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Wisconsin Dells Minirama

Date: 08 26 1960
Description: Miniature model of the Wisconsin Dells. Goggled diver, Ollie Reese, swimming with Dells recreation boat. This completely landscaped exhibit was built to sc...
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Fisherman with Equipment and Catch

Date: 1875
Description: Studio portrait of a fisherman with his lure, spear, and catch.
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Young Eagle

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Description: Posed portrait of Ho-Chunk man, Young Eagle, also called Chack-Scheb-Nee-Neik-Ah.
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Bennett Studio Interior

Date: 05 1912
Description: Interior of H.H. Bennett's studio gift shop with Indian souvenirs.
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Secrets

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Description: White marble sculpture of two women. From the Layton Art Gallery Sculpture Hall. Faust and Marguerite.
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Phantom Chamber

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Description: The Falls in Phantom Chamber, in Witches' Gulch.
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Cave of the Dark Waters

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Description: Looking out the Cave of the Dark Waters.
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Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Ho-Chunk woman standing, Josephine Pettibone, Decorah, Davis.
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Television

Date: 1950
Description: A young woman is displaying a television set.
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Family Group at WIBU Radio Station

Date: 12 29 1944
Description: Reverend C.O. and Mrs. Grobber and daughters at WIBU radio station studio. Reverend Grobber is sitting in front of a microphone, Mrs. Grobber and daughters...
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Grobber Family at WIBU, Portage Radio Station

Date: 12 29 1944
Description: Reverend C.O. and Mrs. Grobber and two daughters at WIBU radio station studio. Reverend Grobber is sitting in front of a microphone, Mrs. Grobber is at the...
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Doylestown Bank Robbery, Gunshot Victim

Date: 09 11 1931
Description: Portrait of W.J. Baw, Doylestown Bank robbery gunshot victim, who was shot through the wrist as he attempted, with only a brick as a weapon, to attack one ...
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Sculpting a Figure

Date: 1950
Description: A female artist sculpting a female figure from clay.
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Girls Pray

Date: 1950
Description: Two little girls kneel before an altar that is holding statues and a creche.
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Quick Set

Date: 04 26 1954
Description: Intern holds letter set and watches Linotype operator at "Mid-County Times" newspaper room.
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Cornelius Wheeler

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Description: Portrait of Cornelius Wheeler of Portage, who served in Company I, 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.
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Parlor Interior of Herman Amberg Preus's Parsonage

Date: 1871
Description: View of a parlor interior (probably that of Herman Amberg Preus's parsonage) with a bay window and draperies, a statue, plants, an ornate clock on a table ...
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Interior of Norwegian-American Lodi Church

Date: 1871
Description: View of the interior of the Norwegian-American Lodi Church, looking up the aisle and towards the Acanthus design altar, which is surrounded by a wooden rai...
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St. Camillus Novitiate Log Chapel

Date: 1946
Description: Interior view of the chapel, centering on the altar, including religious artifacts, statues, and candlesticks,.
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Nine Children of Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Przekurat

Date: 01 24 1953
Description: Group portrait of nine of the ten children of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Przekurat taken at their grandparents' home near Rio. Bernard Przekurat was in the Metho...

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