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Young Women at Devil's Lake

Date: 1905
Description: Six young women posed among the rocks at Devil's Lake.
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Four Union Soldiers with a Flag

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Description: From "Illustrations of Camp Life" with four soldiers of the 97th New York Volunteer Infantry with a unit flag.
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Menominee Women's Crew

Date: 1943
Description: Ribes eradication crew of Indian women on the Menominee Reservation pose together in a line.
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Octagon House

Date: 1870
Description: Exterior view of the Richards' Octagon House, with a horse and carriage and various people posed in front of it. Caption reads: "Octagon House Watertown Wi...
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Octagon House

Date: 1870
Description: Exterior view of the Octagon House with a horse and carriage posed in the foreground and several people around it and on its porches. Caption reads: "Octag...
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Children Under Canoe

Date: 1915
Description: Four children lay on their stomachs and pose underneath a canoe, which is overturned on the ground. They are near Delavan Lake.
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Group Photograph in Milwaukee

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Description: Photograph celebrating Henry Kuttner's visit to Milwaukee. He had driven an old Plymouth all the way from Los Angeles. Cut line was: On arrival, he immedia...
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Fred Clausen and Supporters

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Description: The major players in the Clausen campaign posed outdoors at his home. Harold Gauer is on the far left.
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Winnifred Woodmansee at Jack Eisendrath's Cabin

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Description: Three women at Jack Eisendrath's cabin near Holy Hill. Eisendrath was a lawyer and found another cabin in the area for Gauer to buy. This cabin eventually ...
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Ratification Campaign in Connecticut

Date: 05 04 1920
Description: Five women, including Jessie Jack Hooper at center, pose together outdoors.
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Workers in a Tea Field

Date: 1910
Description: Carrie Chapman Catt, in her journal from her trip to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), describes the tea plantations: "the little brown women, picking tea, was an in...
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Group Posed Outside of Building

Date: 1910
Description: Group of people posing outside of a large building. In her journal from China and the Philippines, Carrie describes the roofs as "horn-like," as seen in th...
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Village Building

Date: 1910
Description: Group of people outside of a village dwelling. The building has the "horn-like" roof which Carrie describes in her journal from China and the Philippines. ...
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People around Wagon

Date: 1910
Description: In her journal from China, Carrie writes that most villages have "one wagon, which is used for carrying the people, supplies, and our luggage." She talks a...
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"We Are Power Farmers"

Date: 1923
Description: Two men and a boy in front of a barn are posed with a Fordson tractor. The two men are wearing straw hats. A sign on the tractor reads: "We Are Power Farme...
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Three Men Photographed with a Concealed Vest Camera

Date: 1886
Description: An image of three men taken with a Stirn Concealed Vest Pocket Camera. The #1 Detective Camera held a 14cm round glass plate for making six 4cm wide round ...
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Firemen's Parade

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of motorized fire trucks, horse-drawn fire trucks, automobiles and water wagons gathered on East Washington Avenue. All the vehicles are acco...
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Stroh Brothers and Others on Excelsior Twin Motorcycles

Date: 1916
Description: Excelsior Twin Motorcycles with, left to right: Stroh Brothers, Mart Liedtke, William Martin, Mr. Schultz, and Mr. Liedtke.
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A Hammock Outing

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Description: A group of people gathered on and around hammocks in a wooded area. Three women are sitting in a hammock on the left, and on the right three boys are sitti...
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Western Canoe Association Members

Date: 1894
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Western Canoe Association members lounging in front of their tent camp. They are all wearing caps or hats. Near the center of the...

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