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Muir Knoll Dedication Ceremony

Date: 06 18 1918
Description: Dedication ceremony for Muir Knoll on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Judge Milton S. Griswold is speaking at flag-draped podium, and a ...
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Herbert V. Kohler, Jr.

Date: 06 16 2001
Description: Herbert V. Kohler, Jr. presented with an oversized wooden mallet at the grand opening of the rebuilt Herrling Sawmill. He is wearing a suit with a boutonni...
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Silver Wedding of Bradford and Alice Gillett

Date: 1905
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the 25th wedding anniversary of Bradford and Alice Gillett — Sherwin Gillett's uncle and aunt, seated in the center. The other gu...
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Wilbur J. Cohen Swearing-In as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare

Date: 05 16 1968
Description: Wilbur Cohen raises his left hand as he is sworn in as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. Social Security was included in his responsibilities as ...
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Group Portrait of Men and Women on Estate

Date: 1895
Description: Group of relatives and associates of John Johnston, posed sitting and standing on the steps of the estate. Some of the men wear bowler hats and hold canes,...
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Gridiron Club 60th Anniversary Menu

Date: 12 15 1945
Description: Menu from the sixtieth anniversary dinner of the Gridiron Club, with a half-length cartoon view (by Clifford K. Berryman?) of club president Lyle C. Wilson...
Book or Pamphlet

Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu

Date: 02 22 1901
Description: Front cover and middle pages from the annual banquet of the Old Settlers' Club. The front cover includes a circular portrait of club president A.G. Weisser...
Book or Pamphlet

Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu

Date: 02 22 1908
Description: Front cover and menu page of the annual banquet for the Old Settlers' Club. On the top left of the cover is an oval portrait of club president George Willi...
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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...
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Minnesota State Supreme Court Justice

Date: 01 20 2014
Description: Minnesota State Supreme Court Justice Alan Page posing for a portrait. He was the featured speaker on Martin Luther King Day at Viterbo University. Formerl...
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Children of William Krueger

Date: 1908
Description: The six children of William Krueger posing on the front porch of their father's home, gathered for his funeral. From left to right, August, Amelia, Minnie,...
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Six Children of William Krueger

Date: 1908
Description: The six children of William Krueger standing in the yard in front of their father's home, all dressed in black for his funeral. They are arranged in birth ...
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Joel Hayman, Jr.

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Joel Hayman. He was the brother of Elizabeth Layton, the wife of Frederick Layton, and he married Grace Dawson in 1866. There is a med...
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Dinner at Villa Louis

Date: 1898
Description: Mrs. Nina Dousman with children and house party guests in the dining room at Villa Louis.
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Fancy Ball at Villa Louis

Date: 1898
Description: Dousman family and house party guests dressed for a fancy ball. They are posed on the staircase and in the hall and are wearing fancy dress or costumes. On...
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Edmund B. Gray

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Description: Quarter-length oval framed portrait of Edmund Gray, wearing a military medal on his jacket.
Book or Pamphlet

Invitation

Date: 07 1964
Description: The cover of an invitation to a family gathering to commemorate the one hundredth anniversay of the wedding, in July 1864, of George (1839-1910) and Henrie...
Photograph

Wedding Photograph

Date: 07 1864
Description: Full-length studio portrait of George Brumder and his wife, Henriette Brandhorst Brumder, taken around the time of their wedding, July 16, 1864. She is wea...
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Mr. and Mrs. William C. Brumder

Date: 11 1900
Description: A copy of a standing, three-quarters length studio wedding portrait of Thekla Uihlein and William Charles Brumder. She is wearing a fancy dress and hat wit...
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Wedding Celebration

Date: 07 21 1898
Description: Well-dressed men, women and children are sitting at long tables, and more people are standing in the background for a group portrait at a wedding reception...

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