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Couple in Garden

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated view of a couple standing in a garden. The woman holds an open parasol. The frame house behind has draped curtains and shades pulled on second sto...
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Fashionable Couples

Date: 1869
Description: Two well-dressed couples standing behind a wood fence in front of a frame house with hipped roof.
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Yankee-Built Greek Revival House

Date: 1870
Description: A Yankee-built Greek Revival frame house from the 1840s. The small dark rectangular plaque above the door is a Madison Mutual Insurance Company sign that i...
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Playing Croquet

Date: 1873
Description: Six people playing croquet in front of picket fence; frame house with shutters and latticework on porch in background.
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Couple in Field

Date: 1899
Description: Man sitting on chair, and woman standing with hand on his shoulder, in a field with a wooden fence in the background. He holds a hat in his hands. She is d...
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The Love Token

Date: 1845
Description: Illustration of a young couple romancing by a well as another young woman watches from behind.
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Mr. and Mrs. William Hall, Sr.

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Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting on a prop wooden fence, and two Ho-Chunk men flanking her. The woman is wearing a shawl over her head, a...
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Studio Portrait of Couple

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Description: A man and woman pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The man sits on a low fence holding a hat and wears a matching checked suit jack...
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Couple in Farmyard

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Description: An outdoor portrait of a man wearing a hat, suit jacket, and trousers seated on a stool, and a woman standing next to him, with a fence behind them. The ma...
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Studio Portrait of Couple Near Fence

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Description: Studio portrait of a man with a beard, wearing eyeglasses, suit jacket, vest, and trousers, and a woman in a long dress. They are standing by a wooden fenc...
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Portrait of Ho-Chunk Man and Woman

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Tom Whitewater, standing behind a prop wooden fence, and his wife, Sallie Dora Goodvillage, Whitewater (W...
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Studio Portrait of Henry Rice Hill and Wife

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman and man posing standing in front of a prop wooden fence and painted backdrop. The woman on the left has her...
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Judge A.S. Zimmerman's House

Date: 1898
Description: Exterior view of Judge A.S. Zimmerman's home on West Main Street. Mrs. Zimmerman stands outside the house in the yard and tends to a plant. Mr. Zimmerman s...
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Thomas and Florence Quinney's Farmhouse

Date: 1920
Description: Thomas (Tom) and Florence Quinney standing in front of their farmhouse which has a climbing vine growing on it.
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Wedding Gathering

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Description: Panoramic view of a large group of people posing standing in front of a house, gathering for a wedding. The bride and groom are standing in the center.
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Couple Before a Rose-Covered Cottage

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Description: Illustration drawing, completed around 1825, of a couple standing before a rose-covered cottage. A dog is lying on the ground by their feet.
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Bigalk and Kune Couples

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Bigalk and Mr. and Mrs. William Kune.
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Music at the Wedding

Date: 07 29 1950
Description: Judy Luhn entertains guests with her accordion at the Guelig-Walsh wedding.
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Young Couple in a Field

Date: 1895
Description: Posed portrait of a young couple outdoors in a field. The man is seated, the woman is standing beside him, with a wooden fence in the background.
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Studio Portrait of European American Couple

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young man posing standing on the left with his arm on a prop tree trunk, and a young Europe...

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