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Reverend A. Jacobsen and Family

Date: 1877
Description: Stereograph of Rev. A. Jacobson, family and visitors, Perry, Wis." from Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views." Jacobson (1836-1910) immigrated to t...
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Mrs. Frances Hawkins Painting in the Studio

Date: 04 25 1932
Description: Artist Frances Hawkins sitting in a wicker chair and painting at the easel in her studio.
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Family in front of Home

Date: 1878
Description: A family is sitting around a table with a cloth, vases and other objects on it. The man on the left is wearing a top hat, and a flower in his lapel. The tw...
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G. Larsen Family near Two-Story House

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Description: The G. Larsen Family sits in their front yard. Behind them a sewing machine can be seen on the porch of their two-story house.
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Family posed in Yard near Frame House

Date: 1878
Description: A family is posed in a yard around a table, with a boy holding his hat. Behind them is a substantial two-story bracket style frame house with a widow's wal...
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Siri Rustebakke with Women and Spinning Wheels

Date: 1873
Description: Siri Rustebakke, center, sits in front of a house with her daughters and daughter-in-law and four spinning wheels. Original negative c109. Compare with D31...
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Family in front of Home

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Description: A couple and their young child and baby sit at a table in their yard. Behind them is a frame house with very small windows on the front second story and gl...
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Family in front of Home

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Description: A family sits in a yard around a table with a cloth, vases and other objects on it. The man on the left is wearing a top hat and a flower in his lapel. The...
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Twins in Formal Dresses

Date: 01 15 1948
Description: Twin sisters Patricia (left) and Nancy Coughlin in matching formal dresses. They are posing indoors and are wearing matching chokers around their necks and...
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Ada Bass with her Hair Down

Date: 1895
Description: Ada Bass sits in a chair with her hair down, looking at a note, or possibly a photograph. An unidentified woman observes from the next room; decorative cor...
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Clara Middleton at Home

Date: 1905
Description: A portrait, possibly a self-portrait, of Clara Middleton seated in her home. She wears a large hat; her gloves rest in her lap. There is a jardiniere with ...
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Family Group

Date: 1905
Description: A group portrait of two women, a man, a boy and a girl posing in a parlor; two other rooms are visible through doorways. The girl is seated in front of a p...
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Forest and Joanna Middleton

Date: 1898
Description: Forest Middleton plays "Guess Who?" with his grandmother. He stands on a small footstool; she is seated in a chair holding a newspaper or magazine. On the...
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Family at Home

Date: 1905
Description: A carefully posed scene of a man, woman, and girl at home. The girl sits with a cat on her lap. The man, in a wicker rocker, reads the "Editorial Section" ...
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Family Group with Pets

Date: 1905
Description: A girl on a rocking chair holds a rabbit, and a boy and a woman stand in the background. The boy rests his hand on a dogs head; the dog is lying on a love ...
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Gonstead Residence

Date: 05 05 1954
Description: Mrs. C.S. Gonstead sits next to the fireplace in her home (aka "El Clare" estate) at 602 South 2nd Street in Mt. Horeb. Madison architect Herbert Fritz des...
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Krueger and Goetsch Women

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Description: Flashlight photographic group portrait of Alex Krueger standing with a group of women from the Krueger and Goetsch families.
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Sitting in the Living Room

Date: 03 05 1901
Description: Indoor flash portrait of William and Johanna Krueger sitting in the living room. Johanna is reading the newspaper, while William is reading a book. Various...
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William and Johanna in the Living Room

Date: 1901
Description: Indoor flash portrait of William and Johanna Krueger sitting in the living room reading books. Various calendars, figurines, and portraits are hanging alon...
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Martin K. Dahl House

Date: 1885
Description: Martin K. Dahl, far left, sits with three women around a table which has been set in front of an iron fence which encloses a manicured yard. Two of the wom...

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