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Hanging Up Clothes to Dry

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Description: Elevated view of woman hanging up laundry on clotheslines outdoors.
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University of Wisconsin Poultry Class

Date: 1916
Description: University of Wisconsin Poultry Class. A large group of students is standing outside near cages.
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Mendota Beach School Group

Date: 1922
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Mendota Beach School group in front of a school building.
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Child Welfare Special Vehicle

Date: 1937
Description: Wisconsin State Board of Health's vehicle the "Child Welfare Special".
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Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1850
Description: Drawing of Chief Oshkosh rendered from a daguerreotype by J.F. Harrison. He is wearing a top hat wrapped with a ribbon. Also a suitcoat, bowtie, beaded nec...
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Mamah Borthwick Cheney

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Description: Mamah Borthwick Cheney, mistress of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Girl in Halloween Costume

Date: 10 29 1932
Description: Esther Johnson wearing a Halloween costume and big-nosed mask, and holding the Jack-o-Lantern that for the Capital Times "Schnozzle" parade in honor...
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Homer Bigart

Date: 1951
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Homer Bigart, (1907-1991) award-winning journalist with the "New York Herald-Tribune" and the "New York Times".
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Homer Bigart with Elderly Couple

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Description: Portrait of Homer Bigart with elderly couple. Bigart was an award-winning journalist with the "New York Herald-Tribune" and the "New York Times".
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Edna Ferber with Pearls

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Edna Ferber looking to her right, wearing a string of pearls.
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Manufacturing Automobile Frames

Date: 1954
Description: Workers at the A.O. Smith Corporation in Milwaukee assembling frames for Cadillac automobiles. In 1902 Arthur O. Smith, son of the company's founder, produ...
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Valda Valkyrien

Date: 1916
Description: Publicity portrait of Valda Valkyrien, known as "The Movie Star of Denmark."
Book or Pamphlet

Collings Vehicle and Harness Catalog

Date: 11 13 1914
Description: Cover art for Collings Vehicle and Harness Company catalog, comprised of International Harvester logo and black and white photograph of a man on a horse-dr...
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N.C. Wyeth Depiction of McCormick Reaper Demonstration

Date: 1931
Description: Painting by N.C. Wyeth depicting the public demonstration of the first reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steele's Tavern, Virginia in 1831. The painting sh...
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Betsy Thunder

Date: 02 06 1913
Description: Betsy Thunder, Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) medicine woman, posing in front of a painted backdrop near a prop stone wall.
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Immigrant Women and Children

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Description: Two immigrant women in headscarves pose with a baby and a young boy. They are both holding baskets and bundles, and are standing on a platform.
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Richard T. Ely

Date: 1910
Description: Studio portrait of Richard Ely seated in a chair wearing a suit and pince-nez.
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La Follette's Labor Day Address

Date: 1924
Description: Independent presidential candidate Robert M. La Follette, Sr., standing behind a radio microphone delivering a Labor Day address.
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Miss Knutsen with Permanent Wave

Date: 12 07 1927
Description: Portrait of Miss Knutsen with a new permanent wave.
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Charles Crownhart

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Description: Portrait of Chas Crownhart, a member of the Industrial Commission from May 4, 1911 to August 12, 1915.

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