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Family posed in front of Frame House

Date: 1875
Description: A husband and wife are posed with three sons, an infant in a baby carriage, and a Dalmatian dog, in front of a frame house with a stone foundation, shutter...
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Family in Yard of Farmhouse

Date: 1872
Description: A family is posing in the yard of a farmhouse near the porch. A child is sitting in a baby buggy. Farm buildings, farm implements, wagons and people are in...
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First School House in DeForest Wis.

Date: 1875
Description: The first school house in DeForest is a frame, one-story building with shutters. The group posed in front consists of the woman teacher and her students. B...
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Family in Farmyard

Date: 1900
Description: Three young children are posing around a baby in a buggy in a farmyard. Large stacks of hay are in the background. Behind the children on the right a man i...
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Baby and Dog Seated in Baby Carriage

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Description: A studio portrait of a baby in a bonnet and a dog seated in a baby carriage with an umbrella in front of a painted backdrop and a prop tree stump.
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Stoughton Wagon Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Stoughton Wagon Company, a manufacturer of wagons, buggies, carriages, and oscillating bob sleighs, from Stoughton, Wisconsin, with an im...
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Studio Portrait of Girl in Snow with Dog and Doll

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Description: Cabinet card studio portrait of a young girl, posed with a doll in a baby carriage and her dog. The background is a painted backdrop of the Wisconsin State...
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New Settlers in Taylor County

Date: 1895
Description: A promotional card displaying a group of thirteen people outside their new home in Northern Wisconsin.

The caption bellow the photograph reads, "These pe...

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People and Horses in Front of a House

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Description: Two young girls, a man and an infant are posing sitting in a wagon pulled by a team of two horses wearing fly-nets. On the right a man and a woman are posi...
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People with Cow in front of Frame House

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Description: View across dirt road or path towards two men and a child who are posing sitting, with a woman, girl, and boy standing near a baby in a baby carriage. The ...
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Group of People in Front of Frame House

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Description: Two women, a man, and a dog are standing next to a baby who is sitting in a baby carriage. The group is in front of a two-story frame house. On the far rig...
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Family in Front of House

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Description: Group portrait of people posing near a picket fence in front of a frame house. On the left is a single horse with a fly-net pulling a buggy. A man with a b...
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The Heritage Farm after the Tornado

Date: 09 21 1931
Description: View of damaged farmhouse and group of people sitting and standing outdoors. The roof was blown off and windows were shattered. Four women stand in the yar...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 33-46

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Description: The Little Bluebirds — has anyone expressed it better
than Judy Garland singing
. . . why, oh why, can't I
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 674-683

Date: 
Description: Dearest Daughter,

The year is flown.
We can't compete and we stand alone
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Parade Dispersing

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Description: Elevated view of spectators and a marching band leaving a parade. There are bridges crossing a river in the background.
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William O'Hearn Residence

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Description: Outdoor view across lawn towards a two-story wood-frame house. Flowers in vases and plants in pots are arranged on the porch, and a dog is standing in the ...
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Five Girls Sitting in the Grass

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Description: Group portrait of five girls sitting around a blanket in the grass. Each girl is wearing a napkin. Doll carriages and a dog are sitting behind them. A coat...
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Boy with Baby and Dog

Date: 1910
Description: A young boy wearing a suit and tie and identified as "Little Frankie" posing outdoors standing next to a baby in a wicker buggy. The baby is wearing a long...
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Cousin Herman's House

Date: 1910
Description: View across lawn towards a well-kept, two-story wood frame house with two visible one-story extensions, both with a porch. On the left a man and woman are ...

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