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Madison's First Car

Date: 1902
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Albert G. Zimmerman in their locomobile steamer in 1902. Zimmerman purchased the car in 1901 and claimed it was the first permanent automobil...
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Carson Gulley Christmas Card

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Description: Bea and Carson Gulley's Christmas card promoting their catering service. Text on the card reads: "A Blessed Christmas."
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Sigurd Olson and Elizabeth Olson

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Description: Sigurd F. Olson (April 4, 1899 - January 13, 1982) was an American author, environmentalist, and advocate for the protection of wilderness. Sigurd and his ...
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Silver Wedding of Sherwin and Emma Gillett

Date: 1931
Description: Group portrait on the lawn in front of a porch at the 25th Wedding Anniversary of Sherwin and Emma Gillett. Sherwin and Emma are standing on the left. Thei...
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Three-Wheeled Railroad Cycle

Date: 1908
Description: C.F. Kaufman and his wife seated on a bicycle which he adapted to run, as a three-wheeled cycle, on railroad rails.
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Bryce Canyon National Park

Date: 05 2005
Description: Joan Obey, Ranger Brent McGinn and Congressman David Obey at Bryce Canyon National Park. Canyon walls are in the far background.
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Norwegian Farmers

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Description: A farming couple pose together on the steps of a building with a sod roof in Nordfjord country. In the background is a lake and a mountain on the far shore...
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Mr. and Mrs. Schmedeman Showing Off Their Catch

Date: 09 27 1933
Description: Albert and Katherine Schmedeman are standing outdoors, both holding a small stringer with a large fish hanging from it. Both Albert and Katherine are holdi...
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Outdoor Group Portrait of the McCormick Family

Date: 1941
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the McCormick Family. Original caption on the back reads: "Lake Forest 1941 or 1942. Aunt Lucy, Mr. & Mrs. McCormick, Hope and Br...
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Fiftieth Anniversary

Date: 07 12 1944
Description: Henry Bartholomay, Jr. and his wife, Clara Seipp Bartholomay pose at the corner of the screened porch at their summer home on the occasion of their fiftiet...
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Donnel and Wife

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Donnel and wife. Full figures, seated. Mr. Donnel wears a coat, vest, and tie, and has his left arm behind his wife. Mrs. Do...
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Turners at Hancock Point

Date: 1927
Description: Caroline Mae Sherwood and Frederick Jackson Turner with their dog at Hancock Point.
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Mann's Restaurant

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Description: James R. Mann, and Eleanor Mann, proprietors of Mann's restaurant, standing in front of their storefront, with the clerk, Joe Haberlie, and an unknown woma...
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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...
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George Goodvillage and Wife

Date: 01 1892
Description: George Goodvillage and his wife posing on King Street. In the background is a row of commercial buildings. The building on the left is a Saddlery. The tele...
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William and Mary Upham with Two Unidentified People

Date: 12 20 1867
Description: Formal studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William Upham (standing, left), his wife Mary Upham (seated, left), and a man and woman, bot...
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Joseph Taylor and Constant Hoath Taylor

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Joseph Taylor and Constant Hoath Taylor, great-grandparents of Zona Gale Breese. They are seated, facing forward, with their h...
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Bill Casper with Tommy Thompson

Date: 1998
Description: Group portrait of Bill Casper (right) and his wife, Kathy, with Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson at the 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National...
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Unidentified Man and Woman

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of a waist-up portrait of an unidentified man and woman. They are seated, facing forward, with their hands in their laps. He ...
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Unidentified Man and Woman

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of an unidentified couple. Waist-up portrait, facing forward. The woman is wearing a dark dress of fine fabric, watch key chain, ...

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