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| Date: | 06 1887 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Emma Protz, an unidentified woman (likely Julia Protz), and Clara Tester posing with "schuetzen-rifles." ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two smiling Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) women identified as Clara St. Cyr, a Nebraska Winnebago, lef... |
| Date: | 03 17 1959 |
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| Description: | Spectators view paintings by Paul Gaugin at the opening of an art exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago. |
| Date: | 01 05 1935 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 11 16 1934 |
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| Description: | Portrait of five women viewing paintings of Madison artists exhibited at the Madison Women's Club, 240 W. Gilman Street. They include Hazel Jenks, presiden... |
| Date: | 05 20 1932 |
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| Description: | Artist Jessie Kalmbach Chase standing near her painting above a fireplace at Lakewood School kindergarten room, 2314 Sherman Avenue. She is the only Madiso... |
| Date: | 04 25 1932 |
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| Description: | Artist Frances Hawkins sitting in a wicker chair and painting at the easel in her studio. |
| Date: | 03 25 1932 |
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| Description: | Governor Philip F. La Follette buying a "buddy poppy" from two women in behalf of the American Legion. The governor is standing in his Wisconsin State Cap... |
| Date: | 02 01 1930 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of Dane county theater group champions on stage holding a painting. |
| Date: | 06 06 1927 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the Holy Redeemer school orchestra, 128 W. Johnson Street. On the wall in the background is a large mural surrounding a painting. |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of elderly couple with their grown children. |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of two women wearing white pointed hats and long, white dresses with fluffy collars, and broad white belts. They stand their backs to the c... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Female students practice painting and drawing in an art class session at the State School for the Deaf as a teacher assists in the background. |
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| Description: | Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three girls holding hands in a ring (dancing). |
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| Description: | Four of the Gesell children in a studio setting in front of a painted backdrop. |
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| Description: | Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Wilma Gesell in a feathered hat, fur stole and muff. |
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| Description: | Studio portrait in front of a painted backgroud of Zintka Lanuni Colby as a little girl, wearing a white dress. |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | The Tollef Olsen family posed around a table in the yard with the family dog. A framed print of a long-haired retriever is placed prominently on a chair to... |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | A family is gathered around table for coffee with a frame house behind that has a sewing machine on its porch, and a lightning rod on the roof. A framed pi... |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Family on entryway steps of two-story brick house with hipped roof; board fence in foreground. There is fruit, probably apples, on a window sill and an ova... |
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