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Lars Reque and Martha Rothie Nelson

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Description: Studio portrait of Lars Davidson Reque, age 90, seated showing a book to his grandniece Martha Rothie Nelson, age 5.
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Belle Case La Follette and Grandson

Date: 1929
Description: Snapshot of Belle Case La Follette with her grandson, Robert La Follette Sucher. She is wearing a large hat and a coat with a fur collar and cuffs. It is...
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Senator Proxmire and Constituents

Date: 07 1969
Description: Senator William Proxmire greets three elderly women seated on a bench at the Capitol Square.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones at Pulpit

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Description: Jenkin Lloyd Jones standing at a tree trunk pulpit at Tower Hill.
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Stephen W. Gilman

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Description: Studio portrait of Stephen W. Gilman.
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Bruce Barton in Later Years

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Description: Candid portrait of Bruce Barton at an advanced age.
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Governor Goodland at the Fair

Date: 1944
Description: Looking every bit his age (82), Governor Walter S. Goodland arrives at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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G.A.R. Beloit

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Description: Outdoor portrait of eight members of the Grand Army of the Republic, including W.H. Wheeler.
Postcard

Old Ladies' Home

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of an "old ladies' home." Caption reads: "Old Ladies' Home, Racine, Wis."
Photograph

Elizabeth Barnard Brown

Date: 1870
Description: Portrait of Elizabeth Barnard Brown.
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Birthday Party

Date: 1991
Description: Four Brown family members at Eleanore A. Brown Haydon McGowan's birthday party.
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Eleanore A. Brown Haydon McGowan

Date: 1992
Description: Eleanore A. Brown Haydon McGowan just after her 100th birthday. A portrait of of Timothy Brown II hangs above her.
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Mary Virginia McCormick Playing Croquet

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Description: Mary Virginia McCormick (1861-1941) playing croquet. Mary Virginia was the daughter of Chicago industrialist and inventor, Cyrus Hall McCormick.
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Nettie Fowler McCormick Holding Baby

Date: 1922
Description: Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923) holding her infant great-niece, Nancy Fowler Merle-Smith (b. 1921). Nettie is sitting in a wheelchair on a path, with s...
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Charles Edward Shepard

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Description: Outdoor portrait of Charles Edward Shepard posing with an axe.
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Wesley Barton

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Description: Outdoor portrait of Wesley Barton, founder of Barton (now Burr), Corners.
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Daniel Steele Durrie, Librarian

Date: 1892
Description: Portrait of Daniel Steele Durrie (1819-1892), American librarian. Durrie served as the librarian for the State Historical Society of Wisconsin (now the Wi...
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Dora Larsan

Date: 12 09 1909
Description: Studio portrait of Dora Larsan, wearing a lace collar and a black dress.
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Susan Washburn

Date: 12 28 1909
Description: Studio portrait of Susan Washburn, who is wearing a black dress and a watch on a chain.
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Women on Street Near Highlander

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Description: Two elderly women walking on a sidewalk next to a storefront.

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