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| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Norwegian family posing with their household possessions, in front of their home. The man dressed in military uniform is a Civil War veteran. Madison, Wisc... |
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| Description: | A stonecutter, a cooper or smith (identified by the tools of their trade) and a girl with a pail are standing on the left in contrast to a group of ladies ... |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Portrait of University of Wisconsin-Madison economist John R. Commons. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Posed photograph of a University of Wisconsin student studying in his room. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Dorothy M. Jesse, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as an author of books on Mathematics. Part of a yearbook created by classmate... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Paul H. Ryan, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as an attorney, sitting at a desk with his feet up. The bottom of his shoes bear ... |
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| Description: | A seated elderly woman holding a book on her lap poses for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. |
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| Description: | A seated woman holds a book in her lap while a young girl stands behind her, both posing for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. |
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| Description: | Four young women sitting around a table and reading books while posing for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing white blouses... |
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| Description: | A studio portrait of two women standing near a chair and reading from the same book in front of a painted backdrop. They both wear similar black dresses an... |
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| Description: | An outdoor portrait of a man wearing a hat, suit jacket, and trousers seated on a stool, and a woman standing next to him, with a fence behind them. The ma... |
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| Description: | An outdoor portrait of a woman seated near a tree, holding a book titled "Our Friends," with a fence in the background. |
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| Description: | An outdoor portrait of a young man standing near a porch. He is resting his hand on a book on a table. |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Fort Atkinson Public Library. The library was funded by H.E. Southwell with $10,000. War posters are prominently displayed and include... |
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| Description: | Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a European American woman posed sitting and holding a book in her lap entitled "Knowledge is Safety." She... |
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| Description: | Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an elderly European American woman posed sitting in a large, wooden chair. She is holding a b... |
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| Description: | The pursuit of art during wartime. Professor Liebmann's statue “Amor,” Berlin. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | An available light, interior view of two girls, identified on the negative envelope as Ella and Thresa [sic] Alson, flanking a small table. There is a live... |
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