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Potowatomi Group

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Description: A Potowatomi group consisting of David Nsa-waw-quet, his wife Margaret Nsa-waw-quet, and her sister Mary Wabanosay, or "Morning Walking." A young girl is ...
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Dining at a Restaurant

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Description: Several women and a man are sitting at tables while dining at a restaurant. Potted plants are in the background.
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My Heart is Shaking Only For You

Date: 1945
Description: Valentine's Day card of a soda fountain with two girls seated on stools in front of the counter and a soda jerk behind. Two puppies are on the floor near t...
Postcard

Studio Portrait of Three Women

Date: 1911
Description: Full-length studio portrait of three women in front of a painted backdrop. One woman is sitting in the center, wearing a light-colored dress and dark hat t...
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Studio Portrait of European American Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a white backdrop of an unidentified European American woman posed standing. She has her right hand on the back of a...
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Studio Portrait of European American Family

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Description: Studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified family. On the left a woman is posing standing and holding a child sitting on the b...
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Breaking Ground for Christ Presbyterian Church

Date: 05 14 1961
Description: Breaking ground for the new Christ Presbyterian Church are John Wimberly, son of the pastor, and Miss Minnie Winifred Hastings, 420 S. Brooks Street, a lon...
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Group Portrait of Three Men and a Woman

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Description: Group portrait of three men, one standing, posing around a woman who is sitting in the center in front of a painted backdrop. The group is formally dressed...
Historical Object

Fargo Family

Date: 07 1900
Description: A decorated album page features two photographs of members of the Fargo family posing near the ornate porch of their home. In the photograph on the left, F...
Postcard

Studio Portrait of Geda Severson at Eastern Star "Gypsy Party"

Date: 01 18 1927
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Geda (Gyda) Severson standing next to a chair in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a long, dark skirt, a light blo...
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Early Settlers' Picnic

Date: 08 10 1954
Description: Paul Gottschalk and Alice Brussow (wife of William Brussow) are sitting at the Sun Prairie Early Settlers' picnic, sharing reminiscences. A person (face ou...
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Sitting under the Canopy in Oconto

Date: 1899
Description: Shaded by a striped canopy, three women are sitting together and smiling in the Holt family backyard. Wearing aprons, the woman on the left and the woman w...
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Board Members of the Madison Woman's Club

Date: 05 16 1958
Description: Group portrait of the board members of the Madison Woman's Club. Seated in front are president Harriet Loucks and second vice-president Helen Wilbur. Stand...
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Group at Ed Kearns

Date: 1905
Description: Group portrait of seven adults and nine children, including two infants, posing sitting and standing under a tree near the open door of a two-story wood fr...
Photograph

Dells Cottage

Date: 1905
Description: Slightly elevated view of an unidentified man and two women posing standing on the open porch of a two-story wood frame cottage at Wisconsin Dells. The por...
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Green Bay Precinct Committeemen

Date: 11 04 1936
Description: Two men and a woman are sitting in the center, with the man in the middle holding up a piece of paper that they are looking at. A large group of people are...
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Dane County Republican Women Meeting

Date: 1955
Description: Nine women are sitting around a table. Caption reads: "Pictured above is the meeting of the Dane County Republican Women, held Thursday at 10 a.m. in the L...

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