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Halvor Nerison Hauge and Other Farmers

Date: 1874
Description: Halvor Nerison Hauge (1830-1906) had much to be proud of in 1874: an imposing brick house, modern harvesting equipment and a growing family. When Dahl publ...
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Reunion of the 15th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Date: 1880
Description: Outdoor elevated view of a reunion of the Norwegian American men of the 15th Regiment of the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry at Luther College. They are posin...
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Men Wearing Top Hats

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Description: Studio portrait of two nattily-dressed men wearing top hats. One man is pointing at the other man. They are posing for the camera on a low stone wall in fr...
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Farm Family with Implements

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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 ...
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Young Men Sitting on a Fence

Date: 1903
Description: Group watching a University of Wisconsin football game (?) from a fence. Most are sitting on top, a few are standing and two men are peeking through the fe...
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University of Wisconsin Cheerleader

Date: 1903
Description: A male cheerleader with megaphone leading the crowd at a University of Wisconsin football (?) game. The band performs at the front of the crowd.
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Three Men Haying

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Description: Three men with a wagon are on the left, with a barn, broken fence and farm implement on the right.
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Lewis Dahl in front of Livery Stable

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Description: Lewis Dahl in a fur coat, in horse-drawn carriage and horse "Princeton". Frame buildings behind and livery stable operated with the Park Hotel.
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Albert Weise Residence

Date: 1898
Description: Albert Weise's residence, with wooden sidewalk, and two kids standing on the front porch posing for the photographer.
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Woman Working with Milk Cans

Date: 1924
Description: Woman standing at a table with milk cans on it. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department. A caption with th...
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Barn Raising in Cross Plains

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Description: Workers pose on the frame of a barn they are building.
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Indian Agency House

Date: 07 07 1929
Description: Miss Mary Prescott and Mrs. William McMahon, grandaughter and great grandaughter, respectively, of Pierre Paquette, appeared at a meeting called by the Wis...
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Mr. and Mrs. William Hall, Sr.

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Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting on a prop wooden fence, and two Ho-Chunk men flanking her. The woman is wearing a shawl over her head, a...
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Portrait of Well-Dressed Man

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Description: A studio portrait of a well-dressed man in front of a painted backdrop, standing and holding a cane next to a wooden fence. He is wearing a suit jacket, ne...
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Man with Fur Coat

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Description: Studio portrait of a well-dressed man wearing a fur coat, hat, vest with watch fob, and trousers in front of a painted backdrop. He is posed with his hand ...
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Studio Portrait of Couple

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Description: A man and woman pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The man sits on a low fence holding a hat and wears a matching checked suit jack...
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Portrait of Two Young Women

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Description: Two women stand facing each other for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing long dresses, and are posed near a gate in a prop ...
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Studio Portrait of Woman and Girl

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Description: A woman in a long dress sits on a low fence, and a girl in a knee-length dress stands next to her for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop.
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Women Decorating Monument

Date: 1905
Description: Women placing floral garlands on a monument to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich von Schiller. The women are wearing decorative hats.
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Studio Portrait of Charles Van Schaick and Son

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Description: A man stands and holds a small child in front of a painted backdrop on the gate of a prop fence. Identified as Charles Van Schaick and his son. He is weari...

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