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Attic Angel Association 60th Anniversary Luncheon

Date: 10 13 1948
Description: Pictured at the 60th anniversary luncheon of the Attic Angel Association, sponsors of the Madison Visiting Nurse Service, are (from left to right): Mrs. Ro...
Photograph

Governor Oscar Rennebohm Honored by Viennese

Date: 11 26 1948
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm was honored by the citizens of Vienna, Austria, for Wisconsin citizens' contributions to the "American Silent Guest committee" of ...
Photograph

Jerome A. Watrous

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Description: Jerome A. Watrous in uniform, wearing medals for his military service during the Civil War and the Spanish-American War.
Photograph

Man Wearing Medal

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Description: A man wearing a medal stands for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. He rests his one hand on a chair while the other holds an umbrella, and ...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Man Riding Bicycle

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Description: A man poses on a bicycle for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The man is well-dressed in a hat, suit jacket, and trousers. He wears two un...
Photograph

Portraits on Medallions

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Description: Portraits appearing on medallions commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Wisconsin Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters. From left to right on top are ...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Sharpteeth Little Sam and Wife

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Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man and woman, Sharpteeth Little Sam (he pa he ga se ba sik) and his wife, posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He ...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Liddy Walkingcloud Winneshiek and Little (Nady) Winneshiek

Date: 1895
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man posing standing and a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop and near a tree stump. The...
Photograph

Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Men and Women

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk women posing sitting and wrapped in fringed plaid shawls which only show their faces. Behind...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of John Mills

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a European American man posed sitting wearing a dark-colored suit coat, vest, wide bow tie, and a ribbon watch fob with a penda...
Photograph

James B. Pond

Date: 1903
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of a bearded James B. Pond wearing eyeglasses and his Medal of Honor rosette.
Photograph

George F. Pond

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a table and painted backdrop of a bearded George F. Pond. He is wearing a suit coat, vest, and trousers, and has a watch fob ch...
Print

McCormick Mower Advertisement

Date: 1868
Description: Page from an advertising brochure for "McCormick's Prize Mower." Includes illustrations of award medals for the Paris Exposition Universal of 1867, and a m...
Historical Object

Cyrus Hall McCormick Reaper Centennial Coin

Date: 1931
Description: Front side of a coin made for International Harvester to celebrate the "Reaper Centennial." The event commemorated the one hundred year anniversary of the ...
Photograph

Award to Chavez

Date: 1969
Description: Cesar Chavez (center) head of the Farm Workers Organizing Committee, receives a Ghandi commemorative medal from Theodore Mazarello (left) of the Gandhi Cen...
Photograph

Boy Scouts Receiving Ad Altare Dei Medal

Date: 02 11 1951
Description: Five Catholic boy scouts from two Janesville parishes receiving the Ad Altare Dei Medal from Bishop William P. O'Connor of the Madison diocese in St. Rapha...
Photograph

John Catlin

Date: 1894
Description: A portrait of John Catlin at the age of 42.
Postcard

McCormick-Deering Tillage Tools

Date: 1932
Description: Advertising poster for McCormick-Deering tillage tools featuring the headline: "Wherever Crops are Grown" and a color illustration of a man using a Farmal...
Poster

McCormick-Deering Grain Binders

Date: 1932
Description: Advertising poster for McCormick-Deering featuring color illustrations of two grain binders at work in the field. The text on the poster reads, "McCormick-...
Poster

McCormick-Deering Big Ball Twine

Date: 1932
Description: Advertising poster for McCormick-Deerings Big Ball twine. The poster features an illustration of a man using a binder in a farm field, along with insets of...

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