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Woman and Baby

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Description: A woman in a light top and dark skirt tending to a baby propped on a chair wearing a long white gown. A parlor stove is on the right, and tapestries are ha...
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Man and Woman in Parlor

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Description: Elderly woman and man posed in a parlor with large wood stove. Probably Mr. And Mrs. Squires who owned a business in town, the Squires Oyster House.
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Harry R. Sharpe Home

Date: 04 11 1949
Description: Kitchen in the Harry R. Sharpe family farm home located on the University of Wisconsin poultry research farm, 5101 Mineral Point Road. An old gas range sto...
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Clam Camp Housing

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Description: Clam camp housing and tents with forest in the background. Four men are sitting on the right, in the center are two women, one standing and one sitting, an...
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Meeting House

Date: 1900
Description: A postcard view of the church with two images. The first is an exterior view of the building, with two sides visible. Each side has a door flanked by windo...
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Aqua Church

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Description: A view of the church's interior. The altar space on the back wall has an architectural feature on the wall that displays Bible verses. To the right is the ...
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Forest and Hares

Date: 1900
Description: Forest Middleton rests on the kitchen floor with two Dutch hares. There is a woodburning stove and a "Detroit Jewel" gas stove in the background. A table...
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Dining Room

Date: 1900
Description: A woman poses as if pouring water into a glass. There is a tablecloth, tea set and glass bowl on the table. A large, fancy parlor stove is featured in the ...
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Farmhouse

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Description: Interior view of a farmhouse. The living room features a potbelly stove and a rocking chair. The portrait of a man hangs on the wall above a table lined ...
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Headquarters Detachment Quarters, Interior

Date: 1918
Description: The interior sleeping quarters for the headquarters detachment of the 310th U.S. Army Engineer Corps. In the room are sleeping bunks, a woodstove, and clot...
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Indoor Group Portrait of European American Family

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Description: Indoor group portrait of an unidentified family group. There is a woman posing sitting in a chair between two men posing standing on either side of her. On...
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Man and Infant

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Description: Portrait of a man posing sitting and holding an infant next to a woodstove. Next to the stove is a large portrait of a man on an easel.
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Three Women in a Parlor

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Description: Group portrait of three women posing sitting in a parlor. One of the women is sitting in front of a piano. Next to her is a small child (blurred by movemen...
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Woman and Baby in a Room

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Description: View of a woman standing on the left next to a wood burning stove. She is looking at an infant in a bassinet in the center of a room. A large portrait of a...
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Indoor Portrait of Woman and Dog

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Description: Portrait of a woman posing standing and petting a dog that is sitting on a chair near a window. A woodburning stove is in the foreground on the left. There...
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Seated Man

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Description: Interior portrait of a man sitting in a chair with a blanket over his lap, next to a draped table. There is a closed door behind him.
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Interior of Hendrick's Barbershop

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Description: Interior portrait of a barbershop. Two barbers are standing next to two men, each sitting in a barber's chair. Framed prints and mirrors decorate the walls...
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Group Picnicking

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Description: Outdoor view of a man standing and drinking from a bottle next to a picnic table. Women and girls are sitting are sitting at the picnic table, and one of t...
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Telephone Exchange in Laona

Date: 1920
Description: "This picture is of the first telephone exchange that I established in Laona. The girl standing is my youngest daughter. This exchange is still operated in...
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Sid Resting Feet on Woodburning Stove

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Description: Sid sitting on the left in a chair, with only his legs and feet visible, resting his feet on a woodburning stove. In the foreground is a pile of wooden duc...

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