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2nd Wisconsin Officers' Mess

Date: 1862
Description: Second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry officers' mess. Pictured are: Surgeon A.J. Ward, Major Thomas S. Allen, Lt. Colonel Lucius Fairchild, and Colonel Edgar...
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Norwegian Community Picnic

Date: 1873
Description: Slightly elevated view of a large, multi-generational Norwegian family and friends gathered for a picnic celebration. In the foreground are picnic baskets ...
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Tollef Gjermundsen Farm

Date: 1874
Description: View uphill towards cattle, horses and people in the barnyard of the Tollef Gjermundsen farm. Behind them is a barn with a stone foundation with an arched ...
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View of the Dining Table

Date: 1876
Description: "View of the Dining Table" from the "Dedication of Blue Mounds Church" section of Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views", showing a long banquet tab...
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Hall Set for Soldiers Return

Date: 1898
Description: American flags drape the walls of a large empty hall prepared with one thousand place settings for soldiers returning from the Spanish-American War.
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Banquet Hall, 28th National Encampment of the G.A.R.

Date: 1894
Description: Stereograph view of the banquet hall for the 28th National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. A man stands on the far right.
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Banquet Hall, 28th National Encampment of the G.A.R. - Anaglyph

Date: 1894
Description: Stereograph view of the banquet hall for the 28th National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. A man is standing on the far right.
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Christmas Dinner

Date: 1890
Description: Mary Meade Grignon (Mrs. Charles) surrounded by her family at the Grignon House in Kaukauna. Mrs. Grignon is in the center and Ross Grignon is thought to b...
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We Saw You at Dental Auxiliary Dance

Date: 11 26 1855
Description: Guests attend a dinner and dance sponsored by the auxiliary of the Dane County Dental Society. Seated at the table are Dr. Harris and Ruth Keel. Stopping t...
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Dinner at Villa Louis

Date: 1898
Description: Mrs. Nina Dousman with children and house party guests in the dining room at Villa Louis.
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Jeannette Holt and Her Stroh Cousins on the Porch

Date: 1898
Description: Three cousins are sitting at a table eating a meal on the porch at the Island Lodge on Archibald Lake. Names from left to right are: Harriet Stroh, Margare...

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