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Interior of Pond House

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of home, perhaps taken through an open window. The sash and sill are in the foreground. A woman is sitting on the piano bench in front of a g...
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Randall School Children Painting Mural

Date: 10 16 1934
Description: Randall School, 10 N. Spooner Street. Two children are painting a mural of a neighborhood scene.
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Mrs. Annen Painting in Studio

Date: 04 25 1932
Description: Helen Wann Annen (Mrs. P.J. Annen) painting in studio at 2321 Rugby Row.
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Katherine Aurner at the Easel

Date: 04 27 1932
Description: Katherine Aurner (Mrs. Robert R. Aurner), paints at her home studio located at 1029 Seminole Highway in Nakoma.
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Draftsmen in the Workroom at Taliesin

Date: 1911
Description: Draftsmen working at drafting tables in the workroom at Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright. A painting by George Neidecken is in the background on th...
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The Favored Captive

Date: 1844
Description: A young woman looks out her arched window with a bird cage hanging outdoors.
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Dreyfus "State of the State" Address

Date: 01 31 1979
Description: Framed by a window in the Assembly Chamber door, Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus addresses the Wisconsin Legislature.
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West High School Homecoming Dance

Date: 10 05 1950
Description: Making decorations for West High School's homecoming dance are the following West students: Richard Hanson, Betsy Severson, Marilyn Jones, and Julie Torris...
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International Model M Truck Outside Betsy Ross House

Date: 1914
Description: Man in driver's seat of an International model M truck parked outside the historic Betsy Ross house. The truck was operated by "White Star Blue" under Geor...
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Our Lady of the Valley

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Description: Trappist monks wearing white hooded cloaks sit at long tables while eating a meal. Religious imagery lines the walls.
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Photo Playhouse

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Description: Tintype of Estella Moessner Goldenberger of Madison, (in the window), with her friend Celia Gibson posing in front of a painted backdrop.
Postcard

Man Sitting in Open Wnidow

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a man sitting on the sill of an open prop window in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a suit.
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Studio Portrait of Woman with Book

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a woman looking out of a prop window with a lace curtain pulled aside. She is resting her chin on her hand and is holding a boo...
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Studio Portrait of European American Boys

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Description: Studio portrait of two unidentified European American boys posed against a prop window sill in front of a painted backdrop. The boy on the left is posed st...
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Studio Portrait of European American Girl

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Description: Studio portrait of an unidentified European American girl posed sitting on a prop window sill in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a light-colore...
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Craig Obey and Tom Foley

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Description: Craig Obey, son of Congressman David Obey, and Tom Foley pose for a photo.
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Two Shoemakers

Date: 10 25 1940
Description: Carte-de-visite with a photograph of a painting by James R. Stuart. It depicts two white-haired, bearded shoemakers, with Langford on the left and his part...
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Waiting for Santa Claus

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Description: Christine, Laurie and Muriel Peterson with their Christmas tree. Christine (mother) is sitting in a chair with her arm around Muriel who is standing next t...
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Artist

Date: 1930
Description: An unidentified man is seen in profile near a window. He is sitting at a table sketching a mannequin or doll which is standing against a plain, light-color...
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Sunday Event at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute

Date: 06 28 2015
Description: Indoor view of the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute. The room is arched, and has large windows on the second floor balcony, with a cloth painting hang...

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