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Train Wreck

Date: 07 1927
Description: On-lookers survey a wreck on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway.
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Woman Using Sewing Machine

Date: 1955
Description: Woman using a Necchi sewing machine. Advertisements are in the background.
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Ebenezer Brigham

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Ebenezer Brigham, founder of the first major community in the Blue Mounds of Wisconsin, which included a mine, frontier inn...
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Chippewa Family Moving

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Description: A Chippewa (Ojibwa) family moving their disassembled wagon and grindstone from one village to another on two canoes somewhere in northern Wisconsin. This i...
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Babolna State Farm

Date: 1974
Description: Men looking at International 1066 turbo tractors at the Babolna State Farm in Hungary.
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Ashland County Jail

Date: 1890
Description: Text on front reads: "Ashland County Jail, Ashland, Wis." and "Conover & Porter, Architects." A young boy standing on the steps near the open door of the a...
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Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Barton

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Description: Bruce Barton and his wife upon their return from a brief European vacation.
Magazine or Periodical

"St. Nicholas" Magazine Christmas Cover

Date: 1883
Description: Christmas issue of "St. Nicholas" magazine, the most studied children's periodical of the 19th century, which was published by Mary Mapes Dodge. This cover...
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Elsie Stevens in Wedding Gown

Date: 06 04 1908
Description: Formal portrait of Elsie Stevens, the daughter of Breese Stevens of Madison, in the princess gown of white lace over satin she wore for her wedding to Dr. ...
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Emmett Till Trial Witness

Date: 09 22 1955
Description: Willie Reed, an 18-year-old "surprise" witness who bravely testified during the murder trial of 14-year-old Emmett Till, correctly identifying the white de...
Print

Hotel Sherman Cellar Book Menu Interior

Date: 12 05 1933
Description: First two pages of the interior of the Hotel Sherman wine list, with a woodcut of a man in a top hat, suit coat, and trousers, lying supine on the ground, ...
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Newlyweds at Home

Date: 1936
Description: Mr. and Mrs. T.H. Millman informally posed at their home wedding.
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Wilhelmina Klockzeim Petersen

Date: 09 1919
Description: Full-length seated portrait of Wilhelmina Petersen, mother of William F. Petersen M.D. She is wearing the dress that she wore to the wedding of her son to ...
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Alma Schmidt Petersen

Date: 09 16 1919
Description: Full-length portrait of Alma Catherine Schmidt, seated, (1894-1989) on the day of her wedding to William F. Petersen M.D. Her waist-length veil is secured ...
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Knights of Old

Date: 05 30 1989
Description: Two people in armor battling with practice swords. Caption reads: "KNIGHTS OF OLD — Eric Chance (left) and Scott Hall engaged in battle as they fought to b...

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