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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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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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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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Spader Johnson the Clown

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Description: Spader Johnson dressed as a clown.
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George W. Hall, Jr., Circus Performer

Date: 1868
Description: George W. Hall, Jr., noted Evansville, Wisconsin, circus performer, as a young boy, holding a snake and wearing copper-toed boots.
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Samuel Hunter Donnell

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Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of architect Samuel Hunter Donnell (1824-1861).
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Frank Lloyd Wright

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright shortly after he arrived in Chicago.
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Miss Lutie Stearns

Date: 1922
Description: Portrait of Lutie Stearns, copied from 'The Echo' of 1922, the Milwaukee Normal Annual.
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Two Linemen for Telephone Exchange

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Description: Studio portrait of two telephone linemen with some of their equipment in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing work clothes and hats, and hold ciga...
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Wright Passport Photograph

Date: 07 10 1956
Description: Two alternate views in front of a painted backdrop of Frank Lloyd Wright, seated, for an unretouched passport photograph. He is holding a cane in his left ...
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Louis Menk, International Harvester Executive

Date: 1980
Description: Louis W. Menk, International Harvester executive. Menk was CEO of the company May-December of 1982.
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James Cotting, Navistar International Executive

Date: 1995
Description: James C. Cotting, Chairman and CEO of Navistar International Corporation, the successor company to International Harvester.
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John Nolen

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of landscape architect, John Nolen.
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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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Susan M. McCutcheon, as an Actress

Date: 1905
Description: Susan M. McCutcheon, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as an actress, posing on a fur rug. Part of a yearbook created by classmat...
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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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J. Robert Taylor Christmas Card

Date: 1914
Description: A Christmas card with oval family portraits of (from top left clockwise) Alma Reinhardt-Taylor, Ellen Taylor-Higgins, Donna Taylor-Adams, Fred Taylor, and ...
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Portrait of Charles Van Schaick and Boy

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Description: A studio portrait of Charles Van Schaick, sitting on a stool in front of a painted backdrop, holding and hugging a small boy on his lap.

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