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Sears Roebuck "Wizard" Washing Machine

Date: 1913
Description: 1913 Sears Roebuck catalog page of woman with "Wizard" washing machine.
Photograph

Curtiss Portrait

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Description: Glenn Hammond Curtiss, whose reputation in American aviation is second only to the Wright Brothers. Some Curtiss defenders point out that he actually flew ...
Print

Key Way No Wut or Going Cloud

Date: 1827
Description: Lithographic portrait of Key-Way-No-Wut or Going Cloud, the war chief of the Lac du Flambeau band of Chippewa smoking a pipe.
Photograph

Circus Bareback Rider

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Description: Seated portait of Amelia Feeley, supposedly the first circus bareback rider to perform in long dresses. Ms. Feeley hold a fan in her lap.
Print

Thomas Jefferson

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Description: Portrait engraving of Thomas Jefferson.
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Angus McVicar in His Darkroom

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Description: Angus McVicar, commercial photographer in Madison, works intently in his darkroom.
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Portrait of Frederick Kehl

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Description: Portrait of Frederick W. Kehl, founder of the Kehl School of Dance in Madison, Wisconsin.
Magazine or Periodical

Leo Kehl on The American Dancer Cover

Date: 08 1937
Description: Cover of The American Dancer magazine featuring Leo Kehl, head of the Kehl School of Dance and Genevieve Esse Kehl.
Photograph

Producing Land Cover Map

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Description: Person's hands, one with with wedding ring on left hand, using a ruler, pencil, and protractor to draw a land cover map for Wisconsin Land Economic Invento...
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Immigrants with Christmas Tree

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Description: A group of immigrants pose in front of a tall Christmas tree at Ellis Island.
Photograph

John A. Gronouski

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of postmaster general John Gronouski.
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Mary Davison Bradford

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Mary Davison Bradford. She was the first women in Wisconsin to serve as a superintendent of schools. She served in Kenosha from 1910-1...
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Portrait of Jeremiah Rusk

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Description: Head and shoulders oval-framed vignetted portrait of Jeremiah Rusk. He has a long beard and a moustache. Rusk's signature is reproduced below the portrait.
Book or Pamphlet

Baptism of Nakam

Date: 1855
Description: Illustration of Father Florimond Bonduel baptizing a Menominee woman named Nakam by pouring water from a clam shell onto her head. The woman is kneeling at...
Photograph

Pam Johnson

Date: 1982
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Pam Johnson, who in 1981 became the publisher for the "Ithaca Journal." This made her the first black woman to become publis...
Print

Old Continentals Letterhead

Date: 07 18 1861
Description: Letterhead with a rifle, sword, horn, and Revolutionary War-era hat surrounding a scroll reading: "1776." Text below the illustration reads: "The Old Conti...
Print

Winged Victory Letterhead

Date: 07 20 1862
Description: Letterhead with a Winged Victory, wearing a robe printed with stars, and holding a banner on a staff, which reads: "Liberty, The Union Now Henceforth & For...
Photograph

Waylon Jennings

Date: 12 04 1977
Description: Close-up of musician Waylon Jennings playing guitar and singing during a concert.
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Production Still for "Sleep, My Love"

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Description: Unidentified actress having her gloves and veil adjusted by three other persons, on the set of "Sleep, My Love." One person is holding a fur stole.
Photograph

Belle Case La Follette

Date: 1901
Description: Full-length studio portrait of activist Belle Case La Follette, wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

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