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Gesell Family Burlesque

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Description: The Gesell family in costume with broom, sword, and other props for a humorous picture. Family members identified as follows: Gerhard Jr. (drinking from pi...
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Bath Time

Date: 05 08 1955
Description: A boy in the bath tub being bathed by his mother.
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Unidentified Woman with Infant

Date: 1848
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of a seated woman in a long-sleeve printed dress and shoulder-length side curls, holding a sleeping baby on her lap with her righ...
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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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Portrait of Mother and Daughters

Date: 1930
Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman wearing a shawl and head scarf, posing sitting in front of her daughters, who are standing, in circa 1920s dress and sh...
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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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Mrs. Brandel before Cutting her Hair

Date: 1925
Description: A view from behind of Mrs. Brandel, wife of E.W. Brandel, before she cut her long hair. She is outdoors near a road and small outbuildings.
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Studio Portrait of Amanda Bighawk and Marie Bighawk Whitewater and Daughters

Date: 1930
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk woman, Amanda Bighawk posing sitting holding her son Calvin Smith-Whitewater, and a Ho-Chunk w...
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Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Women and Two Children

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Description: Full-length studio group portrait. Annie Yellowbank-Beaver, Whitedog is sitting on the left wearing a printed blouse and shawl around her waist. Mary White...
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Fred MacMurray and Maleta Martin MacMurray

Date: 1911
Description: Studio portrait of future actor Fred MacMurray at age 3, posed with his mother Maleta Martin MacMurray.
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Ma Sitting in Chair

Date: 1898
Description: Low angle view of "Ma" sitting in a large chair near a window wearing a long white dress or nightgown in a bedroom with a fur rug over another rug. There a...
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Eliza Beers Gale

Date: 1920
Description: A portrait of Eliza Beers Gale, the mother of novelist and playwright Zona Gale.
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Quinney Family

Date: 1900
Description: Posed studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the Quinney family, including Bridget (O'Keefe) Quinney, her sons Thomas (Tom) and William (Bill), ...
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It's Almost Time

Date: 1960
Description: Holiday card with a running grandfather clock on the front, and the face of the clock with pictures of the family as the hours on the inside. Holly decorat...
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Christmas Greetings from the Bryntesons

Date: 1970
Description: Photo holiday greeting card of the Brynteson family. Four portraits show the various members of the family, including a dog.
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Blessings At Christmas

Date: 1972
Description: Photographic holiday greeting card of the Brynteson family. Three photographs show Mom, Dad and daughter. A bow and pine branches decorate the card. The te...
Postcard

A Merry Christmas

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday postcard with a father and mother seated in chairs watching their baby play with a ball. A decorated Christmas tree is in the background. Other toy...
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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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Happy Holidays

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Description: Color photographic holiday card from Governor and Mrs. Earl and family, governor of Wisconsin, 1983-1987. To the right it reads: "Happy Holidays" with "The...
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NOEL

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Description: Photographic holiday card of an African American family posed over an image of three dimensional letters that read: "NOEL." The letters are slanting from u...

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