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Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. Family Portrait

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Description: Formal studio portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr., his wife, and their two sons. McCormick was president of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company from...
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Tea Party

Date: 05 05 1963
Description: Mother pouring tea for her twins at the mother and daughter tea, sponsored by the Brookfield Woman's Club.
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Mountain Wolf Woman

Date: 1907
Description: Studio portrait of Mountain Wolf Woman, also known as Stella Blowsnake Whitepine Stacy (HayAhChoWinKah), sitting and holding her two daughters, Josephine W...
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Nurse with Native Americans

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Description: A nurse poses on steps with a Native American mother and four children.
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Mrs. Hildegarde Crownhart and Mrs. Ivy Wooll

Date: 05 10 1945
Description: Mrs. J. George (Hildegarde) Crownhart, on the left, and her mother Mrs. William W. (Ivy) Wooll, at their home at 1904 Jefferson Street.
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Mother and Child

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Description: Studio portrait of mother and child in front of a painted backdrop. The woman is seated and wearing a black dress, the toddler is standing and dressed in w...
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Spring Fashions

Date: 02 21 1949
Description: Shirley Jasper stands in an afternoon tea dress, while her sons Billy, age 4, and Tommy, age 6 months, look on. She has a fur wrap around her arm.
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Mrs. Brandel and Max the Dog

Date: 1924
Description: Mrs. Brandel poses outdoors in the yard near the house with Max the family dog and a toy rabbit at her feet.
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Studio Portrait of the Windblow Sisters and Infant

Date: 1909
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two young Ho-Chunk women and a Ho-Chunk infant. The woman sitting on the left is wearing rega...
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William Thunder and Family

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man posing sitting in the center wearing a suit and necktie, behind two Ho-Chunk girls posing ...
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Studio Portrait of Kate Thunder and Mother

Date: 1891
Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop wearing several necklaces, earrings, and a striped skirt. In her lap she ...
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Ho-Chunk Powwow

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Description: Ho-Chunk men are sitting and standing in an area portioned off by canvas barriers and a lodge and teepee. Identified as probably the Homecoming Powwow in 1...
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Mrs. Frederick F. Kessenich and Son

Date: 06 12 1950
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Frederick F. Kessenich with her 3 year old son Peter.
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Summer Visitors

Date: 07 03 1950
Description: Portrait of Mrs. O.K. (Niederer) Hunsaker and her two children, William, 9 months, and Marilyn Kay, 2 years.
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Summer Visitors

Date: 07 28 1952
Description: Alice Rath Bennett and her daughter, Ann Elizabeth, visiting the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.C. Rath.
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Summer Visitors

Date: 07 24 1952
Description: Anne Dohr Kolby of Natick Massachusetts and her son, Teddy, visiting the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dohr.
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Summer Visitors

Date: 07 28 1952
Description: Loris Huseboc Garratt of Louisville, Kentucky, and her son, Stephen visiting at the home of her parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Huseboc.
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Bette Schneiders Sonneland

Date: 08 07 1952
Description: Portrait of Bette Schneiders Sonneland and her 5 month old son Arthur Malcolm III ("Kim") at the home of Bette's parents, 19 Fuller Drive.
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Merry Christmas

Date: 1989
Description: Photographic holiday card from Tommy Thompson and family, governor of Wisconsin, 1987-2001. The card is a color image of Mr. Thompson, his wife, daughters,...
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Elizabeth Johnson Pfeifer and Son

Date: 07 13 1953
Description: Elizabeth Johnson Pfeifer, Milwaukee, and her nine month old son, John Stephan Jr.

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