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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Board of Control

Date: 1893
Description: Office of the State Board of Control of Wisconsin Reformatory, Charitable and Penal Institutions, in the third Wisconsin State Capitol, showing details of ...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Assembly Detail

Date: 03 15 1899
Description: Detail of the Assembly Chamber photograph focusing on the journalists seated near the front of the room. During the 19th century, coverage of Capitol news ...
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Little Girls in the Sun

Date: 1890
Description: Two small girls dressed in ruffles and bows sit on a woven carpet outside in the sun.
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Fairchild Dining Room

Date: 1880
Description: The ornate interior of the Lucius Fairchild house at 302 South Wisconsin Avenue (renamed Monona Avenue in 1877). Built by Lucius' father Jairus Fairchild i...
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Strayer Business College

Date: 1892
Description: A view of the student library and music room at Strayer Business College. Desks, chairs, and small bookcases with glass doors stand on patterned carpeting ...
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The Conrad Schmitt Family

Date: 1892
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the Conrad Schmitt family of Muscoda. Emma Schmitt married Sherwin Gillett in 1906.
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Grace May Hall as a Circus Child

Date: 1891
Description: Grace May Hall, as a five-year-old circus child, with a large show python coiled at her feet and a smaller show snake around her neck.
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Wedding Decorations

Date: 09 02 1897
Description: Interior of the John A. Landfair home, showing floral decorations for the wedding of Kate Landfair and Marvin B. Rosenberry, later Chief Justice of the Sup...
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Stuart at Bedtime

Date: 1899
Description: A decorated album page features a photograph of Stuart Fargo at age two years. He is wearing a nightgown and is barefoot. There is a wicker chair on the le...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Quarters of the Historical Society

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of librarian Daniel S. Durrie seated in the two-story high gallery that the Historical Society occupied in the old South Wing of the Wisconsin ...
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Rev. Edward Mathews

Date: 1865
Description: Portrait of Reverend Edward Mathews standing in front of a "Moral Map of the United States." He is holding a long, wooden pointer and is gesturing towards ...
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Lucy Rumsey at the Harp

Date: 1894
Description: Lucy Rumsey is sitting with her concert harp in a home setting. She appears ready to play. There are arched doorways, a chandelier, and a fireplace in the ...
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Czar and Czarina of Russia

Date: 1890
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Tsar Alexander III and Tsarina Maria Feodorovna.

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