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| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | Young woman, possibly a University of Wisconsin student, whittling while seated outdoors on a cellar doorway or bulkhead. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Two women pose behind a log which has fallen across the stream in Parfrey's Glen. One woman holds a small pail. |
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| Description: | Four girls stand on a porch near the back door of a stone building. All four girls wear their hair in pigtails. Another girl is standing on the left. |
| Date: | 07 15 1919 |
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| Description: | The photographer's wife, Clothilde, center, and two of his daughters, on the right, pick cherries with others in the family's orchard. They have small pail... |
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| Description: | Group portrait of a family posed on a porch. The three women in the back hold a large enamel bowl, a mixing bowl and spoon, and a grinder or sifter. In fro... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Jose and Esther Bigalk sitting with Emma Gercke outdoors during the summer months with bows in their hair. One girl is sitting in a wash basin and the othe... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | A woman identified as Nurse Rechard stands in profile on the bottom step of a small flight of porch stairs. She is holding a tray with glassware on it. |
| Date: | 08 18 1943 |
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| Description: | A young indigenous woman wearing a flower in her hair poses with an older woman who is balancing a basket on her head on Kiriwina Island in the Solomon Sea... |
| Date: | 11 09 1943 |
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| Description: | Private First Class Harry Glass, Jr., of Grand Rapids, Michigan, gets a drink of water at the lister bag. A lister bag (also spelled lyster bag) is a devic... |
| Date: | 12 08 1943 |
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| Description: | A group of six young indigenous women posed seated on the ground. They are wearing grass skirts and flowers in their hair. The woman in front is holding a ... |
| Date: | 12 26 1943 |
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| Description: | Mopping up after the bombardment of Cape Gloucester while the American cruiser returns to base are: (left to right, all shirtless) Seaman 2nd Class Dominic... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Lorena Feldmann, 13, hoes in the garden at her family's farm. She is somewhat overdressed for the task in a light coat, white stockings and dress shoes. A ... |
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| Description: | Emma Gillett, Sherwin Gillett's mother, standing outdoors next to a hedge. She is holding a pail and a stick in her right hand. |
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| Description: | Two Norwegians milkmaids stand together on Grjotlid Road, holding cans of milk on yokes around their necks. They are standing at the edge of a steep hill, ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Lucy Kaufmann poses in an open, wooded area holding a hoe. She is wearing a tattered hat; her skirt and blouse are torn. There are two sheds and woodpiles ... |
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| Description: | Mrs. (Christine) Peterson by the back door. She is sitting on the top step and a cat is standing at her feet. A small pile of vegetables are next to her on... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Juanita Judkins pushing a "Run Easy" reel lawn mower. She is wearing heavy fabric coveralls with wide legs which end at mid-calf, exposing silk stockings. ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Two men and two women have gathered at a picnic table in New Glarus Woods State Park (established 1934). A small bucket and dishes are sitting on the table... |
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| Description: | Woman and young girls are standing at a table outdoors. They are cleaning tomatoes in a bowl, and cans of tomatoes are stacked nearby. Hand-tinted lantern ... |
| Date: | 1981 |
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| Description: | Poster of Art Nesson, a well-known figure on State Street. Art made his living as a window washer, dishwasher and manual laborer. He is leaning on a mailbo... |
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