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Henry Mathews

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Description: Portrait of Henry Mathews, 1866-1941, an early African American resident, holding the tools of his trade in front of a painted backdrop. He was a stone mas...
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Increase A. Lapham

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Description: Formal portrait of Increase Lapham sitting in a chair.
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Lucius Fairchild

Date: 1890
Description: Quarter-length formal studio portrait of Lucius Fairchild.
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Zona Gale

Date: 1920
Description: Zona Gale (Mrs. William Breese) in formal pose with her hair up and her hands clasped in front of her.
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Isaac L. Stephenson

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Description: Oval-framed quarter-length portrait of United States senator Isaac Stephenson.
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Lt. Nils J. Gilbert

Date: 1864
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Civil War soldier Nils (Niels) J. Gilbert, Company A, of the 15th Wisconsin Infantry, believed to have been taken in October...
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Young Frank Lloyd Wright

Date: 1885
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright as a young man.
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Professor William F. Allen

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Professor William F. Allen.
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Vinnie Ream Hoxie

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Vinnie Ream Hoxie, Wisconsin sculptor. The only sculptor for whom Lincoln posed, Ream received the controversial commission ...
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Bathing Baby in Tub

Date: 1937
Description: Dr. Hunter of the Wisconsin Board of Health bathes a baby in a tub of water.
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Margery Bish Hanging Clothes on Clothesline

Date: 1890
Description: Margery Bish as a little girl. She is wearing a striped dress while hanging clothes on a clothesline. There is a doll behind her on the right.
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Betsy Thunder

Date: 02 06 1913
Description: Betsy Thunder, Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) medicine woman, posing in front of a painted backdrop near a prop stone wall.
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Children in Bed

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

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Description: Head and shoulder portrait of Daisy Bates, head of the Arkansas NAACP and a key figure in the Little Rock school desegregation crisis of September 1957.
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John Myers Olin

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Description: Vignetted quarter-length studio portrait of John Myers Olin. lin was a professor of the University of Wisconsin Law School and the president of the Madiso...
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Dr. Babcock with Butterfat Tester

Date: 1926
Description: Dr. Stephen Babcock with an electric centrifuge butterfat tester.
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Druggists at Work

Date: 10 17 1946
Description: A trio of druggists busy themselves in the dispensary of Richards Brothers' Pharmacy.
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Pharmacy Processing Equipment

Date: 1889
Description: View of pharmaceutical processing equipment in the Pharmacie Werner. The pharmacy was located in Boulay, France.
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German Pharmacist

Date: 1889
Description: A pharmacist is standing behind the sales counter at the Pharmacie Werner in Boulay, France. At the time, Boulay was part of Germany.
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The Blue Heron

Date: 1950
Description: Interior shot of the tap room at the Blue Heron on County Truck "B" near Chippewa flowage.

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