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Norwegian Family with Possessions

Date: 1870
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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Richard Lloyd Jones

Date: 08 1916
Description: Richard Lloyd Jones, editor and publisher (1911-1919) of the Wisconsin State Journal, at his desk.
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Homer Bigart

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Description: Homer Bigart, (1907-1991) award winning journalist with the "New York Herald-Tribune" and the "New York Times".
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Machine shop

Date: 1910
Description: Machine shop classroom, likely at Stout Institute.
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.
Book or Pamphlet

Aviation Poem

Date: 10 1910
Description: The cover of John T. Trowbridge's poetry book, "Darius Green and his Flying Machine," illustrated by Wallace Goldsmith and published by Houghton Mifflin Co...
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Abraham Lincoln and Union Commanders

Date: 1884
Description: This composite portrait of David G. Farragut, William T. Sherman, George H. Thomas, Abraham Lincoln, George G. Meade, Ulysses S. Grant, Joseph Hooker, Phil...
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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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Moscow Laseselskab Fremad

Date: 10 09 1875
Description: Portrait of Moscow Laseselskab Fremad (Moscow Library Association). Rasmus B. Anderson is probably in the group.
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Commander Attilio Gatti in Africa

Date: 1939
Description: Commander Attilio Gatti poses in front of a Congolese village during his tenth expedition to Africa. The expedition was sponsored by International Harveste...
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Cocktail Hour in the Congo

Date: 1939
Description: Commander and Mrs. Attilio Gatti have cocktails during the Commander's tenth African expedition. The expedition was sponsored by International Harvester. T...
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Africans Ride in Gatti Truck

Date: 1939
Description: Native Africans ride in the back of an International truck during Commander Atillio Gatti's tenth African expedition. The Expedition was sponsored by Inter...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Memorial Hall

Date: 1962
Description: The G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) Memorial Hall, on the top floor of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Memorial Hall

Date: 1962
Description: The G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) Memorial Hall, on the top floor of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Benjamin "Bennie" Butts at Wisconsin Historical Society

Date: 1925
Description: Benjamin Butts posing outside the Wisconsin Historical Society where he worked as a messenger.
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Joe McCarthy Christmas Greeting

Date: 12 1954
Description: The 1954 Christmas card of Jeanne and Joseph R. McCarthy, mailed at about the time he was censured by the Senate. Handwritten on the inside the card says,...
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John R. Commons

Date: 1937
Description: Portrait of University of Wisconsin-Madison economist John R. Commons.
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University of Wisconsin Student

Date: 1925
Description: Posed photograph of a University of Wisconsin student studying in his room.
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Dorothy M. Jesse, as a Mathematician

Date: 1905
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...
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Paul H. Ryan, as an Attorney

Date: 1905
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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