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Krueger Children on Front Porch

Date: 12 1905
Description: Edgar and Jennie Krueger are sitting on the front porch of the Krueger home with an Edison Standard phonograph sitting on a chair between them. Two Edison ...
Photograph

Dedication of Lake Ripley Ole Evinrude Historical Marker

Date: 06 26 1955
Description: Arthur Melster, President of Cambridge Foundation; K.K. Amundson. M.D. of Cambridge; and W.T. Webb of Evinrude Motors, look at the Lake Ripley Ole Evinrude...
Postcard

The First Kindergarten in America

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Description: Artist's rendering of an elevated view of the first kindergarten, with children and a teacher gathered in front of the building. There are inset portraits ...
Photograph

Riebe's Party

Date: 02 10 1901
Description: Indoor group portrait of neighbors who gathered together for a party at the Reibe's house. Alexander Krueger is sitting in the front on the left, with his ...
Photograph

Group Portrait at Reibe's Party

Date: 02 10 1901
Description: Indoor group portrait of several neighbors who gathered together for a party at the Reibe House. Sarah Krueger is third from the right in the back row. Her...
Photograph

Twins Playing with Farm Pets

Date: 09 1905
Description: Jennie and Edgar Krueger sitting in the yard holding and playing with kittens. A dog named Driver is sitting between them.
Photograph

The Twins with Pets

Date: 09 1905
Description: Jennie and Edgar Krueger posing with their pets on the lawn near the side of the house. Edgar is kneeling on the ground while Jennie is standing next to hi...
Photograph

Home of Gust Wendorf

Date: 10 20 1901
Description: Outdoor portrait of the Gust Wendorf family posing in front of their home.
Photograph

Wendorf Family Portrait

Date: 10 20 1901
Description: Outdoor family portrait of the Wendorf family in front of the home of Gust Wendorf.
Photograph

Two Men with Horses

Date: 06 1901
Description: Gust Wendorf and William Will standing in front of a barn with their horses. Each of the men are holding the rope attached to the horse's halter.
Photograph

The White Front Tavern

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Description: William R. "Bill" Kinney (1912-1978) behind the bar of the White Front Tavern. Bill and his brother Howard Kinney owned the bar from 1948-1956. Three unide...
Photograph

Fort Atkinson Students Stage "Patriotism-Fitness" Show

Date: 05 18 1964
Description: Governor John W. Reynolds lights the "torch of liberty" at the State Capitol for a team of cross-country runners from Fort Atkinson High School, who carrie...
Historical Object

Fargo Family

Date: 07 1900
Description: A decorated album page features two photographs of members of the Fargo family posing near the ornate porch of their home. In the photograph on the left, F...
Photograph

Two Boys and Their Dog

Date: 1903
Description: Stuart Fargo, left, standing with his brother Frank behind their dog, Mark. The boys are wearing large bow ties. Behind them is a folding screen.
Photograph

Parade Float

Date: 1903
Description: Two unidentified boys pose in a horse-drawn carriage with a banner above it which reads: "Fargo Bros." The open carriage has an umbrella top and is decorat...
Print

Frank Fargo Advertisement

Date: 1904
Description: An advertising card includes a photograph of a man in an open carriage holding the reins of a team of Holstein-Friesian cattle. Two well-dressed men are si...
Photograph

Stuart Fargo on His Seventh Birthday

Date: 10 08 1904
Description: Stuart Fargo posing for a three-quarter length portrait standing in front of a folding screen with his left arm resting on the back of a wicker chair. He i...
Photograph

Fargo Children

Date: 12 1905
Description: The children of Frank B. and Louise Mears Fargo posing in front of a folding screen for a quarter-length portrait. They are, from left, Frank Jr., age five...
Historical Object

Frank B. Fargo Family

Date: 1906
Description: An album page features a collection of family photographs which include head and shoulders studio portraits of Frank B. Fargo and his wife Louise Mears Far...
Historical Object

The Fargo Children at Play

Date: 1908
Description: Five photographs mounted on an album page showing the Fargo children at play. At top left, in a posed studio portrait, Dorothy Fargo, sitting at left, "tea...

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