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Man Laid Out in Coffin

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Description: Deceased body of a man in coffin.
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A Mother's Funeral Coffin

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Description: Open coffin, decorated with flowers, and a wreath that reads, "Our Mother" in a funeral salon.
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Fence and Dead Foxes

Date: 05 22 1960
Description: Two dead foxes hang from a barbed wire fence in a field.
Poster

"Quixote Presents: A Phenomenological Rout..."

Date: 12 04 1970
Description: Poster advertising for a program at the [Kafka] Memorial Union. Text inlaid in ghostly image reads, "Quixote presents: A Phenomenological rout featuring t...
Magazine or Periodical

The "Bloody Shirt" Reform

Date: 08 12 1876
Description: A cartoon depicting General M.C. Butler, holding a top hat in his left hand, and carrying an umbrella under his right arm standing next to dead African Ame...
Magazine or Periodical

Declaration of Equality

Date: 08 12 1876
Description: A cartoon depicting Justice holding bodies on her scale, one white and six black. The caption includes the phrase: "Five More Wanted."
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Body of Man in Casket

Date: 10 13 1948
Description: Open casket containing body of a man, and large floral displays surrounding it.
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Elderly Man

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Description: A portrait of a seated elderly man dressed in a white gown. Probably a corpse, the body is held in position by another man.
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Open Casket of Margaret Brom

Date: 07 25 2007
Description: Open casket of Margaret Brom, during a wake at St. Bart's.
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Infant in Coffin

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Description: A studio portrait of an infant in an open coffin with flowers.
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Infant In Coffin

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Description: An infant in a bonnet holding a flower in an open coffin leaning upright against a wall.
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Dead Baby in Baby Carriage

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Description: A portrait of a baby lying in a baby carriage decorated with flowers, possibly deceased.
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Deceased Man on Bed

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Description: Portrait of a deceased man lying in state on a bed.
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Dead Fish in the Yahara River

Date: 09 20 1949
Description: Al Koppenhaver, a game warden for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, holding a bucket of dead fish that were removed from the Yahara River belo...
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Dead Fish in the Yahara River

Date: 09 20 1949
Description: Two Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources employees removing dead fish from the Yahara River near the Johnson Street bridge. The fish were evidently ki...
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Armistice Day Rites

Date: 11 11 1949
Description: A community service to observe Armistice Day at the State Street's entrance to the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Flag bearers and a crowd of people sur...
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Open Casket with Body of European American Man

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Description: Open casket with the corpse of an European American man lying inside it wearing a dark-colored suit coat and bow tie. Floral arrangements are placed above ...
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Deceased European American Woman

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Description: Interior view of a European American woman lying on a bed near a window with her hands on her chest. Probably a corpse on her deathbed. A framed painting i...
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Deceased European American Man

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Description: European American man layed out on a lounging sofa, dressed in a suit. Probably a corpse lying in state.
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Men with Two Small Bucks

Date: 1910
Description: Bringing in two small bucks, dead and loaded on a sled behind a team of horses, Old Camp 2. The third man from the right is Clarence Deitz.

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