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Portrait of William Tennant

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Description: A studio portrait of William Tennant, sitting in a chair wearing a suit jacket and trousers. He is holding a cane and a book in front of a painted backdrop...
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Man and Young Child

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man and a child with a large bicycle.
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Quinney Family

Date: 1900
Description: Posed studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the Quinney family, including Bridget (O'Keefe) Quinney, her sons Thomas (Tom) and William (Bill), ...
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Gunder Larson and Family

Date: 1888
Description: Full-length studio portrait of the Gunder Larson Family. Front row: Mary Jane Rodgers Larson, Arthur Larson, Gunder Larson. Back row: Margaret Slossen Lars...
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Beulah Irene Miller and Charles Thomas wedding portrait

Date: 1912
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Beulah Irene Miller (1888-1958) and Charles Buy Thomas (1879-1925), a dairy farmer, posing in...
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Beulah Irene Miller and Willis Miller, Jr.

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Beulah Irene Miller (1888-1958) and Willis Miller, Jr., sister and brother. Beulah is seated ...
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Carl Peterson Family Portrait

Date: 1925
Description: Formal waist-up group portrait of the Peterson Family. Names (l to r), Laurie Peterson, Christine Peterson, Carl Peterson, and Muriel Peterson. In the back...
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Jacob Witting, Jr.

Date: 1885
Description: Jacob Witting, Jr., was born January 15, 1837 in Renhoff, Prussia. He was a soldier in the Iron Brigade during the Civil War. Jacob is posing standing with...
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Joseph Oiyotte and His First Wife

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Description: A formal, full-length, studio portrait of Joseph Oiyotte, sitting, and his first wife, standing (name to come.) Joseph is the father of the "Five Oiyotte S...
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Wisconsin State Capitol "Resources of Wisconsin" Mural

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Description: Three men are posing in front of the "Resources of Wisconsin" mural. The only room in New York City with proper lighting and space large enough for Edwi...
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Ojibwa Delegation

Date: 1880
Description: Group portrait of Ojibwa Chiefs from Bad River, Lac Courte Oreilles, and Lac du Flambeau, in Washington, D.C. The reason they were there is in dispute. Rec...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Quarters of the Historical Society

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of librarian Daniel S. Durrie seated in the two-story high gallery that the Historical Society occupied in the old South Wing of the Wisconsin ...
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Jewelry Store and Art Gallery

Date: 1861
Description: Stereograph of the interior of a jewelry and art store with employees and customers. This view is from the front of the store towards the rear. In the low...
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Jewelry Store and Art Gallery

Date: 1861
Description: Stereograph of the interior of a jewelry and art store with employees and customers. This view is from the rear of the store towards the front windows. A l...

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