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Ruth Bennett

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Description: Studio portrait of Ruth Bennett with holding the string of a toy lamb standing in front of a painted backdrop.
Photograph

Heick Transfer Company Booth at ESBMA Fall Festival

Date: 09 11 1929
Description: Detlev C. Heick Transfer Company, booth at ESBMA fall festival. The booth is featuring a Heick toy truck and other toy vehicles.
Postcard

Elizabeth Schoepp, Anton Dahmen, and Eva Dahmen Bowar

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio group portrait of (left to right) " Elizabeth "Lizzie" Schoepp, Anton Joseph Dahmen, and Eva Dahmen Bowar. Eva holds a to...
Photograph

Christmas Tree and Paintings

Date: 1899
Description: A decorated Christmas tree surrounded by toys, including a wagon, drum, and wheelbarrow. A painting is displayed on a stand nearby, and a painted umbrella ...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Three Ho-Chunk Boys

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Description: Studio portrait of three Ho-Chunk boys posing in front of a painted backdrop. In the center a Ho-Chunk boy is sitting wearing a suit, hat, and necktie. Ano...
Photograph

Young Boy with Train

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Description: Young boy, Philip Mills, sitting in chair holding a board game. A toy train and toy boat are on the floor. On the left a painting is on an easel, and two f...
Photograph

Child with Wagon and Teddy Bear

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Description: Full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young child in a dress with puffed sleeves, holding a wagon with a stuffed bear.
Photograph

Studio Portrait of European American Child

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified child posing sitting in a children's wagon. The child is wearing a light-colored dress an...
Photograph

Christmas Tree

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Description: View of a living room with a decorated Christmas tree in between a piano and an upholstered chair. Toys are arranged beneath the tree.
Photograph

Petersen House

Date: 1930
Description: The fireplace in the living room of the Edward Petersen house features a classical revival surround and mantel. A small stuffed toy dog sits under a carved...
Photograph

Sid Boyum Painting a Mural

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Description: Sid Boyum painting a Works Progress Administration (WPA) mural of a toy shop. The 1940 census lists Sid as an artist/government worker for the Toy Loan Pro...
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Display for Madison Toy Loan

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Description: Display for the Madison Toy Loan program, set up in the corner of an industrial building. Signs for the display read: "Madison Toy Loan takes toys, like th...
Historical Object

Christmas Album Page

Date: 1899
Description: An album page titled Christmas 1899 is decorated with watercolor painted figures. These include a sprig of mistletoe with two berries and the Fargo ...
Photograph

Waiting for Santa Claus

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Description: Christine, Laurie and Muriel Peterson with their Christmas tree. Christine (mother) is sitting in a chair with her arm around Muriel who is standing next t...
Photograph

David Rumsey Entertains Himself

Date: 01 15 1915
Description: On the floor, David Rumsey is using a wrench to repair a part of the train set, which includes trains, rails, and a building. Caption reads: "David enterta...

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