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Louis LeBrun

Date: 1860
Description: Full portrait of Louis LeBrun with dog at his feet. Hercules Dousman brought LeBrun from Canada as an indentured servant in 1852. After completing his in...
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Covered Apiary

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Description: Simmins' cover apiary.
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Man with Bees

Date: 12 10 1910
Description: A man displays a stick that has bees and honeycomb hanging from it.
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Horses in the Ruins

Date: 05 11 1914
Description: Horses among the ruins of the Papgleco Farm after it was hit by a tornado.
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Giant Kangaroo with Gun

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Description: Altered photograph in which Lloyd Lebrbas appears with a giant militia kangaroo which is leaning on a gun.
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Philip La Follette with Koalas

Date: 1950
Description: Former Wisconsin Governor Philip La Follette wearing his World War II uniform and holding two koala bears with a third koala on his head.
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Thure Kumlien at Work

Date: 1887
Description: Thure Kumlien at his work table in the Milwaukee Public Museum. Kumlien is surrounded by taxidermied birds and is at work stuffing another.
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Polar Bears at the Vilas Park Zoo

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of two polar bears in their enclosure at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). A crowd is gathered behind the fence, and in the far backgroun...
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Democratic Organizing Committee Convention Banquet Menu

Date: 1951
Description: Front cover and interior of menu for the convention banquet of the Democratic Organizing Committee. On the cover is a drawing of a donkey kicking its back ...
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Miss Huddleston Posing with Dog

Date: 04 09 1917
Description: Miss Josephine Huddleston posing with dog. She had been driving the big IHC tractor at Harrison and Jefferson Streets for Chicago's City Garden Campaign.
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Three Geese Flying Sculpture

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Description: Three flat goose shapes, with wings outstretched, one above the other on a square post set at an angle, set in the yard among garden plants, shrubs, and a ...
Document

A Poem of Sid Boyum 1913-1991

Date: 1991
Description: A poem expressing Sid's passionate attitude towards his life, nature and art with a drawing of a fish at the bottom. This probably served as Sid's memorial...
Postcard

Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

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Description: Slightly elevated view of Ronald Reagan standing outdoors among a crowd of young people and shaking hands. Someone in the crowd is holding a large sign tha...
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Bucks in the Velvet

Date: 1935
Description: Two eight point bucks are standing in dappled shade at the edge of a wooded area.
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Nice Catch

Date: 1937
Description: Jean A. Pope is smiling broadly while holding a stringer of five bass. He is also holding his rod and reel, and is standing on a small wooden pier. A descr...

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