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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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Andrew Proudfit Engine Company No. 2

Date: 1881
Description: Andrew Proudfit Engine Company No. 2's steamer engine is shown in front of Central Fire Station at 10 South Webster Street.
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Lydia Willms

Date: 1898
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Lydia Willms (b. 1896). She is resting her hand on a chair, and is wearing a dress, ribbons a...
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Council of Administrative Women in Education Dinner Menu

Date: 04 21 1919
Description: Front cover, menu, and back cover of program ("Conferring the Service Stripes") for a dinner at the Medford Hotel, with a deep rose hand-colored border wit...
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Studio Portrait of Boy and Girl

Date: 1915
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a boy and girl, probably brother and sister.
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Unidentified Woman

Date: 1884
Description: Portrait of a woman posing in a studio, leaning on what appears to be a framed picture on a decorated easel.

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