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Portrait of Branching Horns

Date: 1905
Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Ho-Chunk man Branching Horns in full traditional dress. Caption at bottom: "Among the Winnebago ...
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WHA Summer Radio Workshop

Date: 07 12 1944
Description: Three women at the summer radio workshop sponsored by WHA Radio on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. In the middle is Peg Bolger of the WHA staff...
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WHA Summer Radio Workshop

Date: 07 12 1944
Description: Edwin Helman gets advice from Mrs. Romance Koopman about a script. On the wall behind them is a mural depicting three men important in the founding of stat...
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William Ashby McCloy

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Description: Portrait of artist William Ashby McCloy (1913-2000), in front his three part mural depicting the history of Wisconsin. He was born in Maryland and spent m...
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Madison Youth Center "The LOFT"

Date: 11 14 1944
Description: Students painting a mural for the opening of "The LOFT," a high school activities center, at the YMCA. LOFT = Lots Of Fun Times. Left to right: Joan Wells,...
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Harvester Farm Exhibit

Date: 1946
Description: Two men are working on a farm scene for the Harvester Farm exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry.
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Combine at Harvester Farm Exhibit

Date: 1946
Description: Roen and Elizabeth Hart examining a combine (harvester-thresher) at the Harvester Farm exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry. A mannequin is sittin...
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Harvester Farm Display

Date: 1946
Description: A worker tending to a replica field in the Harvester Farm exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry. The scene includes a Farmall tractor and a barn.
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WHA Studio

Date: 02 26 1945
Description: WHA studio, with two women and two men posing around a microphone. The woman to the immediate left of the microphone has been identified as Dorothy Shinsti...
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Studio Portrait of Advertising Signs

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Description: Studio portrait of signs that advertise "GEM," list "C.J. Van Schaick, Black River Falls, Wis.," and a hat. GEM may be a manufacturer of photographic equip...
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Mary Virginia McCormick

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Description: Portrait of Mary Virginia McCormick (1861-1941) as a young woman. Mary Virginia was the daughter of Chicago industrialist and inventor, Cyrus Hall McCormic...
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Mary Virginia McCormick

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Description: Studio portrait of Mary Virginia McCormick (1861-1941). Mary Virginia was the daughter of Chicago industrialist and inventor, Cyrus Hall McCormick. She is...
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Kellogg Box Telephone

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Description: Kellogg box telephone in front of a painted backdrop. Patented November 26, 1901.
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Kellogg Box Telephone

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Description: Kellogg box telephone in front of a painted backdrop. Patented November 26, 1901.
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Anita McCormick as a Young Girl

Date: 1873
Description: Portrait of Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954) as a young girl. She wears a striped sash over an embroidered dress, and a ribbon in her hair.
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Anita McCormick as a Young Woman

Date: 1881
Description: Carte-de-visite of a three-quarter length studio portrait of Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954) as a young woman sitting in a chair. She is posing leaning ...
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Mary Virginia McCormick as a Young Girl

Date: 1872
Description: Studio portrait of a young Mary Virginia McCormick (1861-1941) in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a white dress with a striped sash, and sittin...
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Anita McCormick and Friend

Date: 1885
Description: Carte-de-visite of Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954) and an unidentified young woman. Anita sits on a "well" and the friend sits on a swing in front of a ...
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Eight Women Wearing Hats

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Description: Studio portrait of eight women, four seated and four standing, all wearing hats and posing with cigarettes and cigars, in front of a painted backdrop. Top ...
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Men Making Cigarettes

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Description: Studio portrait of three seated men making cigarettes, posing in front of a painted backdrop. They are all wearing suit jackets, neckties, and hats. Probab...

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