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Mrs. Katherine McCullough Speaking in Sister Bay

Date: 06 27 1912
Description: Suffragist Mrs. Katherine McCullough speaking to a gathering in front of the store and post office run by Mrs. W. Bunda in Sister Bay.
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Birthplace of Republican Party

Date: 1929
Description: 75th anniversary celebration of the birth of the Republican Party at Ripon. Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr., stands on the podium in front of the Little Whi...
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Wisconsin Senate

Date: 1867
Description: Composite photograph of the Wisconsin Senate by Whiting of the Madison studio, Robert's & Whitings Temple of Art, printed as a carte-de-visite.
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City Hall, The First One

Date: 1870
Description: Portion of City Hall with a flag flying from the roof. There is another building across the street, and horse-drawn carriages and people on the road.
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Grant Campaign

Date: 1872
Description: Ulysses S. Grant loyalist demonstrates his strength in a display showing various sized potatoes with politicians names attached. The opposition is depicted...
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MP Making an Arrest

Date: 1974
Description: Marine Frank Huff, with upraised fist, being arrested by an MP near the Iwakuni Marine Base in Japan. Huff, a member of the GI movement of the early 1970s...
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Winnebago Ceremony

Date: 1940
Description: A small crowd gathers for a Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) ceremony under an open air structure, probably in the Wisconsin Dells. Two men in ceremonial dress stand i...
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Stauffer as Uncle Sam

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Description: Christ M. Stauffer appearing as Uncle Sam, riding a horse, during the Cheese Day parade.
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Union Steamship

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Description: A Union ironclad steamship on the Mississippi River.
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Union Gunboat

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Description: View from a distance of a Union side-wheel gunship.
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Union Gunboat

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Description: View from a distance of a side-wheel Union gunboat.
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"The House Jeff Built"

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Description: Exterior view of Brierfield, a plantation bought by Jefferson Davis in 1835, after he fought in the Mexican War. After the Civil War he bought Beauvoir, a ...
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Children with American Flag

Date: 1920
Description: A boy and a girl are holding an American flag while standing in front of a building, possibly a schoolhouse. A group of children is standing in a triangle ...
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Ada James at her Desk

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Description: Suffragist Ada James sitting at her desk.

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