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Stand Rock

Date: 1890
Description: A tall pine tree is standing just in front of Stand Rock, with the Wisconsin River in the background.
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Portrait of Two Children Posing on Taxidermied Deer

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two children, a boy and girl, sitting on the neck of a taxidermied deer with antlers. The front half of t...
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Man with Long Fishing Pole in the Woods

Date: 1906
Description: Standing under tall trees on a hill, a man is holding a long fishing pole and a container. He is wearing overalls, white shirt, tie, and hat. There is a fo...
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Unidentified Women

Date: 1893
Description: Two unidentified women posing together. The woman on the left is sitting on a table or bench, and is wearing a hat and a coat with a cape. The other woman ...
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The "Casket" Rock

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Description: View of two children and a dog posing on a rock, surrounded by trees and other vegetation. Caption reads: "The 'Casket' Rock at the base of "Blue Mound" Ne...
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Overhanging Rock on the Side of "Blue Mound"

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Description: View looking up at a rock formation, with plants growing over the side. In the foreground are trees and branches. Caption reads: "Overhanging Rock on the s...
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A Fern Dell

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Description: View looking up, with many ferns growing along a rock formation. Caption reads: "A Fern Dell. At the back of 'Blue Mound' Near Kilbourn, Wis. Photograph by...
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Mary Sitting in Front of Canoe

Date: 1947
Description: Mary Griggs (Burke), wearing a patterned short-sleeve blouse, shorts, and a flower in her hair, is sitting in the front of a canoe on the Namakagon River i...
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Blockprint Unit: Inked Block

Date: 1937
Description: Caption reads: "The finished block is inked and carefully placed upon the cloth".
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General John Gill

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of General John Gill, sitting in a chair and holding a hat and umbrella. He was a Confederate Cavalry officer, grain exporter, and author o...
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Abigail Adams

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Description: Oliver Pelton engraving of a Benjamin Blyth painting of Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams.
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Mary Mathews Adams

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Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Mary Matthews Adams, wife of Charles Kendall Adams, 1890-1902. She was a philanthropist and poet, whos...
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Joseph Addison

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait reproduction of English essayist and politician Joseph Addison, co-founder of The Spectator magazine.
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Chief Pussafiss

Date: 1913
Description: Portrait of a man standing in a clearing. He is wearing a headband with two feathers and necklaces, and is leaning on a cane. He is identified as Chief Pus...

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