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Deer Hunters' Camp

Date: 1885
Description: Deer hunters' camp in Northern Wisconsin. Image includes six hunters and their dogs posed in front of their cabin with hanging deer carcasses.
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Thornton N. Wilder

Date: 1949
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Thornton Wilder wearing eyeglasses.
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Frank A. Haskell

Date: 1862
Description: Lt. Frank A. Haskell, adjutant of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry. In 1862 Haskell became aide-de-camp to General John Gibbon who commanded the Iron Brigade. Wh...
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Barstow Street

Date: 1860
Description: Elevated view of Barstow Street looking north. View from the corner of Main Street, where the Eau Claire Book and Stationary Company later stood, looking n...
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Nina Sturgis Dousman

Date: 1870
Description: Portrait of Nina Sturgis Dousman, wife of H. Louis Dousman.
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Stacking Logs

Date: 1914
Description: Using a team of two horses, men stack logs at McCann's lumber camp landing. The camp was in Couderay in Sawyer County on the line of the Chicago, Milwauke...
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Sundries Counter

Date: 04 21 1942
Description: One of the customer service counters at Meyer's Pharmacy. The counter is stocked with a variety of personal grooming and cosmetic items, like hair oil. A s...
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West Water Street

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Description: View up West Water Street from Grand Avenue with street cars.
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Milwaukee Water Works

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Description: Exterior view of the Milwaukee Water Works. A little boy is riding a tricycle in the foreground.
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Schlitz Brewery

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Description: Exterior of the Schlitz Brewery.
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Interior of Molstad's Drugstore

Date: 1905
Description: Rial Herreman (with hat), visits Molstad's Drugstore.
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Herreman Drugstore

Date: 1918
Description: Rial Herreman, Sr. and Rial Herreman, Jr. inside the Herreman Drugstore in Boyd, Wisconsin.
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Herreman Drugstore, Interior

Date: 1918
Description: Detailed interior view of the Herreman Drugstore in Boyd, Wisconsin.
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Re-dedication of St. Raphael's Cathedral

Date: 03 10 1955
Description: Re-dedication of St. Raphael's Cathedral. Elevated view of people sitting in pews for a service. Newspaper caption reads: "Resplendent St. Raphael Cathedra...
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Edwin H. Blashfield

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Edwin H. Blashfield, American mural painter and mosaic artist, whose work can be seen at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Whe...
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Civil Air Patrol Volunteer

Date: 1943
Description: Jesse C. Brabazon, a pioneer aviator from Delavan, Wisconsin, in his uniform as a member of the Milwaukee Wing of the Civil Air Patrol during World War II.
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Limnology Apparatus

Date: 1890
Description: Apparatus for limnological research conducted at Trout Lake, Wisconsin and elsewhere.
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Farmers in Field with Dairy Cattle

Date: 1924
Description: Three farmers standing in field among a herd of dairy cows (Holsteins).
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Goodhue House

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Description: Mrs. Goodhue and Alletta pose in front of the Goodhue family residence, one of them in a horse-drawn carriage.
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First to Fly — Side View of Wright Airplane

Date: 1910
Description: An original vintage print from the Arthur Pratt Warner collection of a two-seat Wright airplane. The airplane is identified on the print only as a 1910 mac...

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