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Mrs. Streeter in Her Garden

Date: 05 09 1917
Description: Mrs. Streeter, wife of Chicago eccentric George Wellington Streeter, posing with her dog in her garden in "Streeterville."
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Maple Bluff Camp

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of a group of people posing by the lakeshore of Maple Bluff with tents in the background. One of the woman is holding an archery bow, two women...
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Gesell Children Studio Portrait

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Description: Four of the Gesell children in a studio setting in front of a painted backdrop.
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Walter Dahl's Class Reunion

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Description: Outdoor portrait of nine people at Walter Dahl's class reunion. One person on the left is holding an umbrella. The group is standing together under trees h...
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Class Reunion Group on Lake Shore

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Description: Outdoor seated group near lake shore playing cards at Walter Dahl's class reunion.
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Lizzie Black Kander

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Description: Vignetted studio portrait of Mrs. Simon Kander, author of The Settlement Cook Book, wearing a hat.
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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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Eva Charlotte Cook, as a Drummer

Date: 1905
Description: Eva Charlotte Cook, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as a drummer for the Salvation Army. Pictured with a large bonnet and a dru...
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Gladys Harvey, as a Golf Teacher

Date: 1905
Description: Gladys Harvey, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as a golfer. Part of a yearbook created by classmate Albert Hansen, based on a c...
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Four Women Sewing

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Description: A group of four women sewing in a business setting.
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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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Two Women with Letter

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Description: Two young women, one sitting and one standing, pose with a letter for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. Both of the women are well-dressed ...
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Studio Portrait of Two Women and a Child

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Description: Two women, one sitting holding an umbrella, and the other standing with a cane, pose for a studio portrait with a child (probably a boy) in front of a pain...
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Elderly Woman with Young Girl

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Description: An elderly woman sits with a young girl holding a doll for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The woman wears an elaborately decorated coat ...
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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 Young Couple

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Description: A studio portrait of a standing man and woman in front of a painted backdrop. The woman holds a pair of gloves and an umbrella and wears an elaborate hat a...
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Two Women Dressed Alike

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Description: Two women identically dressed in dresses and hats face away from the camera in a photography studio in front of a painted backdrop.
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Portrait of Man and Woman

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Description: A seated man and woman pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a dress with a necklace. The man is wearing a suit jacket ...
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Portrait of an Elderly Woman

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Description: A seated elderly woman wearing a hat poses for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop.

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