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Children in Bed

Date: 1890
Description: Bedroom scene with two boys in a bed with ornate headboard.
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.
Photograph

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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Nils L. Dahl

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Description: Nils L. Dahl, lying on funeral table.
Photograph

John Muir Clock

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Description: Clock made by John Muir while a student at the University of Wisconsin in 1860, on display at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. John Muir (1838-19...
Photograph

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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Fort Atkinson Public Library

Date: 1918
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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Edwin R. Harris Family

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Description: A group studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the Edwin Harris family.
Photograph

Interior of a Dry-Goods Store

Date: 1908
Description: Three women and one man pose at a cashier's counter in the interior of a dry-goods store, presumably in Wisconsin. Hammocks hang from the ceiling in the ba...
Photograph

A Ghost Visiting Harry E. Hill

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Description: Harry E. Hill, seated at a desk, with a shrouded skull image to his left. The skull is exposed to look translucent, as is common in spirit photography.
Photograph

Hebrew Brotherhood Synagogue Side Room

Date: 02 1977
Description: A side room in the synagogue, with a bench and a chair in the foreground, and a cabinet with glass windows against the wall in the background.
Photograph

Vel and W. Dale Phillips

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Description: Vel Phillips wearing a floral patterned dress sitting at a table next to her husband, W. Dale Phillips, who is wearing a suit and eyeglasses.
Photograph

Portrait of Woman and Boy with Dog

Date: 1870
Description: An unknown boy and woman, possibly Arthur Pugh and his mother Jeanette, posing sitting for a full-length studio portrait. Between them a dog is sitting on ...

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