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High School Graduation in Opera House

Date: 1897
Description: Two young men and ten young women in white dresses sitting in a semi circle on the stage of the Black River Falls Opera House. The stage is decorated with ...
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Family in front of Hans Kjorstad Residence

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Description: View of group posing on the lawn in front of a two-story frame house. Four men in the background on the left are standing near two teams of horses; three m...
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Man at Desk

Date: 1895
Description: A man, possibly John Forbes, working at a roll-top desk in his office over the old Fire Hall. A dog is sitting on a chair in the lower left. Books on the s...
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Woman Knitting Near Window

Date: 1898
Description: Elderly woman sitting in a rocking chair knitting in front of a window.
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Couple

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Description: Studio portrait of Will Thunder (NaKikSayWaHeKah) (Son of [WaConChaKah] John Thunder aka Dr. Thunder and [WeHonPeKaw] Lucy Bear, Thunder.) He is wearing a ...
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Portrait of Two Seated Young Men

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Description: Outdoor portrait of two young men, sitting and leaning the backs of their chairs against a wall or door. The young man on the left is looking straight ahea...
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Group Portrait with Infant

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Description: Group portrait of four women, one man, and one infant standing outdoors in front of a brick wall covered in vines. The man is on the far left next to one w...
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Merchants Hotel

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Description: View from street of the Merchants Hotel, located at the intersection of First and Fillmore Streets. A large group of men and women, and a puppy, are posed ...
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Nick Nelson Furniture Store

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Description: View from street of the Nick Nelson Furniture Store, with a man posed sitting on the steps. A rocking chair sits in the middle of the stoop in the open doo...
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Furniture Store Interior

Date: 1895
Description: Interior of a furniture store, with two men posed among the rows of furniture. A group of chairs hangs from the ceiling.
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Group of People Posing in front of House

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Description: View from road over fence towards a group of men, women and children gathered in the yard of a two-story building with a wrap-around balcony.
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Kjorstad Home

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Description: View of group of people posing on the lawn in front of a two-story frame house, possibly the residence of Hans Kjorstad. On the left is a man sitting in a ...
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Group Posing in front of House

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Description: View across lawn towards a group of people posing in front of a two-story frame house. There is a woman sitting in a rocking chair, two women and a man are...
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Woman and Child Posing in front of House

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Description: Woman posing sitting on a chair holding a child on her lap in the yard of a frame house.
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Parson House

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Description: View from sidewalk of a man and three women posed standing on the porch of a frame house among many potted plants. Probably the residence of the Parson fam...
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Interior of a Bedroom

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Description: Interior of a corner bedroom with numerous keepsakes and photographs, and a dresser, rocking chair, and desk, and a dressing table with mirror. There is a ...
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Indoor Group Portrait

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Description: One man and two women are posed standing around a table in a parlor. One of the woman is holding open an album of photographs. Behind them another woman si...
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Woman and Cat

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Description: Portrait of a woman posing standing while bending over on the porch of a brick house holding a cat upright by the forepaws.
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Group Portrait of People Posing Between Buildings

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Description: Large group of women and young girls, and one man, posing between outdoors between two buildings. In the foreground is a barrel and chairs.
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Interior of a Masonic Lodge

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Description: Interior of a Masonic Lodge meeting hall for Black River Falls No. 74.

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