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Two Women with Cleaning Implements

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Description: Two women are standing on the small porch outside an open kitchen door, near implements used for daily household tasks such as washing, scrubbing, sweeping...
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Two Women Outside a Log Cabin

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Description: Two women stand outside the doorway of a log house in winter. They are posed with a washtub, broom and dust pan.
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Ho-Chunk Group

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Description: A Ho-Chunk man, two women, two children, and an infant are posing standing in front of a wooden building near the door. They are identified as probably Joh...
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Portrait of Two Seated Young Men

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Description: Outdoor portrait of two young men, sitting and leaning the backs of their chairs against a wall or door. The young man on the left is looking straight ahea...
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Two Older Women Posing Near House

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Description: Portrait of two older women posing standing in front of a house near steps leading up to a door. Both women are wearing blouses and long skirts, and have t...
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Man on Porch Stairs

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a man standing on steps leading to the porch of a house. He is leaning on the railing and is wearing a suit, tie and hat.
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Man Outside Log Cabin

Date: 1892
Description: A man posing with an ax and chopping block is standing outside the door of a log cabin during the winter. The man has been identified as James B.F. Server,...
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Man in Doorframe of Log Cabin

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Description: Man posing standing in the doorway of a low log cabin.
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Studio Portrait of European American Children

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of three unidentified European American girls posing standing outdoors on a wooden sidewalk in front of a wooden building and door. ...
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Copy Photograph of Exterior View of Residence

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Description: View from street of the entrance to a wooden house. The house is identified as 515 Van Buren, the home of Merlin Hull and then Reichenbach. An automobile i...
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Outdoor Portrait of European American Infant

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Description: Exterior portrait of an unidentified infant posing sitting in a wash bowl on a dark-colored fur rug on a wooden porch in front of a brick building.
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Outdoor Group Portrait of European American Women; Girl; Double Exposure

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Description: Double exposure. The dominant image is an outdoor portrait of three unidentified women posing sitting on a porch and eating. The fainter image is an outdoo...
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Storm Damaged Church

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Description: View towards the front of a church, with wooden debris in the forground. People are standing near the entrance behind the debris. Identified as the old Cat...
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Spring Creek School

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Description: View across lawn towards a small wooden school house in a field. The school is the Spring Creek School to the south of Black River Falls.
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Small Groups at Union High School

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Description: View across lawn and sidewalk towards of two men and two women posing sitting and kneeling in front of a large brick building. Another group is sitting nea...
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Three Women and a Child at Union High School

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Description: Vie across lawn towards three women and a girl posing standing on a wooden walkway in front of the arched entrance of a brick building. Identified as the U...
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Group of People at Union High School

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Description: View across lawn towards two men posing standing and two women posing sitting and kneeling in front of a large brick building. Two women are sitting on the...
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Man Smoking in a Lawn Chair

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Description: View towards two men sitting outdoors on the wooden landing of a building near a window and a large, open door. The man in the foreground has his back to t...
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Two Images; Group Portrait of Three Children

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Description: Two images of the same three girls. The one on the left is an exterior portrait at the entrance to a log building, with people inside looking out the open ...
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church

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Description: View across lawn towards the front of a church, which has a bell tower, and a statue in a niche above the entrance. Caption on back reads: "St. Joseph's...

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