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Powwow Group

Date: 1908
Description: Ho-Chunk performers gathered behind a drum and Winnebago baskets at the 1908 Homecoming. Standing from the left are Jim Swallow (MaPaZoeRayKeKah), William ...
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Robert M. La Follette Sr. and Jr.

Date: 1908
Description: Posed portrait of Senator Robert M. La Follette Sr., and Jr., seated at a table with a stairway behind them. It is likely this photograph was taken in the...
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Ho-Chunk Women and Children near Wigwam and Teepee

Date: 1908
Description: A cattail mat–covered wigwam (ciiporoke) and a small teepee were set up in a mock Ho-Chunk village for the 1908 homecoming celebration.
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Henry Getto Family

Date: 1908
Description: Left to right, Maria, Fred, Oscar, and Alma Getto standing in a field. Henry Getto is in a horse-drawn wagon in the background.
Postcard

Hops Farming

Date: 1908
Description: Hops farming, most likely in California. Pictured among the large plants and trellises are farm workers, both children and adults. Caption reads: "Hop Pick...
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Family on the Dock

Date: 1908
Description: The photographer's family poses on the dock beside the ship "Sailor Boy" of Sturgeon Bay. Clothilde Hotz holds the hand of Ferdinand Leonard (Fedy); daught...
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Huffstetter Home

Date: 1908
Description: Farmhouse home and family of William Huffstetter.
Postcard

High School and Graded School

Date: 1908
Description: View of the high school (built 1908) and the Graded School (built 1894). Caption reads: "High School and Graded School, Cedarburg, Wis."
Postcard

White City

Date: 1908
Description: View along shoreline towards a campsite on the shores of the Chippewa River. People are in rowboats on the river. Caption reads: "White City, Eau Claire, W...
Postcard

Galloway Hotel

Date: 1908
Description: View from intersection towards the Galloway Hotel, a large three story building with wrought iron fencing along the second story. People are sitting in fro...
Postcard

North Main Street

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of a street scene, with businesses on the left. A group of people are standing on the porch of the corner store. A man is standing near a hor...
Postcard

John Mahlberg, General Merchandise, Jericho, Wis.

Date: 1908
Description: Photographic postcard view of a general store. There is a group of people gathered on the porch. Caption reads: "John Mahlberg, General MDSE, Jericho, Wis....
Postcard

Bathing Beach, East, Rock Lake

Date: 1908
Description: View along beach with many small stones towards three people near a beached sailboat. There is a boathouse in the background further down the shoreline. Ca...
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Business District, Lime Ridge

Date: 1908
Description: View down unpaved road going through a settlement. A meat market with a public telephone is on the left, with a group of people gathered on the sidewalk in...

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