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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Woman and Child

Date: 05 07 1913
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of a woman in Ho-Chunk regalia wrapped in a blanket, with a child on her back. The child is wearing a fur hat, and the woman...
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Elephants in Circus Parade

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Description: Several elephants walk up a hill in a circus parade along Main Street. They are followed by a group of horses, while bystanders watch from a platform on t...
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Van Schaick with Son Shirley

Date: 1898
Description: Studio portrait of a man, woman, and child sitting in a rowboat in front of a painted backdrop. Probably Mr. and Mrs. Charles Van Schaick and their son, Sh...
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Family Outside of One-Story House

Date: 1898
Description: Eight people posing in front of a one-story clapboard house holding possessions. The man on the far left is holding a gun and wears a ammunition belt aroun...
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Reaper Exhibit and Film Tent

Date: 1910
Description: A small crowd outside a large tent that adverstises "Reaper Motion Pictures." The tent is likely part of an International Harvester exhibit at a fair or ag...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: Liberated Guardian

Date: 05 01 1970
Description: Cover of "Liberated Guardian," an underground newspaper, featuring black rebel soldiers carrying firearms. The central figure has a button with a photograp...
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Portrait of Man and Infant

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Description: A studio portrait of a man standing and holding a bicycle with an infant in a basket near the handlebars in front of a painted backdrop. The man is wearing...
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Portrait of Couple and Infant in Painted Rowboat

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Description: A studio portrait of a couple and an infant sit behind a board painted with a decorative rowboat in front of a painted backdrop. The man and woman are both...
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Young Boy and Baby Girl

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Description: A studio portrait of a small boy holding a hat standing next to a baby girl in a dress seated in a windowsill in front of a painted backdrop. The boy wears...
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Covered Wagon in "Romance of the Reaper"

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper." The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
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Covered Wagon in "Romance of the Reaper"

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper." The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
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Baby and Dog Seated in Baby Carriage

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Description: A studio portrait of a baby in a bonnet and a dog seated in a baby carriage with an umbrella in front of a painted backdrop and a prop tree stump.
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Group Portrait of Native Americans

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Description: A studio portrait of a group of Native Americans. A woman in a dress holds an infant in her lap, a man stands behind her, and two young men, one standing a...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Woman and Child

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk woman wearing a hat over shoulder-length hair and wearing a winter coat over a dress. She is s...
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Studio Portrait of Lena Long Thunder and Child

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Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman, Lena Long Thunder, sitting and holding a small child on her lap. They are posing in front of a painted backdrop. The w...
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Studio Portrait of George Lowe and Family

Date: 1895
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man posing standing, and a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. The woman is holding a c...
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Studio Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Woman and Infant

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting wearing a dark dress and several rings, and holding an infant on her lap ...
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Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Woman and Infant

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting and wearing a dark-colored dress, and holding an infant in her lap who is...
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Studio Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Man and Infant

Date: 1910
Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man sitting with his leg crossed, and wearing a suit coat, bandana, and hat. He is holding his infant son who is wrapped in a...
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Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Man, Two Women, and an Infant

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk women posing sitting, one holding an infant in her lap, and a man standing. The woman on the...

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