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Summer Relaxation

Date: 1901
Description: Aunt Helen lounging on a hammock slung between two trees. Her son, Syl, is sitting nearby on a cane rocking chair.
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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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Native American Mother

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Description: A Chippewa mother with two children at Minocqua, Wisconsin. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbilt, the first ...
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Mrs. William H. Oatway and Daughter

Date: 07 01 1944
Description: Mrs. William H. Oatway and her daughter, Marcia, who were visiting her mother, Mrs. J.F.A. Pyre, who lives on Old Middleton Road.
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Mrs. Agnes Miller with Daughter and Grandson

Date: 10 23 1944
Description: Group portrait of Mrs. Agnes Miller, married and divorced from Tim McCoy, Western movie star, with her daughter, Mrs. Dudley (Rita) Vernon-Smith, and grand...
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Kathleen Potter Muehl, William P. Muehl, and James Muehl

Date: 01 22 1945
Description: Mrs. William H. Muehl (Kathleen Potter) and her two young sons, William P., "Widgi,e" and James, "Jimmy," who were visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ellis ...
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Mrs. Fred (Marguerite Jenks) Snyder and Children

Date: 07 10 1945
Description: Group portrait of Mrs. Fred (Marguerite Jenks) Snyder and her daughters, Ruth and Peggy. Mrs. Snyder and her daughters are guests of her parents and grandf...
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Evelyn and John Christian Brown

Date: 02 19 1947
Description: Pictured are newcomers to Madison, Mrs. John W. (Evelyn) Brown, 2643 Van Hise Avenue, and her six-month-old son, John Christian.
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Public Health Nursing Week

Date: 04 16 1947
Description: Public Health Nursing Week. Helen Guelzow of the Visiting Nurse Service making her daily physical check-up of two University of Wisconsin nursery school ch...
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Belle Case and Fola La Follette

Date: 1886
Description: Belle Case La Follette posed with her daughter Fola.
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Women and Children

Date: 1897
Description: Women of various ages are surrounded by babies and young children, as well as chairs and cribs. Each woman is holding a baby. Cribs are hanging on chains f...
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Melkman Family at the Seashore in Holland

Date: 1934
Description: Left to right: Flora van Brink Hony Bader (nee Melkman), mother Duifje Melkman, brother Harry Melkman, aunt Rebecca Veerman, sister Annie Melkman. They are...
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Bass Family Portrait

Date: 1905
Description: Lorinda Hill Bass sits in the center, with daughters Martha Bass Haskin, left, and Rhoda Bass Shephard beside her. Her sons, Edward, left, and Frank, right...
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Charles Beardsley Family

Date: 06 29 1949
Description: Mrs. Charles Beardsley of McAllen, Texas holds her son, Charles Jr., on her lap while sitting on a retaining wall at what appears to be a zoo or park. Her...
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Mrs. J.F. Whitman and Sons

Date: 07 12 1949
Description: Mrs. J.F. Whitman with her two sons, James Richard and John Michael. Her husband is associated with the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. They have been...
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Mrs. Thomas (Constance) Rockett and Her Daughter Tracy

Date: 07 15 1949
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Thomas (Constance) Rockett and her one-year old daughter, Tracy, who are spending a month at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman ...
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Mrs. Robert Hopkins and Her Two Daughters

Date: 07 15 1949
Description: Group portrait of Mrs. Robert Hopkins and her daughters Nancy (left), age 6, and Constance, age 4, who are visiting Mr. Hopkins parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andre...
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Mrs. Ralph (Betty) Mason and Her Two Children

Date: 07 15 1949
Description: Group portrait of Mrs. Ralph (Betty) Mason and her two children Tommy, far left, and Lynn, at center, who are visiting in the home of Mrs. Mason's parents,...
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Mrs. Chester (Nancy) Rieck and Son

Date: 07 27 1949
Description: Mrs. Chester (Nancy) Rieck of Oak Park, Illinois holds her six-month-old son, Jeffrey Allan Rieck, while seated outdoors beneath a trellis. The Reicks are ...

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