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| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Painting by N.C. Wyeth depicting the public demonstration of the first reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steele's Tavern, Virginia in 1831. The painting sh... |
| Date: | 12 24 1948 |
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| Description: | John Steinhaus's children (a boy and a girl) sitting on Santa's lap. |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man and woman, Sharpteeth Little Sam (he pa he ga se ba sik) and his wife, posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He ... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man posing standing and a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop and near a tree stump. The... |
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| Description: | Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk women posing sitting and wrapped in fringed plaid shawls which only show their faces. Behind... |
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| Description: | A woman who appears to be Aunt Helen shakes hands with a man in a room while another man looks on. The room appears to be a studio as it has a large painte... |
| Date: | 12 27 1957 |
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| Description: | Edward R. Murrow, standing near the banner, speaks to a special Overseas Press Club luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria honoring CBS correspondents. Immediatel... |
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| Description: | Photographic holiday card from Marie and Averell Harriman. Mr. Harriman was governor of New York 1955-1958, U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union 1943-1946, ... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Studio wedding portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Gustav Willms (c. 1854-1917) and Kunigunde (Dorn) Willms (1857-1941) in their wedding outfits. Ku... |
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| Description: | Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a group of children. They are posed as a mock wedding party. The bride carries a bouquet and wears a circ... |
| Date: | 12 01 1956 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of some of the wives of Zor Shriners at a party in their honor. Left to right: Mrs. Dean Strommen of Oconomowoc; Mrs. Roy Richardson of Jan... |
| Date: | 1894 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of six men posed standing, two men and four women posed sitting. Probably the Black River Falls High School ... |
| Date: | 04 23 1957 |
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| Description: | The focal point of decorations at the speaker's table for the Catholic Woman's Club banquet was a large picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Admiring the pict... |
| Date: | 06 1921 |
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| Description: | Full-length studio graduation portrait of Genevieve Milward (later McVicar), (1902-1987) of Madison, Wisconsin, standing in front of a painted backdrop. Sh... |
| Date: | 06 11 1957 |
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| Description: | Myrtle Bond and Eileen Kohls visit in a corner of the living room of Bishop William P. O'Connor's residence on Lake Mendota at Fox Point. They will be help... |
| Date: | 10 07 1959 |
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| Description: | Blanche Nesbit, Dr. Mark Nesbit, and Dorothy Guild posing in front of a large painting during the Madison Art Association Invitational Exhibition. |
| Date: | 10 07 1959 |
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| Description: | Shown viewing a painting, are, left to right: Helen Zillman, Dean Zillman, and Helen Schmedeman. |
| Date: | 01 27 1960 |
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| Description: | The Farm Short Course is a 74-year-old institution at the University of Wisconsin which has enrolled 12,414 students over the years. Attending the reunion ... |
| Date: | 08 15 1938 |
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| Description: | Banquet celebrating the third anniversary of the signing of the Social Security Act. From left to right: David J. Lewis, Congressman from Maryland, and Sen... |
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| Description: | Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three men posing sitting on the floor, in front of five men posing sitting in chairs, and four women stan... |
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