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Family Group in Front of Farm Buildings

Date: 1890
Description: Man and woman posing sitting, each holding a child in their lap, and a young man, girl, and a boy holding a toy horn, are posing standing. The group is pos...
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Farm and Rural Homestead

Date: 1890
Description: Bucolic scene in Wisconsin illustrates agricultural prosperity after the depression.
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Alexander Lake's Nursery

Date: 1896
Description: A boy and a man are holding up small white pine trees, while workers are planting them at Alexander Lake's nursery. In the background are horses and wagons...
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Man Posing near Wooden Fence

Date: 1898
Description: Man posing standing in the road in front of a wooden fence holding a derby hat. There is a house in the background.
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Family in Yard of Large House

Date: 1898
Description: View across yard towards a man sitting in a chair, with two woman standing on the left and right. The two women are wearing black dresses with white bows t...
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Couple in Field

Date: 1899
Description: Man sitting on chair, and woman standing with hand on his shoulder, in a field with a wooden fence in the background. He holds a hat in his hands. She is d...
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Main Street

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view of Main Street and the surrounding buildings.
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Group of People at Railroad Station

Date: 1898
Description: Group of people looking at single car at the railroad station, probably a special car for a traveling minstrel show.
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Sign on Fence Post

Date: 1895
Description: Fence and sign that says, "Dusty Roads and Weary Willies are Strictly Forbidden."
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Horse-Drawn Sleigh and Sled

Date: 1895
Description: A man stands on a sled pulled by a team of two horses that is carrying logs on a snow-covered road. Moving away from the log-carrying sled is an empty egg-...
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Henry Greencrow, William Hall and Charlie Greengress with Specimens of Taxidermy

Date: 1898
Description: Full-length studio portrait of three young Ho-Chunk men wearing suit jackets, trousers, and neckties in front of a painted backdrop. Two are wearing hats a...
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Studio Portrait of Young Ho-Chunk Man

Date: 1895
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young Ho-Chunk man posing standing near a prop fence. He is wearing a suit jacket, vest wit...
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Studio Portrait of Margaret Whitedeer Littlesam, Lee Dick Littlesam, and Emma Stacy Whitedeer Lowery

Date: 1898
Description: Full-length studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk women posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop near a prop wooden fence. The women are wearing earrings, r...
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Studio Portrait of William Stohega Carriman and Andrew Blackhawk

Date: 1893
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young Ho-Chunk man posing sitting in a chair near a prop fence, wearing a suit jacket, hat, and bandole...
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Studio Portrait of Two Young Ho-Chunk Women

Date: 1892
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two young Ho-Chunk women posing sitting on either side of a prop stone wall and prop wood fence. They are...
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Studio Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Woman

Date: 1885
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young woman displaying her shell necklace, silver bracelets, and earrings.
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Portrait of Three Ho-Chunk Men and a Small Dog

Date: 1890
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three Ho-Chunk men posing standing behind a prop wooden fence. They are all wearing differently cut suit ...
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Elevated View of Town

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view of town, probably looking south from the Van Schaick residence.
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High School Construction

Date: 1897
Description: View towards front entrance of the partially constructed Senior High School. A man is walking up a board into the open doorway of the school. A horse is st...
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Man Posing near Wooden Fence & Group in front of Building

Date: 1898
Description: Two images: Left side is: Man posing standing in the road in front of a wooden fence holding a derby hat. There is a house in the background. On the right ...

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