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Calf on Harley

Date: 1912
Description: A man poses next to his 1912 model Harley-Davidson motorcycle with a young calf in a crate strapped on the back of the motorcycle. Behind the man is a silo...
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Grover Cleveland

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Grover Cleveland.
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Surveying Fire Damage in the Third Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1904
Description: The remains of a second floor corridor in the North Wing of the Third Wisconsin State Capitol after the fire of February 27-28, 1904. This photograph docum...
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Jean Pond Miner with "Forward"

Date: 1893
Description: Sculptor Jean Pond Miner working on her statue "Forward" in the Wisconsin Building at the Columbian Exposition.
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Female Circus Performer

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Description: Rose Dockrill of Delavan, Wisconsin. A female circus performer described as "a swell artist and fine looker and dresser."
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Mrs. Roseline Peck

Date: 1874
Description: Mrs. Roseline Peck, born 1808 - died 1898, first white woman in Madison, Wisconsin. She was the wife of the first tavern keeper, Eben Peck.
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Runaway Slave

Date: 1837
Description: Image of a runaway slave with stick and satchel.
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Portrait of a Woman Painter

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Description: A woman holds a paintbrush, palette, and painter's stick while observing her painting on an easel in front of her.
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Stephen Nicholas

Date: 1895
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Stephen Nicholas (1840-1901) of Chilton, Wisconsin. Stephen was a member of the Narragansett tribe. He served with Co. D, 1st ...

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