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Unveiling a Painting of Governor Schmedeman

Date: 01 05 1935
Description: Portrait of Governor Albert G. Schmedeman, painted by Merton Grenhagen, in the gallery of governors at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Mary and Shurley, daugh...
Photograph

Three Men in Photography Studio

Date: 1910
Description: Studio portrait of three standing men, two wearing matching straw hats, and vests with trousers, and the other holding a camera on a stool. They are posing...
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John Muir Clock

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Description: Clock made by John Muir while a student at the University of Wisconsin in 1860, on display at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. John Muir (1838-19...
Painting

St. John's Cathedral

Date: 1860
Description: View of St. John's Catherdral with the original tower.
Photograph

Child Listening to Pocket Watch

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Description: A young child stands on a chair in a photography studio and holds a pocket watch to its ear in front of a painted backdrop.
Photograph

Studio Portrait of a Young Ho-Chunk Girl

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Ho-Chunk girl posing standing next to a chair. She is wearing a long buckskin dress with frin...
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Portrait of Clara St. Cyr, Lucy Davis, and Martha St. Cyr

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Description: Studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk women posing sitting in front of another Ho-Chunk woman posing standing with her left arm on the left shoulder of the woman...
Photograph

Nellie Custis Bedroom at Mount Vernon

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Description: View of Nellie Custis' bedroom in Mount Vernon, the residence of George Washington. Nellie Custis, the granddaughter of Martha Washington and step-granddau...
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Headquarters House

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Description: Headquarters House interior. Features hallway and staircase, with furniture in the hallway, art on the walls, and a clock at the top of the staircase.
Photograph

Fairlawn Home Parlor

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Description: The Fairlawn home's colonial parlor and bedrooms. This view shows two rocking chairs and a grandfather clock in the parlor as well as the open doorways of ...
Photograph

Inauguration of Jefferson Davis

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Description: Painting of the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as president of the Confederacy at Montgomery, Alabama on February 18, 1861. The painting features the Ala...
Photograph

Old Absinthe House Bar

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Description: Interior of the Old Absinthe House Bar, erected in 1806 by Pedro Front and Francisco Juncadelia. The bar features decorative marble fountains and a clock ...
Photograph

Bish Family

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Description: An older female member of the Bish family sits in a wicker chair holding a magazine or book open on her lap. Standing on the left in front of a doorway dra...
Photograph

Pardee-Morris House

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Description: Interior of the Pardee-Morris House, built around 1680 and rebuilt in 1780 after a British raid. The room features a large fireplace with a clock and pain...
Photograph

Farmhouse

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Description: Interior view of a farmhouse. The living room features a potbelly stove and a rocking chair. The portrait of a man hangs on the wall above a table lined ...
Postcard

Portrait of Two Women

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait of two women in front of a painted backdrop. One woman is seated and is one standing, and they are w...
Postcard

Two Women Reading a Book

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two women sitting in front of a painted backdrop sharing a book. Both women are wearing hair combs. One woman is looking at ...
Photograph

Children Dressed up for War

Date: 1918
Description: Full-length portrait of two children, about 6-7 years old, posed in a studio in front of a painted background. On the left the young boy is costumed as a s...
Photograph

Man with Watch Fob and Boutonniere

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a European American man posed sitting. He is wearing a dark-colored suit coat, vest, checkered n...
Photograph

Man with an Umbrella

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a European American man with a moustache posed standing with his right arm resting on a tree ...

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