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Ole Bull

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Description: Monograph of famous Norwegian violinist Ole Bull holding his violin and bow.
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Portrait of Price Powers

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of young European American man posed sitting and wearing a dark-colored suit coat, vest, and light-colored bow tie. Identified as ...
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Portrait of John Wiggin and Muskie

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of European American man posed standing. He is holding up in his right hand a fishing pole, tree branch, and...
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Portrait of John Darwin

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a European American man posed standing with his right hand on the back of a wooden chair. He ...
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Father of Ed Lyon

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of an elderly European American man, partially bald, sitting and wearing a dark-colored suit coat, vest, and bow tie. Man identifi...
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Johan F. Glaaser Contributes to the United Givers Fair Share Club

Date: 09 17 1965
Description: Johan F. Glaaser, 4801 Rothman Place, is a contributor to the United Givers Fair Share Club program. Glaaser, originally from Amsterdam, Holland, works as ...
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Four Ukranian Brothers

Date: 01 10 1955
Description: Four men standing together and smiling at each other. Two of the men are shaking hands. On the wall behind them is a Christmas card held in place by a smal...
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Brooks Memorial Union Mixer

Date: 09 17 1954
Description: Two women and two men are looking at a pile of vinyl record albums. Caption reads: "Foreign students were among guests of honor at a mixer at Brooks...
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Paris Symphony Orchestra

Date: 12 21 1919
Description: Group of men posing on the steps of a hotel. Caption reads: "Members of the Paris Symphony Orchestra and the Reception Committee, December 21, 1919. 1 - ...
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Carl Ferdinand Allen

Date: 1868
Description: Carte-de-visite of Carl Ferdinand Allen, a Danish historian and professor. He was the author of De Tre Nordiske Rigers Historie, 1497-1536, Haand...
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John Alcock

Date: 1880
Description: Oval-framed tintype portrait of John Alcock, a professor of phonography/shorthand at Bayless' Business College of Dubuque. He moved to Platteville and foun...
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Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Date: 1870
Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Lawrence [Lourens] Alma-Tadema, a Dutch-born, British painter known for depictions of Roman life painted in the Academ...
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Alois Alphonsus

Date: 1923
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Alois Alphonsus, of the Austrian Department of Agriculture, standing outdoors. Alphonsus was a beekeeper who came to Madis...

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