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John Joseph Olver (Oliver) Family

Date: 1898
Description: Group portrait of the Olver (Oliver) family. In chairs: Alice Melissa and John Joseph; sons, from left to right standing: Louis Franklin (Frank), Willard S...
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The Lloyd Jones Family

Date: 1883
Description: A group portrait of about 40 members of the Lloyd Jones family. The empty chair in the front row was placed in memory of the wife of Richard Lloyd Jones.
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Carl Schmidt Seated in Chair on Porch

Date: 08 04 1898
Description: Carl Schmidt seated in a chair with a cane on a porch in front of a door and a window.
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Reunion of Company F, 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

Date: 06 18 1890
Description: Group portrait outdoors of the reunion of Company F, 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, held at the farm of George W. Dibble in Rock County. Back row, left...
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Reunion of the Iron Brigade

Date: 09 16 1896
Description: Outdoor group portrait of a reunion of the Iron Brigade, veterans of the Civil War, and their families at Devil's Lake, Wisconsin. The couple seated in...
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Mrs. William Krueger

Date: 1899
Description: Portrait of Mrs. William Krueger, sitting, with a potted geranium plant placed on a table behind her. A blanket is hanging behind her as a backdrop.
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William Krueger

Date: 1899
Description: Portrait of William Krueger holding a book in his lap and holding a pair of eyeglasses. Behind him, a long pipe is resting against a table on which a box i...
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William Krueger

Date: 1899
Description: Outdoor waist-up portrait of William Krueger. Behind him is a vine growing on the side of a building.
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Willow Basket

Date: 05 1899
Description: View of William Krueger sitting on a bench next to the house, weaving a willow basket and smoking a pipe. In the background is a pedal grinding/sharpening ...
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Husking Corn

Date: 10 1899
Description: A view of men and women husking corn in the field behind a farmhouse. Sitting from left to right are: August Prahl, August Krueger, Sarah Krueger, William...
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Elderly Man Fishing

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view over water towards an elderly man using a long pole to fish from a steep rock ledge on the opposite shoreline.
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Elderly Woman with Children

Date: 1895
Description: Informal group portrait outdoors of elderly woman with two young children. “Laura, Elizabeth, and Aunt Ellen Richardson.”
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Portrait of the Portage Old Settler's Club

Date: 05 28 1898
Description: Seated, posed group portrait at the annual meeting, outdoors at the semi-centennial celebration in Sherman's Grove. Identified from left: John Eckles, Ed....
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Mary Ann Dudley

Date: 08 1898
Description: Portrait of Mary Ann Dudley, as an old lady, seated in a garden, Sullivan.
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Outdoor Group Portrait of the Thwaites Family

Date: 1899
Description: Outdoor group portrait of eight members of the Thwaites family. Three of the women are sitting, and one has a young boy sitting in her lap. Two men, a woma...
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"Indian Mary"

Date: 1885
Description: A cyanotype portrait of Mary Crane, a Ho-Chunk Indian woman. She has a blanket around her shoulders and is wearing a headband.

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