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Girl with Dolls

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Description: Young Jennie Krueger, the photographer's daughter, sitting with her dolls on the porch.
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Henry Bigalk and Emil Kuney (Keune)

Date: 1906
Description: Henry Bigalk relaxes in a wheelbarrow holding an axe in his left hand, while Emil Kuney (Keune) is grabbing the wheelbarrow handles as if to transport Biga...
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Squash Harvest

Date: 1920
Description: A woman stands amid a patch of squash plants and displays a large squash in Marinette County.
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Nettie Livingston

Date: 06 08 1934
Description: Outdoor portrait of Nettie Livingston, 1205 Vilas Avenue, who works as a maid at Wisconsin General Hospital, hopes to win a vacation at the Bowman House, a...
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Mr. and Mrs. Holt

Date: 12 20 1930
Description: Informal portrait of Jerome C. and May Holt sitting in rockers in their living room at 1922 Madison Street.
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Couple with Trailer Home

Date: 08 14 1946
Description: A man and woman posing with their dog outside their house trailer set in a secluded yard, surrounded by trees and bushes. Taken for Western Electric.
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Two Native American Infants

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Description: Two Native American infants wrapped in cradleboards. A woman is on the left holding one of the boards, which are propped outdoors in front of trees. This i...
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Inkle Looms

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Description: Two girls seated on a bench outdoors and working inkle looms.
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Cheng-Yang Wedding

Date: 12 23 1947
Description: University of Wisconsin graduate students from China, bride Shu-Teh Cheng, Nanking, China, and bridegroom Shu-Chin Yang, Faku, China, cutting their wedding...
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Frank and Helen Meyer Golden Wedding Anniversart

Date: 08 13 1950
Description: Portrait of Frank M. and Helen Meyer of 132 Franklin Avenue standing by their dining room table during an open house celebrating their golden wedding anniv...
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Martha Schilling

Date: 1930
Description: An elderly woman in headscarf, checked dress and sweater, sits outdoors knitting. Identified as Martha Schilling, wife of Adam Rebholz from Portage, Wiscon...
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Woman with Infant in Wheelbarrow

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Description: A view of a woman feeding an infant with a bottle while outdoors. The infant is sitting in a wheelbarrow in front of her. A scattering of buildings are in ...
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Little Girls Having a Tea Party

Date: 1900
Description: Margery Bish (left) and another little girl, unidentified, sit at a low outdoor table set with a tea service. There is a china doll propped under the table...
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Woman with Spinning Wheel

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Description: View of a woman standing near a tree in the yard with a large spinning wheel.
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Two Boys with a Pail of Water

Date: 1913
Description: Two boys holding a pail of water. There is a wagon parked near a building in the background. Original caption reads: "Bringing a pail of warm water for the...
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Two Men Drinking

Date: 1930
Description: Studio portrait of two men, seated at a small table drinking. They are dressed in suits and each man is smoking a cigar. The man on the right is wearing a ...
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Woman Hanging Clothes to Dry

Date: 1935
Description: View of a woman wearing a plaid dress standing outdoors hanging up clean laundry, specifically light-colored shirts and towels, on the clothesline.
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Pumpkin Harvest

Date: 10 1983
Description: "Milton and Adeline Retzlaff show off their bountiful pumpkin harvest."
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Jose and Esther Bigalk

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of Jose and Esther Bigalk sitting on tree stumps.
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Vogue Fashion Show For Teens

Date: 10 03 1957
Description: Participating in the Vogue fashion show, designed as a clinic for teenagers who like to sew, is Donna Haesig, a student at Monroe High School. She is model...

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