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Dancing Canepas Family

Date: 12 29 1964
Description: Posing in a line are the "Dancing Canepas, composed of Tony and Alberta Canepas and their eleven children. They are planning to open a Madison branch of th...
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"Miracle Baby" Patrick Comfert Celebrates His Second Birthday

Date: 12 16 1965
Description: Patrick Comfert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Comfert, 1841 Rutledge Street, celebrates his second birthday. Patrick was born on December 27, 1963 after his m...
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S.S. Pratt with Wife and Sons Phineas and Marcus

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of S.S. Pratt, his wife, and their two sons, Marcus on the right, and Phineus Warren on the left. Pratt and his wife are seated half ...
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Frederick Jackson Turner and His Children

Date: 1894
Description: Frederick Jackson Turner holding his two children, Dorothy and Jackson Allen Turner and in their Frances Street home.
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Louis (?) Luce (?) and daughter Louise (?)

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Description: Three-quarter length ferrotype/tintype of a seated man, thought to be Louis Luce, and standing next to him, his daughter Louise, from Stevens Point, WI. Hi...
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Victor Berger and Family

Date: 1910
Description: Formal studio portrait of the Berger family and a young boy in front of a painted backdrop. Names, left to right: Doris Berger, Jack Anderson, Victor Berge...
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Carl and James Peterson

Date: 1913
Description: Waist-up portrait of Carl Peterson with his youngest child, James, asleep on his lap.
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Carl Peterson Family Portrait

Date: 1925
Description: Formal waist-up group portrait of the Peterson Family. Names (l to r), Laurie Peterson, Christine Peterson, Carl Peterson, and Muriel Peterson. In the back...
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Frank B. Fargo Family

Date: 1906
Description: An album page features a collection of family photographs which include head and shoulders studio portraits of Frank B. Fargo and his wife Louise Mears Far...
Historical Object

Fargo Ancestors

Date: 1917
Description: An album page with mounted copies of six photographic portraits of three generations of the Fargo family. They include Robert Fargo (1766(?)-1849), his son...
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Family Portrait

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Description: A casual, indoor family portrait featuring three generations. The grandmother (seated), holding the child on her lap, is one of the five Oiyotte sisters. I...
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Joseph Oiyotte

Date: 1972
Description: Snapshot of Joseph Oiyotte, of the White Earth Tribe, sitting in front of a gun cabinet. There are photographs tucked into the cabinet doors. He is the fat...
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Decorah Family Portrait

Date: 1972
Description: Informal family portrait of Frances (mother), Patrick (son) and Stuart Decorah (father), seated on a sofa.
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First Day of School

Date: 08 27 1989
Description: A man is sitting on his sofa, watching his son write a card. Caption reads: "Joe Gofoe said he and his son Elton, 5, were 'big boys' and could handle the f...
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Impoverished Tannery Worker

Date: 03 02 1965
Description: A man is holding a young girl in his arms. She is holding a bag of Geiser's potato chips. Caption reads: "Poverty faces this father's six daughters, 3 to 1...
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Pete O'Neil and Sons

Date: 05 04 1953
Description: Group portrait of Pete O'Neil and his two sons.
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Rotary Club Scholarship Luncheon

Date: 09 16 1953
Description: Prof. Richard U. Ratcliff, Rotary member, is sitting to the left of his daughter, Ann Ratcliff, who was awarded the West High School Rotary scholarship. Ra...
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Father-Son Banquet at University Methodist Church

Date: 12 02 1953
Description: J. Frank Wilkinson signs autographs for Tom Novick and three boys at the annual father-son banquet at University Methodist Church.
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Father-Son Banquet at University Methodist Church

Date: 12 02 1953
Description: David Piper Sr. and David Piper Jr. were among dozens, who heard Badger coaches and players talk at the annual father-son banquet at University Methodist C...
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Father-Son Banquet at University Methodist Church

Date: 12 02 1953
Description: Bob Mikulak (in a bow tie) and his father, Peter, gazing at autographs of Wisconsin football players he collected, while at the annual father-son banquet a...

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