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John Nuwi

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Description: Three-quarter length formal portrait in front of a painted backdrop of John Nuwi, a Mascouten (or Prairie) Potawatomi, who lived at Skunk Hill in Wood Coun...
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Portrait of Two Men on Chair

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of two seated men with their legs crossed toward each other. One man has his arm over the chair back, and is sitting on the arm of the chai...
Postcard

Studio Portrait of Men Drinking Beer

Date: 1915
Description: Studio portrait of three men smoking pipes and cigars and holding beer bottles in front of a painted backdrop. From left to right, Jacob Bowar, Herman Kals...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Family

Date: 1915
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk family. In the background is a painted backdrop. Names (sitting) David Bow Littlesoldier (Maw Jhay Mau Nee Kah). ...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Infant Boy

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk infant boy posing sitting in a chair draped with a cloth. He is being supported from behind by...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Thomas Thunder in Regalia

Date: 1910
Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of Thomas Thunder (Hoonk Ha Ga Kah) (Son of [Wa Con Cha Kah] John Thunder aka Dr. Thunder and [We Hon Pe Kaw] Lucy Bea...
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Woman with Two Men

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Description: A woman who appears to be Aunt Helen shakes hands with a man in a room while another man looks on. The room appears to be a studio as it has a large painte...
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James Williams

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of James Williams, Company A, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, sitting and reading a book in front of a painted backdrop.
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Studio Portrait of William Tennant

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Description: Studio portrait of William Tennant sitting and wearing a suit and hat in front of a painted backdrop. He was a newspaper and magazine agent in Black River ...
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Portrait of a Woman Wearing a Hat

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Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of a woman standing in front of a painted backdrop. She has her hands resting on a velvet upholstered, curved backed c...
Postcard

Studio Portrait of a Woman and Boy

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman sitting on the left and a boy standing on the right in front of a painted backdrop. The woman is wearing a knitted h...
Postcard

Studio Portrait of a Young Family

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Description: A studio portrait of a young family posing in front of a painted backdrop. A woman is standing on the right in the back, wearing a skirt, ruffled blouse, a...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Two Women Wearing Elaborate Hats

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two women posing in front of a painted backdrop. The woman sitting on the left is older and is wearing a white shawl over he...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Seated Man

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a man sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He has a beard and moustache, and is wearing a hat and a somewhat tattered coa...
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Bish Family

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Description: An older female member of the Bish family sits in a wicker chair holding a magazine or book open on her lap. Standing on the left in front of a doorway dra...
Print

International Builds Trucks for Every Class of Hauling

Date: 1938
Description: International truck advertisement featuring a color illustration of a truck in what appears to be an exotic foreign location. Includes the text: "Internati...
Postcard

Portrait of Two Women

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two women in front of a painted backdrop. One woman is seated and one is standing. One of the women is Annie Karls Dohm.
Postcard

Woman Seated in a Chair

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman seated in an ornate wicker chair in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a light-colored dress, pearls and a ...
Postcard

Portrait of Two Men

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of an unidentified man (left) and R. Melchior Endre in front of a painted backdrop. One man is sitting in a chair with his hand...
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Two Men Perched on a Chair

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Mike Endres (right) and Carl Faust (left) in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing suits and hats and are casually p...

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