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Mowrer-Cole Wedding

Date: 04 28 1939
Description: The wedding of journalist Richard Scott Mowrer of the "Chicago Daily News" (hat in hand) and Rosemund Emily Cole in Rome, Italy. Mowrer had just been expel...
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Beck Funeral Home

Date: 02 15 1978
Description: "Lester Beck, Undertaker. In 1913, Lester's father, Fred Beck, and Robert Kietzer formed a partnership as undertakers and, in 1917, Fred went on his own in...
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Farmer's Course

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Description: Four men pose on and around a crude wooden platform set up in front of the Winnebago County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy. There is a barrel o...
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Crowd at Farmer's Course

Date: 1910
Description: Slightly elevated view of crowd standing closely around a platform on which a man wearing an apron stands next to a cow. A barrel and wooden pail are also ...
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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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Jackson County Home

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Description: View across snowy ground towards a man walking in front of a three-story brick building surrounded by snow. Identified as the Jackson County Home located j...
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Baby Viola Lettho

Date: 1905
Description: Outdoor portrait of baby Viola Lettho propped up in a chair with two large pillows. The chair is covered with a fur blanket.
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Viola Lettho

Date: 1905
Description: Outdoor portrait of baby Viola Lettho propped up in a chair with two large pillows. A fur blanket covers the chair.
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Man Posing on Ice Covered Bicycle

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Description: A man, wearing a fur coat, galoshes, a hat, and goggles is pretending to ride a bicycle that is covered by icicles. The bicycle is parked outdoors along th...
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Man and Woman with McCormick-Deering Tractor

Date: 02 12 1925
Description: Outdoor portrait in front of an International Harvester building of a man wearing a suit and bow tie standing next to a woman wearing a fur-trimmed coat. T...
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Woman Sitting on McCormick-Deering Tractor

Date: 02 12 1925
Description: Outdoor portrait in front of an International Harvester building of a woman sitting on a McCormick-Deering tractor and holding the steering wheel. The woma...
Historical Object

Album Page with Valentine

Date: 1910
Description: An album page featuring a die cut, chromolithograph Valentine's Day card in the shape of an arrow. The greeting "To My Sweetheart" is printed on the card, ...
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Forest Protection Headquarters

Date: 1936
Description: View across street towards men and women standing in small groups outside the brick Forest Protection Headquarters building of the Wisconsin Conservation D...
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Schmitt and DeLonge Building, and Furs by Hershleder

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards two buildings. The one on the left is the Schmitt and DeLonge Building, and on the ground floor is Chesty's (left), and Ca...
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Woman Posing in Warm Coat

Date: 03 09 1915
Description: Woman posing outdoor in the snow. She is wearing a full-length coat with a fur collar, and a hat with tall feathers. A brick factory building is in the bac...
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Alfred Holt and Aunt Nell

Date: 1920
Description: Alfred Holt, in uniform, and his aunt Ellen Holt are standing in front of the I.P and Mary Mathilda Rumsey family home, which was called "The Evergreens." ...

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