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Wade House

Date: 1858
Description: Ambrotype of the Wade House, a carriage inn located in Greenbush, also showing a section of the original plank road in the foreground.
Postcard

Post Office

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Description: View from across the street with pedestrians walking on the sidewalk in front. Caption reads: "Post Office, Milwaukee, Wis."
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Sightseeing by Excursion Boat

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Description: View across water towards people in an excursion boat on a river passing rocky and hilly shoreline covered with trees and plants. There is a man in another...
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Rural Road

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Description: View across unpaved rural road that curves around to the left around a large rock formation with an exposed rock face with trees growing on the top. There ...
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East Main Street

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Description: View down East Main Street, with a number of horse-drawn carriages parked at the curbs. Snow is in the street. There is a barber's pole on the sidewalk on ...
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Man Walking Behind Horse-Drawn Spring-Tooth Harrow

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Description: Three-quarter view from left rear of a man walking behind a horse-drawn spring-tooth harrow in a field. Piles of harvested grain are lined up in the field....
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Studio Portrait of Boy with Accordion

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Description: Full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a smiling boy posing while holding an accordion. The name on the accordion reads: "Serenelli-Ruatta,...
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Portrait of a Woman

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of a woman. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Portrait of Man

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of a man standing with his hands in his trouser pockets and with his head turned to the right in profile. He is wearing a hat...
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Portrait of Man

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of a man standing and holding a hat. He is wearing a long coat over a suit coat. Lantern slide.
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Portrait of Man

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Description: Portrait of a man who is sitting and holding his top hat on his knee. He has a grey beard. Lantern slide.
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Charles S. Deneen

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Charles S. Deneen.
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Portrait of Woman

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Description: Waist-up portrait of a woman sitting in a chair. Lantern slide.
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Studio Portrait of Boy and Girl

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a boy and girl standing with their hands resting on the back of a tasseled chair. Lantern slide.
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Portrait of Young Girl

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Description: Portrait of a young girl with long curls sitting on a chair. She is leaning her right arm on the back of the chair is and is resting her head on her hand. ...
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Rooster

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Description: Studio portrait of a rooster standing on a prop stone wall. Lantern slide.
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Two Men Standing Indoors

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Description: Two men are standing indoors, one man on the left and the other on the right. In the center is a vintage hand crank phonograph. A sign hanging on the back ...
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Group in Soda Fountain

Date: 1920
Description: Group portrait of people standing and posing in a restaurant/soda fountain. Three women are standing on the left near a twisted wire table and chairs, a gl...
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Cobbler's Shop

Date: 1919
Description: A cobbler repairing shoes. He is standing at a counter with the tools of his trade and a shelf of shoes and boots. He is wearing a long apron. The shop is ...

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