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Christmas Day

Date: 1917
Description: A scrapbook page containing three photographs of John A. Commons (presumably) in his World War I uniform, standing with another man with a Christmas tree, ...
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Clown in the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus

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Description: A clown in the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus standing outside a tent near a wagon, with his left hand holding onto a tent rope. He is wearing a beret-style hat,...
Photograph

Miss Mary Barnes and the Hat

Date: 01 09 1963
Description: Mary Barnes, wearing a mink stole and pearls, modeling her outrageous hat. It is wired to light 10 street lights that are arranged around the brim.
Photograph

Joseph McCarthy

Date: 1946
Description: Joseph McCarthy at the time of his election victory over Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr., in the Republican primary.
Photograph

Carrie Chapman Catt

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Description: Portrait of Carrie Chapman Catt, a leader in the women's suffrage movement, peace advocate, and first president of the League of Women Voters.
Photograph

Indian Petroglyphs

Date: 1960
Description: Norb Bybee shoots a self-portrait with his camera of petroglyphs that are carved in the face of a rock shelter near Gullikson's Glen.
Photograph

Portrait of J.H. Denison

Date: 1905
Description: Seated studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop, retouched, of J.H. Denison.
Photograph

Sid Boyum in Ripon

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Description: View across lawn towards Sid Boyum sitting on the steps of the meeting house where the Republican Party held its first meeting in Ripon.
Photograph

Alice E. Smith

Date: 04 01 1973
Description: A candid portrait of Alice E. Smith sitting behind a typewriter. She appears to be sitting on an outdoor patio, and is writing on a pad of paper.

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