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Orpheum Theatre Ushers

Date: 09 02 1928
Description: Group portrait of the Orpheum Theatre's staff of ushers.
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Crochet Club

Date: 1900
Description: Group of fifteen women gathered around three tables behind a home, probably the DMC Club, an exclusive social and sewing society named for an imported bran...
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Mathilde Franziska Anneke

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Description: Formal studio portrait of Mathilde Franziska Anneke wearing dark dress and coat.
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Orpheum Theatre Usher

Date: 1936
Description: Orpheum Theatre usher, Rolland W. Hamelin, who had recently received an appointment to West Point. 216 State Street.
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Darling Shop Interior

Date: 10 12 1936
Description: Darling Shop, 9 E. Main Street, interior, showing women's coats and hats.
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Park Hotel — Blue Room

Date: 03 01 1936
Description: Men and women sitting at tables drinking in the Blue Room at the Park Hotel.
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Kessenich's New Dress Department

Date: 04 25 1933
Description: Kessenich's new dress department, second floor, 201-203 State Street.
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Mrs. Ogg's Tea Party

Date: 11 14 1931
Description: Women posing at Mrs. Emma Ogg's tea party, a benefit for the scholarship fund of the University League, 1715 Kendall Avenue. L-R: Dorothy Fellows, Flora Ri...
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Lois Kerl's Three Children

Date: 09 11 1931
Description: Portrait of Lois Kerl's three children: one daughter is sitting and holding a baby, and the second daughter is standing on the right in front of the firepl...
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Add-a-Toy Mountain

Date: 12 17 1930
Description: View of a Christmas Add-a-Toy Mountain in the RKO Orpheum theater lobby, with a girl adding a doll to the mountain of toys. The toys are on and around a ta...
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Christmas Scene

Date: 12 28 1928
Description: A little girl posing in a living room with a Christmas tree, toys, and a doll she got for Christmas.
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Orpheum Theatre Ushers

Date: 09 09 1928
Description: Group portrait of Orpheum Theatre ushers in uniform.
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Orpheum Theatre Ushers

Date: 04 10 1927
Description: Group portrait of new Orpheum Theatre ushers. Behind the group is a statue of a boy with a goat on a pedestal near the "Aisle 2" doors to the auditorium.
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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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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Senate Detail

Date: 1899
Description: Detail of several senators. The Senate was less crowded than the Assembly because of its small numbers, allowing a better glimpse of the floral carpet and ...
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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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Mr. and Mrs. Hans O. Hawkas

Date: 1877
Description: Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Hans O. Hawkas of Bonnet Prairie Lutheran Church taken outdoors in front of a canvas backdrop. There is a carpet on the ground. Mr...
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Girl in front of Tapestry

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Description: Two portraits of a girl sitting in front of a tapestry.
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Emma Dahl Lyter

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Description: Emma Dahl Lyter posed in front of a tapestry or wall hanging.
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Consecration of Bishop Weller as Bishop Coadjutor

Date: 11 08 1900
Description: Consecration of Bishop Weller as Bishop Coadjutor, Diocese of Fund du Lac. Three Bishops seated, l to r: Bishop Nicholson of Milwaukee; Bishop Grafton of F...

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