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Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 1877
Description: Photograph of a painting of the exterior of the Eben Peck cabin by Mrs. E.E. Bailey. The location of this original painting is unknown.
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Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

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Description: Photographic print of an amateur painting of the Peck Cabin representing the "first house in Madison, Wisconsin." The "Peck Cabin" is a variation signed "M...
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Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 1837
Description: Photographic print of an amateur painting, probably representing the "first house in Madison, Wisconsin." The Peck Cabin, one of the many free variations o...
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The Trial of Chief Oshkosh by Judge Doty

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Description: Painting, in the Wisconsin State Capitol, of "The Trial of Chief Oshkosh by Judge Doty," one of four mural paintings by Albert Herter on the south wall of ...
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Cowboys Outside of Their Cabin

Date: 1905
Description: A view of cowboys posing outside of their log cabin dwelling. Three stand against the wall, while four sit. The sitter on the right has a banjo. In the lef...
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Camp Lenoloc Gathering

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Description: Three girls sit in rocking chairs and on the ground in front of a stone fireplace at Camp Lenoloc. A model sailboat sits on the fireplace mantel and a pia...
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Morgan's Lost Land Lake Resort

Date: 1935
Description: An antlered whitetail deer with a bell around it's neck, and a black American Water Spaniel, are sniffing nose-to-nose on the lawn outside of some cabins. ...
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Lumberjacks in the Bunkhouse

Date: 1904
Description: Lumberjacks posing together in a bunkhouse at Ole Emerson's lumber camp. There are lanterns hanging from the ceiling. Two of the men are holding fiddles (v...
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Lloyd Wright at Ocatilla

Date: 1929
Description: Lloyd Wright playing the piano in one of the structures at Ocatilla, the temporary camp built by Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship during thei...
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Bessie Love in a scene still for "The Aryan."

Date: 1916
Description: In a scene still for the silent film "The Aryan," Bessie Love sits on a bed in a rustic room in her role as Mary Jane Garth, an innocent young girl crossin...
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Rex Magnus Club Entertainment

Date: 10 09 1887
Description: Posed group portrait outdoors of members of the Rex Magnus Club and representatives of the “Press of the United States” whom they are entertaining.
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065 - Several Campers Working on Arts and Crafts Projects

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Description: Four campers are sitting at a wooden picnic table alongside a building. They are all working on camp arts and crafts projects. Another camper is standing a...
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066 - Young Woman Weaving with Table Loom

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Description: Close-up of young woman weaving with a table loom. She is sitting at a table outdoors next to a building. A lake and shoreline are in the background.
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Sailing Ship Cabin

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Description: An illustration of a two-berth cabin on a sailing ship, including a wash basin, long coats on coat hooks and a large traveling trunk.
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Cigar Box Cover for Nelson Dewey Cigars

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Description: Cigar box cover with a head and shoulders portrait of Nelson Dewey. Beneath his portrait is a Native American headdress, a tomahawk, a stone club and a qui...
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Painting of a Man Hunting in Cherokee Marsh

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Description: Photograph of a framed watercolor painting of a hunter walking in tall grass among trees by the Johnson duck shack at old Cherokee Marsh.
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Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 1877
Description: Engraving of the Peck Cabin, after the painting by Mrs. E.E. Bailey. Caption at bottom reads: "First House in Madison. 1837."
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The Trial of Chief Oshkosh by Judge Doty

Date: 
Description: Painting, in the Wisconsin State Capitol, of "The Trial of Chief Oshkosh by Judge Doty," one of four mural paintings by Albert Herter on the south wall of ...
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Holts and McClures Departing Island Lodge

Date: 1898
Description: The group of Holts and McClures is departing Island Lodge for home. Names from left to right are: Annie McClure, Jim McClure Jr., Lucy Holt, Jeannette Holt...

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