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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.
Photograph

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...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

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....
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Bearded Man

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Description: A studio portrait of an elderly man with a long beard wearing a suit jacket and vest.
Photograph

Robert Novak

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Description: Formal portrait of Robert Novak used for many years in his association with his syndicated newspaper column "Inside Report."
Print

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...
Print

Greetings To You

Date: 1939
Description: Holiday card with a snow man and snow woman on it. He is wearing a scarf and top hat and has black buttons. She is wearing a bonnet and apron and is holdin...
Print

Wishing You a Blessed Christmas

Date: 1963
Description: Photographic holiday card of the Q.J. O'Sullivan family. The heads of six children are superimposed over a wreath made of greenery and a bow. In the center...
Photograph

Edmond Burdick

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Edmund Burdick with moustache and gray hair.
Photograph

Unidentified Daguerreotype of Couple

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Description: Half plate daguerreotype of an unidentified man and woman. The man is seated and the woman is standing and has her hand resting on the man's shoulder. The ...
Photograph

Franz Massing, Wife and Child

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Description: Half plate ambrotype of Franz Massing with his wife, and daughter Frances. Massing was the founder of the Madison Mannerchor in 1870. The family is seated....
Print

Hotel Barker Menu

Date: 05 18 1890
Description: Front and back sides of the Hotel Barker menu, with a painting of a windmill in an embossed crescent moon shape. Printed in brown ink with reddish highligh...
Book or Pamphlet

Cover of the Directory of Wisconsin State Beekeepers' Association, Inc.

Date: 07 1928
Description: Cover of the Directory of Wisconsin State Beekeepers' Association, Inc. Red and black illustration of "Badger Brand Honey" over an outline of the st...
Manuscript

Second Aviation Instruction Center Thanksgiving Day Menu

Date: 1918
Description: Thanksgiving Day dinner menu given by the Second Aviation Instruction Center of the American Expeditionary Forces near Tours, France. Features two servicem...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

John W. Fonda

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Description: Half plate ferrotype/tintype of a three-quarter length portrait of John W. Fonda, Company C, 6th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Seated half figure...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Upper Fox River Historic Marker

Date: 10 07 1957
Description: Mrs. Steve McNamara (left), granddaughter of Nathan Strong, the founder of the city of Berlin, then named Strong's Landing, spoke at the dedication ceremon...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Reverend Jason Lothrop

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Description: Half plate ambrotype of Reverend Jason Lothrop of Kenosha, Wisconsin. Waist-up portrait facing front, torso slightly to left. He is wearing a suit and stan...

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