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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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Woman Wearing Hat

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated woman wearing eyeglasses, beads, and a hat in front of a painted backdrop.
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Woman Wearing Hat

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated woman crossing her legs, and wearing eyeglasses and a hat with flowers on it in front of a painted backdrop.
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John Davis in Modern Dress

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Description: Studio portrait of John Davis posing sitting and wearing a white shirt, tie, eyeglasses, and a hat. He is sitting in front of a painted backdrop.
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Harold Van Schaick

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a seated Harold Van Schaick in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a coat, hat, and jacket.
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Studio Portrait of Three Women

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of three women sitting in front of a painted backdrop. Each woman is wearing an elaborate hat and a necklace. The woman sitting...
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Studio Portrait of Two Women in Hats

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two women posing sitting and standing in front of a painted backdrop. On the left, the older woman is holding a basket on he...
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Governor Heil Inauguration

Date: 01 02 1939
Description: Governor Julius P. Heil, his wife and an unidentified man pose arm-in-arm in the Governor's Conference Room at the Wisconsin State Capitol. A number of oth...
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Fancy Dress Party

Date: 08 19 1887
Description: Cabinet card of a group portrait of four men in front of a painted backdrop. Two are dressed in male formal attire, with top hats. The other men are dresse...
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Pearl Buyers

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Description: Probable group of pearl buyers posed curbside. The partial wall of the building behind the men has a window and the bricks are painted with an advertisemen...
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Four Generation Portrait

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Description: Four generation group portrait of (left to right), Mrs. Kalscheur, Mrs. Frank Brunner, Josephine Laufenberg (baby) and Priscilla Bowar in front of a painte...
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Group Studio Portrait

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two men and two women in front of a painted backdrop. Two are seated, the other two are standing. They are dressed in winter...
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Studio Portrait of a Woman

Date: 1911
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman standing in front off a painted backdrop. She is wearing a dark dress, shoes, hat with bow, light-colored gloves and...
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Studio Portrait of Two Women

Date: 1915
Description: Full-length studio portrait of two women in front of a painted backdrop. One woman is seated, the other is perched on the arm of the chair. They are wearin...
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Wesley W. Jung with Circus Wagon

Date: 04 03 1968
Description: Wesley W. Jung at the Jung Carriage Museum. Mr. Jung is standing on the right in front of a circus wagon. Painted inside of an oval on the side is a circus...
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Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest

Date: 03 23 1960
Description: Contest judge Mrs. Daisy Breyer (left) and Central High school art teacher Mrs. Merrie Wisiol (right) admire the painting of Beverly Fries, a fifth-place w...
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Class of 1886

Date: 1886
Description: Posed group portrait of men and women members of the “Class of '86” at Lawrence College. The 8 men have silk top hats and the 4 women have umbrellas, for a...
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Teadman Family

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a European American family. On the left a man, John Teadman, Sr., is sitting and wearing a dark-colored s...
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Mrs. Alexander Mitchell

Date: 1880
Description: Cabinet card of a full-length studio portrait of Mrs. Alexander Mitchell standing in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a floor-length dark-colore...
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Studio Portrait of European American Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified European American woman. She is resting her hand on a chair, and is wearing e...

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