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Lieutenant John H. Purcell and Wife

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of John Purcell and his wife. He is sitting facing halfway to the right, with his hands folded in his lap with his leg crosse...
Photograph

Ursula Grignon

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of Ursula Grignon. Three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing forward, wearing a dark cape with fur wrapped around shoulders, and ...
Photograph

Margaret Boyum and Her Son

Date: 1940
Description: Portrait of Margaret Boyum, wearing a fur coat, standing on a porch holding the handle of a Taylor Tot stroller that her son, Steve Boyum, is sitting in.
Photograph

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...
Photograph

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...
Map or Atlas

Canada ou Nouvelle France: Suivant les Nouvelles Observations de Mess'rs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, etc.: Augmenteés de Nouveau

Date: 1740
Description: Map including the regions and cities of the northern half of North America. Native American land, rivers, lakes, mountains are labeled. Mountains, marshes,...
Map or Atlas

Virginiae Partis Australis, et Floridae Partis Orientalis, Interjacentiumque Regionum, Nova Descriptio

Date: 1673
Description: Decorative map of the southeastern region of North America, from the York River in Virginia to northern Florida. The coat of arms of France and England mar...
Map or Atlas

Nova Virginiae Tabula

Date: 1667
Description: Map of Virginia depicting the discoveries detailed by John Smith in his exploration of the region. It shows Jamestown, Native American tribes and villages,...
Photograph

Children with Puppy

Date: 1904
Description: Dorothy Fargo, center, is squatting down next to her puppy, Mark II. Dorothy is wearing a winter coat and wide brimmed hat and is holding a stick. Five ch...
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, ...
Photograph

Ho Chunk Group Portrait

Date: 1866
Description: Group of Ho Chunk Indians that visited Governor Lucius Fairchild. Names, (standing), Dandy, holding a long stemmed pipe, (Four-Leg's son), (seated) Wau-So-...
Photograph

Women's Group Portrait

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop, and a draped tapestry or cloth, of six women, sitting or standing around a table. One woman at the table ap...
Photograph

Waiting in the Spin Room

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: Two reporters are sitting and waiting on a small stage in the spin room for the nominees to emerge from the Republican presidential debate. They are lookin...
Photograph

Native American Infant

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Description: A Native American infant, nestled in a deer hide, is posed sitting up in a depression in a snowbank. In the background are trees, a dwelling and a tree hou...
Photograph

Frances and Patrick Decorah

Date: 1977
Description: Frances Decorah and her son Patrick at a Pow-wow in South Dakota. She is seated in a lawn chair and Patrick is napping on her lap. Frances is wearing stree...
Photograph

Banquet at Beauty School

Date: 1961
Description: Group portrait of women at a banquet at the Green Bay Beauty School. In the back row, fourth from the left, is Frances Decorah. Handwritten at the bottom i...
Photograph

Donna Stein

Date: 02 14 1953
Description: Portrait of Donna Stein (photographer's wife) wearing a fur hat and coat. They were married in January 1953.
Photograph

Delivery Truck

Date: 12 14 1927
Description: View across street towards a delivery truck parked along the opposite curb. There is a building with show windows in the background. The sign painted on th...
Poster

L'emprunt des "dernieres cartouches." Francais, encore un effort!

Date: 1917
Description: Poster depicts a man and a girl in a trench handing a box of cartridges and a grenade up to an armed soldier on the front line. Text reads: "L'emprunt des ...
Photograph

Madison Art Association Collectors' Show

Date: 12 04 1953
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Irving J. Maurer studying paintings at Madison Art Association Collectors' Show in Scanlan Hall at the Madison Vocational school.

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