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William Tennant Sitting

Date: 1912
Description: Studio portrait of William Tennant, a magazine and newspaper agent in Black River Falls, sitting in a chair holding a magazine. His artificial legs are pr...
Photograph

Man Wearing Goggles

Date: 1912
Description: A man, possibly an International Harvester factory worker, poses for a photograph wearing eye protection goggles.
Photograph

Morris Family Portrait

Date: 1912
Description: Informal portrait of the W.A.P. Morris family, with the patriarch seated at the head of the table at the left, and his children and grandchildren. Portrai...
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Joseph Koenig

Date: 1912
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Joseph Koenig.
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Henry B. Burger

Date: 1912
Description: Waist-up portrait of Henry Burger.
Photograph

Men Standing on Wagon Outside Store

Date: 1912
Description: Group of several men standing on a horse-drawn wagon outside Geo. Kast & Co., a hardware store. Snow is visible in spots on the road.
Postcard

A Merry Christmas to All

Date: 1912
Description: Holiday postcard of Santa Claus inside of an upside down horseshoe. He has his finger alongside his nose and is wearing a red suit and hat with blue trim. ...
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Plan a Paid-For Christmas, Join the Christmas Club

Date: 1912
Description: Die cut holiday card in the shape of a bell with a string attached at top as an advertisement for the Bank of Madison to "Join the Christmas Club" so you c...
Photograph

John Burroughs

Date: 1912
Description: John Burroughs seated with his dog on the steps of "Slabsides," his cabin retreat.
Photograph

Man in Snow

Date: 1912
Description: Winter scene with a bearded man standing in deep snow among birch and conifer trees at the base of the bluff at Fish Creek. He is wearing a fur hat and hea...
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Erlanger Bus Line

Date: 1912
Description: Three-quarter view from front of right side of an International bus used by the Erlanger Bus Line. A man sits behind the wheel of the bus. Above the row of...
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Milking Machine

Date: 1912
Description: Unidentified man (inventor?) seated at and showing a foot-powered (?) milking machine. He is outdoors near a stone building.
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Studio Portrait of Asa Curtis Bennett

Date: 1912
Description: Studio portrait of Asa Curtis Bennett, sitting in a chair and holding a cane in his left hand. He was a pioneer in the cranberry growing industry in Wiscon...
Photograph

Visiting a Log Drive

Date: 1912
Description: Businessmen visiting a log drive down the Wisconsin River. One man wearing a vest sits in a boat holding a peavey hook over his shoulder. Other men wearing...
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Traveling to the Log Drive

Date: 1912
Description: Four businessmen in suits and hats stand around an automobile parked among birch trees, while another man sits in the passenger seat. They are visiting a l...
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Posing on the Cooks Tent

Date: 1912
Description: View looking down from riverbank of four businessmen and the log driving cook posing on the cooks tent barge during the log drive.
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Kruegers and Hables

Date: 1912
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Krueger and Hable families in front of the Krueger's barn.
Photograph

Flanders 20

Date: 1912
Description: August Kressin sitting in the driver's seat of a Flanders 20. He is wearing a pair of driving gloves. Farm buildings are in the background.
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Isaac Stephenson and George Peck's Fishing Trip

Date: 1912
Description: A group of men sit in chairs close together around the entrance of an open tent. In the background are trees and more tents. The men are wearing shirts, bo...
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George Peck in the Woods

Date: 1912
Description: Former governor George W. Peck stands in the woods with his arms outstretched. He is wearing a brimmed hat, shirt, neck scarf, suspenders, and pants.

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