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Wisconsin National Guard

Date: 1887
Description: Members of the Wisconsin National Guard lined up at Camp Douglas.
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Dr. Birge on Trout Lake

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Description: Dr. Edward Ashael Birge paddling on a raft in Trout Lake. In 1875 Dr. Birge first came to teach natural history at the University of Wisconsin, and remaine...
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Fort Howard

Date: 1851
Description: Several men rowing in a boat near Fort Howard that has an American Flag, barracks, and various related military buildings enclosed behind a wall.
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Theodore Pomeroy

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Description: A carte-de-visite portrait of Theodore Pomeroy of Decatur, Wisconsin, a member of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps Band. Mustered out July 8...
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4th Wisconsin Cavalry Camp

Date: 10 25 1864
Description: The 4th Wisconsin Cavalry's camp.
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Josiah Monroe May

Date: 1884
Description: A carte-de-visite of Josiah Monroe May in a wagon, at the age of about 60 years.
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Man in Buggy

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Description: A carte-de-visite of a man in a buggy.
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Man and Woman in Buggy

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Description: A carte-de-visite of a man and woman sitting in a buggy behind the driver. Three men are standing behind the buggy. Back of card reads: "Caliche, Quebec".
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Amputees

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Description: A carte-de-visite of John Schmit, Freddy Hill, Leland Fay and George Schmit, who were frozen on the night of March 10th and 11th, 1876, on the Green Bay an...
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Pontoon Airplane

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Description: A pontoon airplane floating on a lake with a man next to it.
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"Ottumwa Belle" on the Mississippi River

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Description: "Ottumwa Belle" on the Mississippi River. Built in 1895, the sternwheel rafter was used on the Mississippi River until 1920, when the rafter was renamed "I...
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A Family of Doctors

Date: 11 1917
Description: Doctor James A. Jackson, Sr., of Madison (center), with three of his four sons who became doctors: (left to right) Reginald H. Jackson, Sr., Arnold Jackson...
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Elna Krueger in a Chevrolet

Date: 1935
Description: Elna Krueger sitting in the driver's seat of a Chevrolet. Edgar Krueger is standing on the other side of the car, near the hood, while a friend is standing...
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Smoking with Friends

Date: 1934
Description: Edgar Krueger standing next to a vehicle parked along the road with two friends, smoking cigarrettes. Several houses and garages are in the background.
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Date: 1950
Description: View from lawn of the Tomb of Unknown Soldier and the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater from the base of the stairs leading to the monument. Groups of men an...
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Hotel Martinique

Date: 1950
Description: View across sidewalk towards a young woman opening the entrance door to the Hotel Martinique. Several other people are exiting from the other set of doors ...
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Sitting on the Steps

Date: 1950
Description: A young man sits on the top step of an entrance to a building with his arms wrapped around the shoulders of a young woman who sits on the step below him be...
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Sitting Together on the Steps

Date: 1950
Description: A young man is sitting on the top step of an entrance to a building with his arms wrapped around a young woman who sits between his legs on the stair below...
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George Washington's Mount Vernon

Date: 1950
Description: View across lawn towards the back side of George Washington's Mount Vernon. Several people are sitting and standing on the piazza. There is a cupola on the...
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View of George Washington's Mount Vernon

Date: 1950
Description: View across lawn towards the back of George Washington's Mount Vernon from the left. A woman is walking on the lawn in the left foreground, and behind her ...

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