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| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of Carrie Lane Chapman Catt when she was single in Mason City, Iowa. She was first a teacher and then became Superintendent of Schools ther... |
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| Description: | Paul H. Poberezny, founder and former president of the Experimental Aviation Association and the winner of numerous aviation awards and titles. Poberezny a... |
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| Description: | Portrait of Frederick W. Kehl, founder of the Kehl School of Dance in Madison, Wisconsin. |
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| Description: | Virginia Lee Kehl poses in majorette costume at the Kehl School of Dance. |
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| Description: | Virginia Lee Kehl Mackesey of the Kehl School of Dance, poses in a ballet move. |
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| Description: | An unknown dancer ("Brown") wearing a glittery pink and silver costume poses on her toes with arms outstretched at the Kehl School of Dance. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Two unidentified women, possibly at Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green, Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 10 1975 |
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| Description: | Informal portrait of Senator William Proxmire. |
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| Description: | Brigadier General Joseph Bailey was known for the rescue of the Red River Fleet by building a dam to float the stranded ships out. He also founded the smal... |
| Date: | 05 28 1925 |
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| Description: | A woman dressed in furs, patterned dress, and high heels is posing in front of an International Harvester motor coach, or bus. She seems to be pointing to ... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Informal portrait of social activists Carl and Anne Braden taken about the time of their marriage. |
| Date: | 07 10 1884 |
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| Description: | Three men in matching hats pose with a photograph and a sign in support of Grover Cleveland. |
| Date: | 02 2003 |
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| Description: | Tommy G. Thompson, former governor of Wisconsin, standing in his office as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services with journalist Robert ... |
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| Description: | Color portrait of newspaper and television journalist Robert Novak. A loyal and generous alumnus of the University of Illinois, he is seen here wearing hi... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Waist-up portrait of Mrs. James A Hobbins. 1848-1934. Syndonia was born September 20, 1848 in England and moved to Madison, WI in 1854. She married Dr. Ja... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | Peggy Algren (b. 1943) and her father Henry Lawrence Ahlgren at her graduation from the University of Wisconsin in 1966. At the time Henry Ahlgren was a Un... |
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| Description: | Informal portrait of Daisy and L.C. Bates seated in front of a curtain. |
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| Description: | Ted Pierce poses in a living room near a window. He is wearing a tuxedo, with no jacket. |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Head and shoulders portrait of George William Piernot (1922-2000). Piernot served as a member of the Madison Fire Department from about 1946 until his reti... |
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