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John Johnston in his Library

Date: 1900
Description: John Johnston (1836-1904) sits with his feet up on a hassock in his library while reading a paper. Johnston, a successful Milwaukee banker, lived at 645 Fr...
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Man with Large Hammer and Anvil at Osborne Works

Date: 1907
Description: A factory worker with a white beard stands behind an anvil with a large hammer over his shoulder at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 7-11

Date: 
Description: I had to know the point to which the path was tracked
and when the definition would cease to be my own
Photograph

Two Shoemakers

Date: 10 25 1940
Description: Carte-de-visite with a photograph of a painting by James R. Stuart. It depicts two white-haired, bearded shoemakers, with Langford on the left and his part...
Photograph

Old Man Whittling

Date: 1940
Description: Interior portrait of an elderly man sitting in a rocking chair whittling. A small boy is standing behind him on the right. Potted plants are on the window ...
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Dinner at Villa Louis

Date: 1898
Description: Mrs. Nina Dousman with children and house party guests in the dining room at Villa Louis.
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Wisconsin Circuit Court

Date: 1895
Description: Wisconsin Supreme Court in session at the second hearing of the trial of Emery, Lord and Houston for murder. The case also had two Circuit Court hearings.<...
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Group Portrait at High School Graduation

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Description: Group portrait of five people at a high school graduation. The graduate is wearing a blanket with a Native American motif draped over one of her shoulders,...
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Man Posing in Manufacturing Area

Date: 08 04 1913
Description: A man is standing in a manufacturing area.

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