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Increase A. Lapham

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Description: Formal portrait of Increase Lapham sitting in a chair.
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Homer Bigart

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Description: Homer Bigart, (1907-1991) award winning journalist with the "New York Herald-Tribune" and the "New York Times".
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Children in Bed

Date: 1890
Description: Bedroom scene with two boys in a bed with ornate headboard.
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Interior of Bar

Date: 1910
Description: Interior of bar with two bartenders and customers standing at the bar.
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Abraham Lincoln

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Description: A full-length seated portrait of Abraham Lincoln in the form of a print from the "likeness of a photograph."
Painting

George Washington

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Description: Full-length portrait engraving of George Washington seated with books and saber, from a painting by Chappel.
Painting

James Madison

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Description: Portrait engraving of James Madison seated, from a painting by Chappel.
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Circus Tent

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Description: A view of the inside of a circus tent being readied for a performance.
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Setting Up Circus Seating

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Description: A group of boys, supervised by adult men, set up wooden folding chairs in a circus tent.
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Capitol Park Entrance and Madison City Hall

Date: 1880
Description: View from the Wisconsin Avenue entrance of the Capitol Park to Madison City Hall. The City Hall building has a clock tower on the roof. The stone gateways ...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Assemblyman

Date: 1909
Description: Otto Onstad, a newly elected assemblyman from Dane County, in the newly constructed Assembly Chamber of the present Wisconsin State Capitol. He is sitting ...
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Moravian Church

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of the front of a Moravian Church with a steeple.
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Nils L. Dahl

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Description: Nils L. Dahl, lying on funeral table.
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Isaac DeForest House

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Description: The Isaac DeForest house, which was owned by Louis Dahl at the time.
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Dahl Establishment

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Description: View of the second Dahl establishment, with Walter Dahl and his dog out in front.
Print

Major General O.M. Mitchell

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Description: Engraving from Alonzo Chappel's painting of Major General O.M. Mitchell.
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Chief Monegar

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Description: Chief George Monegar of the Winnebago holding an United States flag.
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Residence of Joseph Gundry

Date: 1932
Description: The home of Joseph Gundry, a dry goods merchant. The house was later acquired for use as a museum by the Mineral Point Historical Society.
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J. Hutchinson Residence

Date: 1932
Description: The home of J. Hutchinson, originally built by John B. Terry and consisting of just the first story. Terry came to the lead region in 1829 as a merchant an...
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Montgomery M. Cothren Residence

Date: 1932
Description: The home of Montgomery M. Cothren, erected in 1855. Cothren served as a delegate to the Territorial Legislature in 1847-1848 and was later elected to the S...

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