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Painting

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 1893
Description: Back of painting reads: "Madison in June 1837 after photo taken by E.E. Bailey" and "Peck's cabin by Dengel." The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built...
Photograph

Jean Pond Miner with "Forward"

Date: 1893
Description: Sculptor Jean Pond Miner working on her statue "Forward" in the Wisconsin Building at the Columbian Exposition.
Photograph

Art Class at the State School for the Deaf

Date: 1893
Description: Female students practice painting and drawing in an art class session at the State School for the Deaf as a teacher assists in the background.
Photograph

Portrait of Yeatman Sisters

Date: 1893
Description: Studio portrait of the Yeatman sisters resting their arms on a piece of furniture in front of a painted backdrop.
Photograph

Portrait of Woman in Chair

Date: 1893
Description: Studio portrait of elderly woman in black dress with large bow at neck, seated in chair with hands crossed in her lap in front of a painted backdrop. She w...
Photograph

Portrait of Elderly Couple

Date: 1893
Description: Studio portrait of an elderly couple, both seated in chairs in front of a painted backdrop.
Photograph

Portrait of Mrs. Hendricks

Date: 1893
Description: Studio portrait of Mrs. William W. "Fannie" Hendricks in formal dress, including a fur scarf and feather hat, in front of a painted backdrop.
Book or Pamphlet

McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1893
Description: Front cover of an advertising catalog for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. At the center is a portrait of Cyrus McCormick inside an egg shape with...
Postcard

Blatz Brewery Painting

Date: 1893
Description: Reproduction of an oil painting at the Blatz Brewing Company depicting a happy barmaid holding overflowing steins of beer as she dances atop a barrel of Bl...
Document

1893 World's Fair Award, Appleton Woolen Mills

Date: 1893
Description: Award certificate presented to the Appleton Woolen Mills at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The company won a bronze medal at the Fair for its paper makers...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of William Stohega Carriman and Andrew Blackhawk

Date: 1893
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young Ho-Chunk man posing sitting in a chair near a prop fence, wearing a suit jacket, hat, and bandole...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Man with Cabinet Card

Date: 1893
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified Ho-Chunk man with long hair posing sitting with his legs crossed. He is wearing a suit, b...
Photograph

World's Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: A cyanotype view of Cairo Street on the midway of the World's Columbian Exposition. An Egyptian with a large drum rides a camel as men and boys watch. The ...
Photograph

The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword

Date: 1893
Description: Full-length studio photograph of Louis Brosemer wearing a suit and hat. He is standing before a United States flag holding an oversized pen as though it wa...
Print

With Many Merry Christmas Greetings, the Brownies' Dance

Date: 1893
Description: Holiday card with six brownies depicting six different nationalities. One brownie is playing a trumpet, and another brownie is playing an upright bass fidd...
Photograph

Golgotha and the Crucifixion #1700

Date: 1893
Description: A replication of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Jesus, along with two other men, are on crosses. On the left is a group of men. One soldier wearing armor...
Photograph

Golgotha and the Crucifixion #1701

Date: 1893
Description: Jesus is hanging on the cross, while a soldier wearing armor points at him. Other soldiers are present, some riding horses. A group of people on the right ...
Photograph

Northern End of Jerusalem and Group of Fishermen #1702

Date: 1893
Description: A group of men in robes standing on a rock are facing to the left, perhaps in prayer. Behind and below them is a crowd gathered in front of a high stone wa...
Photograph

People Around Crucifixion, Mt. Scopus in Distance #1714

Date: 1893
Description: A depiction of Jerusalem on the day of Jesus' crucifixion. A busy landscape of people, animals, and shelters. Mount Scopus is in the distance. Text at righ...
Photograph

Akra, The Central Portion of Jerusalem #1704

Date: 1893
Description: A depiction of Akra in Jerusalem on the day of Jesus' crucifixion. A busy landscape of people, animals, and shelters.

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