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Photograph Gallery of Charles Van Schaick

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Description: Man petting dog, who is sitting on a chair, inside the photographic studio. There is a large studio camera on the left, several pieces of studio furniture,...
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Moses Pauquette Displays Fish

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Description: Moses Pauquette shows off his catch of fish with his fishing creel at his tavern on Water Street. He stands before the bar, leaning on his left arm. His ca...
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Horse with Long Mane

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Description: A stallion with long curly mane, owned by Jack Allison. Allison, a horse dealer from Taylor County, and the horse stand in front of the Post Office on Main...
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Mose Bone Sample Room

Date: 1900
Description: Men at the Mose Bone Sample Room. Two men are sitting on chairs on the porch in front. A male dwarf is walking on the board sidewalk in front of the saloon...
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Self-Portrait of Man

Date: 1882
Description: Charles J. Van Schaick sitting on a stone balustrade in front of a painted background, ca. 1882–1885. The photograph was probably taken by one of his assis...
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Furnace in Schoolhouse

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Description: Wood burning furnace at the rear of a schoolhouse classroom. In addition, students are sitting at their desks reading.
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Students with Cleaning Supplies

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Description: Students pose with cleaning equipment in a classroom, possibly in the old high school. The boy on far right may be Albert McDonald.
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Woman Washing Clothes

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Description: A woman washes clothes in a tub on the back steps of a farmhouse. In the background, clothes hang on a clothesline.
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Muddy Country Road

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Description: Muddy country road that is lined with telephone or power poles.
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Country Road

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Description: Telephone poles line a rural road that passes by a house.
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Native Americans Sitting in Circle

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Description: A group of Native Americans sit on the ground in a circle while other men, women, and children stand near by. There are power lines in the background.
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Man Throwing Baseball

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Description: A man throws a baseball on a street in town, probably in front of the Merchants Hotel barn.
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Men Playing Horseshoes

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Description: Men play horseshoes on the unpaved street outside of the Merchants Inn.
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Two Young Ho-Chunk Men

Date: 1910
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk men posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop wearing suit coats and caps. The man on the left is wearin...
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Copy Photograph of a Ho-Chunk Man and Woman

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Description: Copy photograph of a Ho-Chunk man posing sitting on the left wearing several necklaces, long earrings, heart-shaped gorget, and a feather in his hair, and ...
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Intersection of Main and First

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Description: Elevated view over sidewalk of the intersection of Main and First Streets, towards storefronts including A.F. Werner, Leading Clothier. A crowd is gathered...
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Merchants Inn

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Description: View across unpaved street towards two men in a buggy drawn by a team of two horses in front of the Merchants Inn.
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Lila Tester in front of the Merchant's Hotel

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a woman wearing a light-colored dress with a sweater or jacket, standing and holding the reins and bridle of a horse in a street. A man...
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Barber Shop Scene

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Description: Interior view of a barber shop. Two men are standing while shaving and cutting the hair of two men posing sitting in barber's chairs. The man standing on t...
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Scene at Merchant's Hotel

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Description: Indoor portrait of a European American boy posing lying on his stomach on top of a cloth covered table with his head in his hands, possibly taken inside th...

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