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Down in the Mine

Date: 1900
Description: Miners in the bowels of a lead mine.
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Family and Wagon

Date: 1900
Description: A family of seven, including a baby, posing on and around a wagon with bales of hay in rocky terrain. There are steep hills behind them.
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John Graybill with Violins

Date: 1910
Description: A man sits in his shop, holding a violin. Five more violins are arranged next to him. Caption with original negative reads "Old-time fiddle-maker in his sh...
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Fishermen Posing in Front of Tent with Fish

Date: 1910
Description: Five fishermen are posing in front of a tent with a long pole of sturgeon. A dog can partially be seen sitting on the ground on the left.
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Prize Bull

Date: 1910
Description: Three men stand outdoors near a barn, with one man holding a rope through a ring through the bull's nose. The men are wearing long coats and hats. In the b...
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Family Posing in front of Farmhouse

Date: 1900
Description: This family decided to make a family portrait with a number of the members doing an activity. On the right a man is wielding an ax, while in front of him a...
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Hunters Posing with Four Deer

Date: 1910
Description: The hunters, holding their guns, are wearing long coats and hats. They are standing on a sidewalk, and the deer are strung up in trees. A small child is st...
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Mailman and His Family

Date: 1890
Description: On the right a mailman is standing with his horse and cart. The cart is labeled "RFD Route No.1" and "U.S. Mail." Members of his family, one boy and one gi...
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Unidentified Man

Date: 
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of an unidentified older man in a suit and bow tie. He has a moustache and white or gray hair.
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Family on Porch

Date: 1890
Description: Several generations of a family posing on the porch of a house.
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Governor Nelson Dewey and a Group of Wisconsin Legislators

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Description: Group portrait of men standing under the porch of a brick building. Nelson Dewey is the second man from the right in the front row with a long white beard ...

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