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Walter Dahl with Game and Dog

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Description: Walter Dahl with game birds strung around his neck. He is holding a rifle, and a young dog stands next to him.
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Portrait of a Peacock

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Description: A studio portrait of a mounted peacock with its tail spread in front of a painted backdrop.
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Elderly Man and Children

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Description: A studio portrait, in front of a painted backdrop, of an elderly man with a beard sitting and holding a stuffed bird to attract the attention of two childr...
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Henry Greencrow, William Hall and Charlie Greengress with Specimens of Taxidermy

Date: 1898
Description: Full-length studio portrait of three young Ho-Chunk men wearing suit jackets, trousers, and neckties in front of a painted backdrop. Two are wearing hats a...
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Studio Portrait of Eagle

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Description: A studio portrait of a mounted eagle in front of a painted backdrop.
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Janesville Public Library

Date: 1903
Description: Interior view of the Janesville Public Library. The library opened in 1903 and was funded by Andrew Carnegie at $30,000 and Eldred at $10,000. The reverse ...
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Olive Thomas, a Parrot, and a Boston Bull Terrier

Date: 1920
Description: Silent film star Olive Thomas poses before a Japanese screen with a parrot and her Boston bull terrier.
Drawing

Perrin Coat-of-Arms

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Description: Perrin family coat-of-arms and crest. Arms: argent on a chevron between three escallops, sable, three crosses pattée. Crest: Out of a ducal c...
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"Old Abe" In The Rough

Date: 06 1863
Description: Halftone print of an adolescent Old Abe, bald eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Civil War Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Closeup image of Old Abe on his shi...
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Stuffed Old Abe on a Perch

Date: 1900
Description: Side view of "Old Abe," eagle mascot of the 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. After his death in 1881, he was stuffed, mounted, and placed in the...
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Old Abe Reproduction

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Description: An eagle of the same type as "Old Abe," eagle mascot of the 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, displayed in the Civil War Roo...
Drawing

Vacation Party on Seashore Cliff Stairwalk

Date: 1900
Description: View of a vacation party on a cliff stairway overlooking a seashore. Several men and women in formal dress walk down the stairway. Heavily retouched image.
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"love"

Date: 1967
Description: Black and white photographic greeting card. View down beach towards couple hugging while standing in the sand. The word "love" is centered at the top.
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Studio Portrait of a Dog and Stuffed Bird

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a dog standing and leaning on a tree trunk on which a stuffed bird has been placed.
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Stuffed Peacock

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a stuffed peacock.
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Bald Eagle

Date: 1935
Description: An adult bald eagle roosting on a branch near its nest in a mature pine tree in Peninsula State Park.
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Stone Fireplace

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Description: Stone fireplace in lodge, with two rocking chairs in front of it. A stuffed owl is on the mantle.

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