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Farm Family in Living Room

Date: 1900
Description: A farm family posing in their living room. Sitting from left to right is John Dietrich (1874-1947), Grace Bowman (1879-1964), and Mrs. Lizzie Macke Dietric...
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Five String Musicians

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Description: Five men playing string instruments while standing on a town sidewalk. They are identified from left to right as: unidentified man, Anton Hagen, Ole Strand...
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Portrait of Two Men on Chair

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of two seated men with their legs crossed toward each other. One man has his arm over the chair back, and is sitting on the arm of the chai...
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Studio Portrait of Thomas Thunder and Wife

Date: 1915
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Thomas Thunder (HoonkHaGaKah) (Son of [WaConChaKah] John Thunder aka Dr. Thunder and [WeHonPeKaw] Lucy Bear, Thunder), and h...
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Studio Portrait of Three Men

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait of three men standing, one of whom is a little person, standing in front of a painted backdrop. All of the men are wearing hats, and the ma...
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John Joseph Olver (Oliver) Family

Date: 1898
Description: Group portrait of the Olver (Oliver) family. In chairs: Alice Melissa and John Joseph; sons, from left to right standing: Louis Franklin (Frank), Willard S...
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Group under Grape Arbor

Date: 1899
Description: Mr. Henry and Mrs. Ella Hoffman with unidentified couple under a grape arbor.
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Portrait of Mr. Hendricks

Date: 1895
Description: A studio portrait of Mr. William W. Hendricks, a Black River Falls barber, dressed in his best, posing in front of a painted backdrop.
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Three People on Ladder

Date: 1899
Description: A man and two women standing on a stile of broad wood in the middle of a field. The man standing on the second step, wearing a coat, bow tie, and fedora. T...
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Dry Goods Storefront on Main Street

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Description: View from street towards a young man wearing suit and a derby hat posing standing in the doorway of Jones and Marsh Dry Goods.
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Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Men

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Description: Studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk men posing standing in front of a painted backdrop. The man on the left holding the blanket, is Louis Bearchief. Both men a...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Man in Suit and Tie

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man posing sitting. He is wearing a suit and tie. Probably Charley Blackdeer.
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Studio Portrait of Young Ho-Chunk Man

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young Ho-Chunk man posing sitting. He is wearing a suit jacket and necktie. Probably John Blac...
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Studio Portrait of George Greengrass and his Wife

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man posing standing next to his wife who is posing sitting. They are identified as George Gree...
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Studio Portrait of Charles Smith and Wife

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Description: Studio portrait of a young Ho-Chunk man, Charles Smith, and his wife. The man is posing standing by a prop stone wall, and is wearing a suit jacket, vest w...
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Portrait of Ho-Chunk Family

Date: 1905
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man sitting and wearing modern dress, flanked by two Ho-Chunk women standing and wearing several necklaces and sh...
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Studio Portrait of Thomas Thunder

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man, Thomas Thunder, posing sitting and wearing a suit jacket, vest with watch fob, t...
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Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Men

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Description: Studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk men, one posed standing and the other sitting, both wearing suit jackets, vests with watch fobs, ties, and hats. Probably J...
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Studio Portrait of Henry Thunder and Soldier Woman

Date: 1905
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man posing sitting and wearing a suit jacket, tie, and hat. Next to him on the rig...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Group

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk men posing sitting, and a Ho-Chunk man and woman posing standing, all wearing modern dress. ...

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