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Everetta and Cary Bass

Date: 1895
Description: Everetta Bass, the photographer's daughter, helping her brother Cary put on a silk top hat. She is holding a doll and they are standing outside near a fire...
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Man in Horse-Drawn Cart

Date: 1892
Description: Man in a striped suit seated in a cart and holding the reins of a horse. Woodpiles are visible along a nearby wall and fence line.
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Canoe Outdoors near House

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Description: A canoe rests on sawhorses in front of a stack of firewood and frame house.
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Canoe on Sawhorses

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Description: A canoe rests on sawhorses in front of a stack of firewood and frame house.
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Two Men Boxing

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Description: Two men take a boxing pose outside of a cabin near a woodpile. In addition, there are several onlookers.
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Man Pointing Revolver Toward Himself

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Description: A man stands near a woodpile and points a revolver toward his chest.
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New Glarus House

Date: 03 01 1949
Description: The New Glarus chalet home of Ernest Thierstein. It is an example of authentic Bernese architecture of canton Bern in Switzerland.
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David Goodvillage Standing on Snowy Ground with Horse

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Description: David Goodvillage (WauHeTonChoEKah), standing with his horse who is loaded with supplies, including cattail mats, snowshoes and canvases, for a hunting and...
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Ho-Chunk Couple with Dog

Date: 1890
Description: A Ho-Chunk couple and their dog outside of their winter home (ciiporoke). A Hudson Bay blanket is hanging over the door opening. The long tree branches lea...
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Ho-Chunk Man and Woman near Winter Lodge

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Description: A Ho-Chunk man and woman posing standing in front of a Ho-Chunk winter lodge. The man is reportedly blind. In the background there is a horse and snow on t...
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Men Posing Outside Wooden Buildings

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Description: Three men are posing sitting on a woodpile near some wooden buildings. The man in the center is wearing a vest and hat and is holding a platter with a glas...
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Clam Fishing

Date: 1917
Description: Elevated view of six men on the shore of a river, with piles of clam shells inside loose wooden fences near a pile of firewood and an axe. The firewood may...
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Barn and Woodshed

Date: 07 01 1962
Description: View of a barn and woodshed on Mr. Conrad Breunig's farm.
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Decaying Wood Lot

Date: 05 29 1960
Description: Rotted sections of firewood abandoned in a country woodlot. Circular cut logs are strewn about the ground. Nearby is a stack of lumber.
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Three Men and Two Young Girls with Sawhorse

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Description: Three men stand with two young girls near a sawhorse. One of the men holds a saw. A large building is visible in the background.
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Street Scene

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Description: Street scene during winter. The town is no longer in existence; it sprang up during construction of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad and had the ...
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Two Burros

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Description: Three young people standing near two burros carrying firewood in front of a dwelling. Caption reads: "Burros Carrying Firewood."
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A Donkey Cart

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Description: View of a man in a hat, sitting on a donkey drawn cart filled with fire wood. The cart sits on a dirt road with woods in the background. Caption reads: "...
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Ox-Drawn Wagon

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Description: View of four oxen pulling a wagon full of firewood on a dirt road. Trees, houses and lampposts are visible in the background. A man with a child sitting n...
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Remnants of Bodies of a Hindu Funeral Pile

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Description: View of a funeral pyre for a group of deceased Hindu people. Remnants of bodies lie on a stack of logs for cremation. Caption reads: "Hindu Funeral Pile."

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