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William Tennant with Prosthetic Legs

Date: 1897
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William Tennant, standing with short pants that reveal his prosthetic legs. He holds a newspaper in his ...
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Portrait of Nels Dahl

Date: 1874
Description: Studio portrait of A.L. Dahl's brother, Nels.
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Eight Women Wearing Hats

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Description: Studio portrait of eight women, four seated and four standing, all wearing hats and posing with cigarettes and cigars, in front of a painted backdrop. Top ...
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Three Men in Photography Studio

Date: 1910
Description: Studio portrait of three standing men, two wearing matching straw hats, and vests with trousers, and the other holding a camera on a stool. They are posing...
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Two Men Shaking Hands

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Description: Studio portrait of two standing men shaking hands posing in front of a painted backdrop, probably Ho-Chunk Indians. Both men are wearing hats, and the man ...
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Man with Moustache and Beard

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated man with a curly moustache and beard in front of a painted backdrop. He has a pin on the lapel of his suit jacket, and is weari...
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Man with Beard

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated elderly man with a beard in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a suit jacket with matching vest over a white shirt.
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Man wih Beard

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated man in front of a painted backdrop with curly hair and a wiry moustache and beard, wearing a suit jacket, vest, and bow tie. Po...
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Woman Wearing Hat

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated woman crossing her legs, and wearing eyeglasses and a hat with flowers on it in front of a painted backdrop.
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Pierce Home

Date: 1960
Description: 625 W. Prospect Avenue. Dining room window overlooking the Fox River. Excerpt from the Appleton Post-Crescent, May 11, 1960. Home built by Henry J....
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Never Underestimate...

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Description: Cartoon graphic of a bird (probably a dove) holding an olive branch in one hand and a symbol that is a combination of a peace symbol and a female gender sy...
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Ludwig Boehmer, Christian Boehmer, Siegfried Mittelstadt, and Jacob Boehmer

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Description: Half plate ambrotype of (left to right) Ludwig Boehmer, Christian Boehmer, Siegfried Mittelstadt, and Jacob Boehmer standing in front of a painted backdrop...
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Clara R. Smith and G. McKnight

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Description: Half plate ferrotype/tintype of Clara R. Smith and G(enie?) McKnight (Ripon?). The women are dressed for the outdoors, posing amid garden props including a...
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Drawing of the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1857
Description: Half plate ambrotype of a drawing of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Copy of the design by Samuel Hunter Donnel and August Kutzbock, Madison architects, showi...

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