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Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1908
Description: Portrait of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
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William Howard Taft, Our Next President

Date: 1908
Description: Portrait of William Howard Taft, used in his 1908 presidential election campaign. Caption reads: "William Howard Taft, Our Next President."
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William Howard Taft

Date: 1908
Description: Studio portrait of William Howard Taft prior to his tenure as president of the United States.
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Racine Elks in Oversize Hats

Date: 1908
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Racine Chapter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks wearing suits, hats with oversized brims with large flower deco...
Postcard

Young Boy with Tricycle

Date: 1908
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young boy with a tricycle.
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Hattie Fels Owen

Date: 1908
Description: Outdoor portrait of Hattie Fels Owen wearing a white suit and hat and sitting in a wicker rocking chair. She is holding a cigar in her right hand. Behind h...
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Portrait of Four Young Ho-Chunk Men

Date: 1908
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk men posing sitting in front of two Ho-Chunk men posing standing. All the men are...
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Circus Performers in Front of the Wisconsin Historical Society

Date: 1908
Description: Circus performers posed in front of the Wisconsin Historical Society, then known as the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
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John Muir with a Book

Date: 1908
Description: Portrait of John Muir. He is seated and is reading a book.
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Horse-Drawn Wagon on Silver Street

Date: 1908
Description: View from street of man seated on a horse-drawn wagon on Silver Street, which is parked in front of (from left to right) Joseph Rainieri Meat Market, Egan ...
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Samuel Bell

Date: 1908
Description: Samuel Bell, M.D. (1841-1913) of Beloit, Wisconsin.
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Bar Interior

Date: 1908
Description: Two men standing at a bar with a bartender. The back of the bar is mirrored and reflects some of the room, with a wood stove seen in the reflection. A cash...
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Glen Haven, Wisconsin Baseball Team

Date: 1908
Description: The Glen Haven baseball team in front of a painted backdrop. Names of players: G. Orr, 1st base; T. Ank, center field; D. Orr, left field; Les Orr, Catcher...
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Men Relaxing by a Lake

Date: 1908
Description: Unidentified ground-level view of three men laying in the grass relaxing by the shore of a lake.
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Interior of a Dry-Goods Store

Date: 1908
Description: Three women and one man pose at a cashier's counter in the interior of a dry-goods store, presumably in Wisconsin. Hammocks hang from the ceiling in the ba...
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Group of Men and Women

Date: 1908
Description: Group of well-dressed men and women wearing hats posing outdoors standing in a line, probably on a street in Milwaukee. Possibly a group of convention dele...
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The First House in Kennedy

Date: 1908
Description: Group posed in front of the first house built in Kennedy.
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Couple Sitting on the Rocks

Date: 1908
Description: Unidentified elderly man with younger woman sitting on rocks.
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A Boy with his Tricycle

Date: 1908
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young boy with a tricycle.
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Patriotic Parade on Main Street

Date: 1908
Description: View from wood sidewalk towards a marching band parading up Main Street during a patriotic celebration. There is a banner that reads: "Welcome" in the back...

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