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Girls in Red, White and Blue

Date: 1904
Description: Nine girls are posing standing and wearing patriotic costumes. One girl is holding a flag of the United States. Probably a smaller group, from a total of t...
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Ho-Chunk Powwow Participants

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Description: This photograph of Ho-Chunk powwow participants is a copy made by Van Schaick. From left to right are: John Hazen Hill (HaNaKah), William Hall (HunkKah), W...
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Girl By Stream

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Description: Girl wearing dress, with hat in hand, standing next to a stream. She is shown from the back, looking downstream and waving.
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Family Portrait

Date: 1910
Description: Five people, possibly family, posing in front of a building. A man is standing on the left with his arms crossed, and two women stand on the right near tre...
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Women and Children on Lawn

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Description: Women standing on porch and near a house among trees, with children in the foreground sitting on the lawn. One woman is pulling a wagon. R. Rainey home, S....
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Girls with Tambourines

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Description: Studio group portrait of thirteen costumed girls posing standing and holding tambourines. They are wearing identical jumpers with puffy-sleeved blouses, an...
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Girls with Tambourines

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Description: Studio portrait of thirteen girls in costume, posing sitting, standing, and holding tambourines in front of a painted backdrop.
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Two Girls

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Description: Studio portrait of two young girls posing in front of a painted backdrop depicting trees and a tree stump. The older girl, on the left, is facing slightly ...
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Barn Raising

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait of a large group of workers, along with women, children, and dogs, posing on the frame of the barn they are building.
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Circus Wagon with Leopard

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Description: Man driving a circus wagon with a cage through town with a team of two horses. The cage is holding a leopard and a girl inside.
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Parade on Main Street

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Description: Band following a flag with Union High School embroidered on it, parading west on Main Street, followed by a group of women. In the background on the right ...
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Group of Girls in Parade

Date: 1902
Description: Girls walking in a parade, probably on Memorial Day.
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Woman Pushing Baby Carriage

Date: 1894
Description: Young woman in residential area, standing in a yard pushing a baby carriage with a ruffled top. On the left are houses, and in the far background a group o...
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Man Riding Bicycle

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Description: Man riding a bicycle on a residential street, carrying packages in his left arm. Behind him is a woman and a girl walking behind. Fences are along the side...
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Two Girls in Hammock

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Description: Outdoor view of two girls in a hammock in a backyard. Water is indw the background.
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Children Posing with Swings

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Description: Studio portrait of two girls and a boy posed with a swing in front of a painted backdrop. One girl sitting on the swing, one girl sitting on the ground, an...
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Girl Standing near Chair

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Description: Studio portrait of a girl standing and leaning on the back of a stuffed chair in front of a painted backdrop. Probably Joan Olson, the daughter of Pete Ols...
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Two Girls and Stone Fence

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Description: Studio portrait of two small girls leaning on a stone fence, with one sitting on the fence in front of a painted backdrop.
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Girl Leaning on Brick Wall

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Description: Studio portrait of a girl in a dress standing with her legs crossed, leaning on a brick wall in front of a painted backdrop.
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Girl Posing with Doll

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Description: Studio portrait of a girl, in a dress with a sash around the waist, standing with her hand on a wooden fence near a doll sitting on the ground in front of ...

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