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Gesell Family Burlesque

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Description: The Gesell family in costume with broom, sword, and other props for a humorous picture. Family members identified as follows: Gerhard Jr. (drinking from pi...
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The Krueger Family with a Curtain

Date: 1910
Description: The family of photographer Alex Krueger posing playfully with their heads poking out of a curtain. From left to right are Jennie, Tina and Edgar.
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Kern Family at the Supper Table

Date: 01 13 1956
Description: The Kern family, Edna, Nancy, Ernest, and Maribeth, at the supper table.
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Keyes Family Children

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Joseph, Kate, and William, the three children of Madison attorney, postmaster, and Republican Party boss Elisha W. Keyes and hi...
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Ada Bass

Date: 1890
Description: Ada Bass, wife of the photographer, standing in a room showing her long hair extending down her back.
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Gerhard and Christine Gesell

Date: 1879
Description: Studio portrait of photographer Gerhard Gesell, Sr. and his wife Christine Giesen Gesell taken shortly after their marriage in 1879. She is sitting in a ch...
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William Middleton

Date: 1910
Description: A seated portrait of William Elwell Middleton, wearing a suit.
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Group Portrait

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of Forest Middleton sitting on a chair behind an unidentified man, woman, and boy. A heavy drape with tassels, top left, frames the s...
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Two Women and Piano

Date: 1900
Description: Two well-dressed young women pose in front of a piano. One holds a fan in her lap, the other holds a piece of sheet music titled "When We Were Two Little B...
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Portrait of Woman Wearing Beaded Dress

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of an African American woman posing in front of a wooden bench and a velvet curtained backdrop. She is wearing a long dress emb...
Postcard

Man Reclining in Chair

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a man leaning back in a chair with his legs crossed, with a photograph is in his raised hand. He is wearing a suit with a bo...
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Schultz Before the Committee

Date: 03 06 1986
Description: Secretary of State George Schultz during the Reagan Administration (second from the left) testifying before the Foreign Operations Subcommittee. Leaning fo...
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Secretary Shalala

Date: 1994
Description: Donna Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services and former Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, unveils a bust of Congressman William H...
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Udall for President

Date: 1976
Description: Congressman Morris Udall speaking to a Wisconsin audience during his campaign for the presidency. Udall finished a close second to Jimmy Carter in the Wisc...
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The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword

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Description: Full-length portrait of a woman posing in a costume made out of newspapers from the "Minneapolis Journal." She is holding an oversized ink pen and has what...
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Nelson Campaigning for Obey

Date: 03 1969
Description: Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson speaking to an audience in northern Wisconsin in behalf of the congressional campaign of David R. Obey who is seated to Ne...
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Seven of Ten

Date: 1969
Description: Seven of Wisconsin's ten congressional representatives posed with David R. Obey shortly after his victory in a special election to replace Melvin Laird. Le...
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Lunch Time

Date: 01 1979
Description: Lunchtime at a senior center in central Wisconsin. Congressman David R. Obey can be seen talking in the background. Although the location has not been iden...
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Watching TV

Date: 04 1991
Description: Man watching a program on a large television. In front of him is a TV tray. There is a VCR on top of the television. Although unidentified it is likely tha...
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Jill Bremigan in Black Dress

Date: 12 1992
Description: Jill Bremigan in a black velvet and lace cocktail dress that she made from Butterick pattern 6402 (1992). She wore it to a Christmas party held in Madison...

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