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Portrait of William Tennant Standing

Date: 1913
Description: Portrait of William Tennant, a magazine and newspaper agent from Black River Falls who lost both legs below the knee. Here he is shown with his artificial ...
Postcard

William Tennant Sitting

Date: 1912
Description: Studio portrait of William Tennant, a magazine and newspaper agent in Black River Falls, sitting in a chair holding a magazine. His artificial legs are pr...
Photograph

Muir Knoll Dedication Ceremony

Date: 06 18 1918
Description: Dedication ceremony for Muir Knoll on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Judge Milton S. Griswold is speaking at flag-draped podium, and a ...
Photograph

Reading to the Elderly

Date: 04 01 1960
Description: A fashionably dressed woman is sharing a book with an elderly woman.
Photograph

Honoring Eugene Gerlach

Date: 1975
Description: "Eugene Gerlach is honored for his many years in the Fire Department. He is flanked by his grandson, Gene Koll, & Chief Bernard Adelmeyer."
Poster

David Marcou Photo Exhibition Poster

Date: 1987
Description: A poster advertising David Marcou's photography exhibit at the Pill Hill Gallery in Seoul, South Korea.
Photograph

Woman Posed with Book

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Description: Sixteenth plate ferrotype/tintype of an old woman. She is seated with her hands in her lap and is holding a book. She is wearing a white bonnet tied with a...
Photograph

Outdoor Group Portrait of the Thwaites Family

Date: 1899
Description: Outdoor group portrait of eight members of the Thwaites family. Three of the women are sitting, and one has a young boy sitting in her lap. Two men, a woma...
Photograph

Eleanor Roosevelt and Millard Lampell

Date: 1963
Description: Eleanor Roosevelt and Millard Lampell are seated together looking at a notebook or script.
Photograph

Bill Williams

Date: 1907
Description: Bill Williams standing in front of a tree at the shoreline. There is a canoe next to him on the left, and paddles, bags and boxes are on the ground on the ...
Photograph

40 and 8 Convention

Date: 07 15 1954
Description: B.A. Clark shown taking time out for relaxation on the porch of the Elks Club, headquarters for the Wisconsin American Legion's 40 and 8 Grande Promenade. ...
Photograph

Minetta Leonard

Date: 05 24 1957
Description: Indoor portrait of Minetta Leonard, who will give an illustrated travel talk to the Christian Mothers and Altar Society at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in...
Photograph

Second Place Winner of the Wisconsin State Journal Cookbook Contest

Date: 09 01 1957
Description: Portrait of Henrietta Markham, who won second place for her recipe for apricot bisque in the Wisconsin State Journal cookbook contest.
Photograph

Observers of the Building Demolition on Capitol Square

Date: 09 26 1957
Description: A man holding a paper-wrapped package under his arm pauses while shopping to watch the demolition of the Pioneer block and Madison Theater on the Madison C...
Photograph

Observers of the Building Demolition on Capitol Square

Date: 09 26 1957
Description: Two men are watching from a shady spot in Capitol Park as buildings are being demolished to make way for a J.C. Penney store. The photograph was taken with...

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