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Young Frank Lloyd Wright

Date: 1885
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright as a young man.
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Belle Case La Follette

Date: 1885
Description: Formal studio portrait of Belle Case La Follette wearing a black lace dress. This photograph was taken about 1885, the year in which her husband, Robert M....
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Grover Cleveland

Date: 1885
Description: Studio portrait of Grover Cleveland around the time he first took office as president of the United States.
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Portrait of Reverend Andrew L. Dahl

Date: 1885
Description: Studio portrait of the Reverend Andreas Larsen Dahl, pastor of the Holden Lutheran Church in Mt. Morris, Waushara County, Wisconsin, from 1883 to 1912. Dah...
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Moccasin

Date: 1885
Description: Early carte-de-visite of a Ho-Chunk man identified as Moccasin. The backdrop indicates the photograph came from Charles Van Schaick’s studio, but it may ha...
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr., as Congressman

Date: 1885
Description: Waist-up portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. at the age of 29 when elected to Congress in 1884.
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Joseph Horatio Osborn

Date: 1885
Description: Portrait of Joseph H. Osborn, a leader in cooperative and Grange movements.
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Nicollet House

Date: 1885
Description: Collage of images featuring a view of the Nicollet House, a view down a main street, and portrait photographs of O.K. Hall, James Kane, and August Zachau.
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Anita McCormick and Friend

Date: 1885
Description: Carte-de-visite of Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954) and an unidentified young woman. Anita sits on a "well" and the friend sits on a swing in front of a ...
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Belle Case Graduation Portrait

Date: 1885
Description: Head and shoulders semi-profile portrait of Belle Case La Follette upon her graduation from the University of Wisconsin.
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Studio Portrait of Mrs. Whitegull and Miss Starr

Date: 1885
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk women. The woman on the left, possibly Miss Starr, is standing and is wrapped in...
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Studio Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Woman

Date: 1885
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young woman displaying her shell necklace, silver bracelets, and earrings.
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Ho-Chunk Man, John Johnson, in Regalia

Date: 1885
Description: Studio full-length portrait of a Ho-Chunk man with short hair posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. Identified as John Johnson. John was a private...
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Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Girls Wearing Bugle Beads

Date: 1885
Description: Studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk girls posing in front of a painted backdrop. A small Ho-Chunk girl is posing sitting in a tasseled arm chair on the left, a...
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Studio Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Girl Wearing Wampum

Date: 1885
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk girl posing standing in front of a painted backdrop. She has her left hand resting on an overstuffed tasseled cha...
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Studio Portrait of Two Standing Ho-Chunk Women

Date: 1885
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two unidentified Ho-Chunk women. The woman on the left is wearing a dress with many panels of...
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Composite Layout of Gesell Family Portraits

Date: 1885
Description: Composite layout of Gesell family portraits displayed with peacock feathers photographed in a studio.
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Two Girls Sitting on Bench

Date: 1885
Description: Two young girls in white dresses trimmed with lace posing for a studio portrait on a bench covered with a kilim rug.
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Major Tot

Date: 1885
Description: Carte-de-visite of Major Tot standing on a prop column and wall next to a man of average height in front of a painted backdrop. Both men are holding canes....
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Unidentified Woman

Date: 1885
Description: Carte-de-visite quarter-length portrait of an unidentified young woman. She is wearing a lace collar with a brooch, and a dark ribbon around her neck.

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