedding portrait. Shades are pulled over a bay window in the background and white fabric d...
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Eliza C. Scidmore in Yokohama

Date: 1895
Description: Eliza Catherine Scidmore seated in an ornate chair with a small dog curled up on her lap. Next to her stands a Japanese woman.
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Child in a Highchair

Date: 1907
Description: Young child seated in a highchair. An ornate basket sits on the tray.
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Portrait of Baby Alfred Holt in a Victorian Wicker Chair

Date: 07 1898
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Alfred Holt sitting in a Victorian wicker chair. He is looking at the camera and smiling. Caption reads: ...
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Roy P. Wilcox

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of politician Roy P. Wilcox.

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