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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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Karl Bitter

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Description: Portrait of Karl Bitter, sculptor of "Wealth" and other statuary for the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Football Team

Date: 1899
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of members of a Whitewater, Wisconsin football team.
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Harry S. Truman

Date: 09 1947
Description: President Harry S. Truman, standing at the rear of a railroad car.
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Zoot Suit

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Description: Man posing in a Zoot suit.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Date: 1940
Description: Franklin D. Roosevelt making a speech.
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Daniel Chester French

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Description: Portrait of Daniel C. French, sculptor of the figure, "Wisconsin" which graces the top of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome. French met George Post at the C...
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Adolf Weinman

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Description: Portrait of sculptor Adolph Weinman. He sculpted the South Pediment at the Wisconsin State Capitol, and the seated figure of Abraham Lincoln that sits in f...
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1915
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
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Halle Steensland with Wife and Children

Date: 1876
Description: Halle Steensland and his wife Sophia pose with their five children at the family home, later located at 733 Lakewood Boulevard, Village of Maple Bluff. (Th...
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Halle Steensland and Wife Sophia

Date: 1875
Description: Halle Steensland and his wife Sophia pose with their five children at the family home, later located at 733 Lakewood Boulevard, Village of Maple Bluff. Fro...
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Graduating Class at University of Wisconsin

Date: 1860
Description: The graduating class of the University of Wisconsin, all of whom are unidentified. It is likely this photograph was taken by John S. Fuller.
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Meinhardt Raabe as Little Oscar with Wienermobile

Date: 07 01 1955
Description: Meinhardt Raabe, dressed as Little Oscar, receiving the key to the city of Wisconsin Dells, while standing in front of the Wienermobile. Written on the key...
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Israel Wolnerman and Family at their Milwaukee Home

Date: 12 19 1980
Description: Holocaust survivor Israel Wolnerman, his wife Irene, and their daughter Ann at their residence. Wolnerman was among thousands of prisoners from Staltach (a...
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Portrait of Saul Sorrin

Date: 1947
Description: Portrait of Saul Sorrin, Area Director of the International Refugee Organization; Germany. Saul Sorrin was interviewed as part of the Wisconsin Survivor...
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John Scott Horner

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Description: Head and shoulders profile portrait of John Scott Horner.
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Gulley's 25th Anniversary Party

Date: 07 1955
Description: Beatrice (Bea) and Carson Gulley posing together at their 25th wedding anniversary party in their new home at 5701 Cedar Place. The home was located in the...
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George B. Post

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Description: Waist-up portrait of George B. Post, whose architectural firm designed the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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Professor Rasmus B. Anderson at Home

Date: 1902
Description: Professor Rasmus B. Anderson, noted authority on Scandinavian affairs, with Karema Anderson and his son Rolf, with dog “Ned”, in their home.
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Lewis C. Gray

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Lewis Gray.

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