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"Indian Guides"

Date: 01 27 1963
Description: Young Caucasian boys dressed like Native Americans as part of their YMCA "Indian Guides" program. They are being directed by the "All Nations Chief" Henry ...
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Locomotive Artifacts

Date: 03 29 1958
Description: A young boy rings a locomotive bell. Other artifacts of locomotive history are on the table before him with members of the Milwaukee chapter of the Nationa...
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Classroom Reading

Date: 02 04 1957
Description: Classroom reading activities at school.
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Nettie Fowler McCormick with her Four Children

Date: 1873
Description: Tintype portrait of Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923), with her four children: Mary Virginia McCormick (seated at left, 1861-1941), Cyrus Hall McCormick,...
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Anita McCormick Blaine, Emmons Blaine, Jr., and Dog

Date: 1898
Description: Family studio portrait of Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954), her son, Emmons Blaine, Jr. (1890-1918), and a family dog. They are posing in front of a pain...
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Family at Dining Room Table

Date: 1900
Description: A family poses at the dining room table after dinner in Luther Valley.
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Leo Kehl and Granddaughter

Date: 1959
Description: Leo Kehl, head of the Kehl School of Dance in Madison, introduces Patti, his first dancing granddaughter.
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Baseball Exhibit

Date: 08 1953
Description: Fairgoers viewing a special exhibit of Milwaukee Braves memorabilia. This was the first season during which the Braves played in Milwaukee.
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Masonic Party

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Description: A group of children and adults pose in blackface at a Masonic party.
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Mr. Ben and Children

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Description: Mr. Ben sitting on a couch talking to some children.
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Isaac Sheppard and his Daughters

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Description: Formal studio portrait of Isaac Sheppard, a former slave, posing with his daughters Ella, Eliza, and Emily.
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Michael De Perry

Date: 1854
Description: Tintype of Michael De Perry and unidentified child.
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Girl Wringing Out Shorts

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Description: A young girl helps her mother with laundry by wringing out a pair of shorts next to a wash basin.
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Immigrants with Christmas Tree

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Description: A group of immigrants pose in front of a tall Christmas tree at Ellis Island.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones and His Mother

Date: 1911
Description: Georgia Lloyd Jones, wife of Richard Lloyd Jones, holds her son on a rocking horse.
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Rubin Levin with Baby

Date: 03 12 1939
Description: Rubin Levin posing holding his infant.
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Eken Family

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Description: A studio portrait of one of the Eken brothers with his wife and young daughter.
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Brodhead Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Brodhead Public Library. The back of the cardboard mounting reads: "Free Public Library, Brodhead, Wis." There is a stove in the cente...
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Edwin R. Harris Family

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Description: A group studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the Edwin Harris family.
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Mabel Tainter Memorial Library

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Description: Interior view of the Mabel Tainter Memorial Library. The library opened in 1891 and was funded by a $95,000 gift from Captain & Mrs. A. Tainter. On the rig...

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