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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 ...
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Astrolabe in Red and Gold

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Description: Metal astrolabe mounted on concrete base in Sid's backyard. The base is painted red with yellow Chinese characters, the Astrolabe is painted gold. In the ...
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Gnome-Face Sculpture

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Description: Blue-green, pear-shaped sculpture on a round base with three limb-shapes on top in Sid Boyum's backyard. The face is painted in natural colors with incise...
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American Baptist Society; Judson Tower

Date: 1974
Description: View across lawn and through trees towards a standing tower, with small windows and a cross at the top under the roof overhang. Caption reads: "Judson Towe...
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Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

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Description: Two portraits of President George H.W. Bush. One caption on the reverse reads:"President Bush presides at a meeting of his Cabinet in the White House." The...
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Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

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Description: Two presidential political campaign bumper stickers for Jimmy Carter and Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, as well as a postcard with a portrait of Jimmy Carter sittin...
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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...
Postcard

Lake of the Torches Casino Resort

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Description: View of a wooden sculpture at the entrance of a casino. Text on reverse reads: "This carving by Gene Delcourt is representative of the seven clans of the L...
Postcard

The Famous Madison Isthmus

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of East Washington Avenue from the Wisconsin State Capitol. There is a glass bank building on the right side of East Washington Avenue. The Y...
Postcard

Mansion Hill Inn

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Description: Exterior view of the Mansion Hill Inn located at 424 N. Pinckney Street. Text on reverse reads: "Mansion Hill Inn. An opulent small hotel in the European t...
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Algerian Man

Date: 1930
Description: An autochrome waist-up portrait of an Algerian man wearing a turban. He is wearing a western style vest under his robe; a key is hanging from a chain attac...
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Algerian Woman

Date: 1930
Description: A woman is posing sitting in the doorway of a brick building. She has facial tattoos and is wearing a head scarf over her braided hair.
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Two Girls

Date: 1930
Description: Two young girls are posing outdoors wearing traditional dress. The girl on the left is standing and leaning against the stone wall behind her, and the seco...
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Field of Flowers

Date: 1930
Description: Large cumulus clouds are floating above a field of blue flowers in Algeria.
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Seated Sheik

Date: 1930
Description: A turbanned man, identified as a Sheik, is sitting on a patterned rug on the ground in front of a doorway. He is wearing a red robe with elaborate gold tri...
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Woman and Child

Date: 1930
Description: A woman is standing in a doorway with her right hand resting on the head of a small girl. Both of them are wearing traditional dress with head scarves. The...
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Sheik and Wife

Date: 1930
Description: A man, identified only as "Sheik" is posing with his wife in a doorway with a curtain hanging behind them. The man is wearing a white robe over a Western-s...
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Sleeping Man

Date: 1930
Description: A man, wearing a white turban and a blue cape or blanket wrapped around him, is sleeping on pillows and a carpet in front of a tent. A carpet has been drap...

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