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Robert Harron

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Description: Quarter-length publicity portrait of actor Robert Harron. He is wearing a suit coat, tie and dress shirt. "14912 Herron ?? F" is written on his shoulder.
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Joel Allen Barber

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Congressman Joel Allen Barber, 1809-1881. Barber served as a U.S. House Representative from the Wisconsin 3rd Congressional Dis...
Photograph

Portrait of Governor James O. Davidson

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Description: Waist-up portrait of James O. Davidson, sitting. He is wearing a dark suit with a white tie, and is holding a newspaper in his right hand.
Photograph

Victor Berger

Date: 1923
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Victor Berger.
Photograph

La Follette Hickory

Date: 1982
Description: A well-shaped hickory on the Wisconsin capitol grounds in winter, against the backdrop of the capitol building. The tree, estimated to be about forty to f...
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Cram/Houghton Blaze Tree

Date: 1982
Description: A segment of the trunk of a pine bears the scars of a "blaze" carved with an ax and bearing the inscription: "XIX T. J. Cram, D. Houghton Aug 11, 1841." C...
Book or Pamphlet

William G. Brumder

Date: 1954
Description: A page titled: "Photos from the Family Album" announces the election of William G. Brumder (1901-1976) as President and Chairman of the Board of First Wisc...
Photograph

Dushanka and Gruja Bratkovich

Date: 04 11 1979
Description: A woman and a man are standing next to two large pots of food on a stove. The woman is holding a utensil over one pot. Caption reads: "Dushanka and Gruja B...
Photograph

Veteran with Gun

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Description: A Vietnam veteran is pointing a gun toward the camera. He is wearing sunglasses, a hat, and camouflage. There is a dog standing beside him on the left. Peo...
Photograph

Pot Hole Repair

Date: 01 10 1984
Description: Two men are shoveling steaming asphalt from the rear of a truck. Caption reads: "Portage County Highway Department workers Victor Peters (left) and Arleigh...
Photograph

Model Warplane

Date: 07 10 1989
Description: A man carrying a model airplane, possibly an F2G Corsair, and a remote control transmitter. His shirt reads: "DAVE" and has a patch depicting an airplane. ...
Photograph

Raymond Taylor

Date: 07 05 1989
Description: A boy is posing wearing a hat. Behind him is a star-shaped balloon with an American flag pattern. Caption reads: "Raymond Taylor, 8, waited for the judging...
Photograph

YWCA Marionette Theater Workshop

Date: 12 06 1962
Description: A woman standing among several marionettes, demonstrating the strings and control bars to another woman and two children. Caption reads: "Two youngsters...
Book or Pamphlet

McCormick-Deering Corn Planters Instruction Manual

Date: 1954
Description: Front cover of Instruction Manual. Setting Up and Operating McCormick-Deering Planters. H-210 and M-210 — Check-Row. H-211 and M-211 — Drill. (Two-Row — Ha...
Photograph

Ellen Clara Sabin

Date: 
Description: Portrait of Ellen Clara Sabin, around the time she became president of Downer College.
Print

General Quincy A. Gillmore

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of General Quincy Adams Gillmore, a Union Army officer noted for his revolutionary use of artillery in the siege of Fort Pulaski.

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