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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition

Date: 1909
Description: Workmen posing on the partially demolished dome of the third Wisconsin State Capitol, together with the hoist used for removing salvaged materials. This d...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Fire

Date: 02 27 1904
Description: The east wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol is surrounded by onlookers during the disastrous fire that caused severe damage. The conflagration began...
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1908
Description: Portrait of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
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African American Tenant Farmers Picking Cotton

Date: 1900
Description: Men, women, and children - likely tenant farmers or "sharecroppers" - picking cotton by hand.
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Snow-Covered Tepees

Date: 02 1900
Description: Anadarko tepees covered in snow during the first snowstorm in two years.
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Leech Lake Agency Patient

Date: 1901
Description: A Leech Lake Agency small pox patient is being put on a boat for removal to a hospital.
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Leech Lake Agency Teepee

Date: 1901
Description: A small pox patient's Leech Lake Agency teepee, burned after the man's removal.
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Duncan Creek

Date: 1905
Description: Duncan Creek with McDonnell High School and a church in the background.
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Voree Quarry

Date: 1905
Description: Quarry from which was taken material for the Mormon village of Voree.
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Wisconsin Historical Society Elevator

Date: 1900
Description: The elevator in the State Historical Society of Wisconsin photographed shortly after the completion of the building in 1900. The elevator is stopped on the...
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J.C. Iversen & Co.

Date: 1900
Description: Four-level building with shorter buildings flanking it on either side. On the road in front two carriages are visible, drawn by horses. A group of men ar...
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Men Creating Shock of Corn

Date: 10 1906
Description: Two men gathering corn into a large corn shock on a farm.
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Men Baling Cotton

Date: 1905
Description: Group of men baling cotton in a warehouse.
Book or Pamphlet

Johnston Harvester Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1900
Description: Catalog cover for the Johnston Harvester Company, Batavia, New York.
Book or Pamphlet

Johnston Harvester Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1901
Description: Catalog cover featuring a color illustration of flowers, moons, stars and stalks of wheat.
Book or Pamphlet

Johnston Harvester Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1905
Description: Front cover of catalog, featuring an illustration of a decorative frame with wheat stalks around the company logo over a shield enclosed by a laurel wreath...
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Alma Seipp

Date: 1909
Description: Seated, full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Alma Seipp (1876-1966), daughter of prominent Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. She is seated on ...

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