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John Nuwi

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Description: Three-quarter length formal portrait in front of a painted backdrop of John Nuwi, a Mascouten (or Prairie) Potawatomi, who lived at Skunk Hill in Wood Coun...
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Edwin E. Witte

Date: 1928
Description: Portrait of Edwin Witte, chief of the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Service from 1922-1933.

While the executive director of the President's Committee o...

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Governor Earl

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Description: Anthony Earl, Governor of Wisconsin, seated in a folding chair with his arms crossed.
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Studio Portrait of Seated Man

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of European American man posed sitting. He has his right ankle crossed over his left leg at the ...
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Unidentified Man

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of European American man posed sitting. He is wearing a dark-colored suit coat, vest, and striped n...
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Charles J. Van Schaick

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of an European American man posing sitting. Identified as Charles J. Van Schaick.
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Studio Portrait of European American Couple

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of unidentified men and woman sitting close together. The man is wearing a dark-colored suit coat, ...
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Albert Schmedeman and Lari Ballam

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Description: Albert Schmedeman, mayor of Madison (1926-1932), holds a little girl in his arms as they stand outdoors. The girl (identified as Lari Ballam) wears a dress...
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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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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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