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Alice in Dairyland

Date: 1951
Description: Alice in Dairyland, Marjean Czerwinski, wearing her crown and gown, rides on the back of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
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Increase A. Lapham

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Description: Formal portrait of Increase Lapham sitting in a chair.
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Daughters of Lucius Fairchild

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Description: Portrait of, from left to right, Mary, Salley, and Carol Fairchild, daughters of Lucius Fairchild.
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Frederic March on Fraternity House Steps

Date: 1920
Description: Frederic March as Freddy Bickel, photographed on the steps of his fraternity house when he was president of the 1920 senior class.
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Belle Case La Follette

Date: 1885
Description: Formal studio portrait of Belle Case La Follette wearing a black lace dress. This photograph was taken about 1885, the year in which her husband, Robert M....
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Charles Crownhart Jr.

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Description: Portrait of Charles Crownhart Jr., a member of the Industrial Commission.
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Sybil Hanks and Family

Date: 06 07 1880
Description: Formal studio portrait of Sybil P. Hanks, her two sisters, DeWitt Ramsey, and another man.
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Actor in Black Hawk Play

Date: 1857
Description: An actor in an Indian headdress and jewelry for performance of "Black Hawk, or Lily of the Prairie," a drama written by Mary Elizabeth Mears and presented ...
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Actor as Army Officer

Date: 1857
Description: An actor dressed as an army officer, holding a saber, for the performance of "Black Hawk, or Lily of the Prairie," a drama written by Mary Elizabeth Mears ...
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Actress as Indian

Date: 1857
Description: A woman dressed in Indian headwrap with feather, wrapped in a blanket, for a performance of "Black Hawk, or Lily of the Prairie," written by Mary Elizabeth...
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Actress as Indian

Date: 1857
Description: Actress standing with crossed arms dressed in Indian headdress and wrap for performance of "Black Hawk, or Lily of the Prairie," written by Mary Elizabeth ...
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Beauty Bath

Date: 12 03 1967
Description: A woman takes a bath at the Edgewater beauty and health spa.
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James Reeve Stuart

Date: 1900
Description: James Reeve Stuart in his studio, with paintings.
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Harriet Bell Merrill

Date: 1890
Description: Vignetted head and shoulders studio portrait of Harriet Bell Merrill.
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Daniel Kent Tenney

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Daniel Kent Tenney. At 26, he was the youngest member of Madison's common council in 1860 and stayed involved in civic affairs ...
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Leonard J. Farwell

Date: 1853
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Leonard J. Farwell, Governor of Wisconsin 1852-54. Quarter length facing left, wearing full beard, coat, vest, tie, and white ...
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Jackie Hoo-Ray

Date: 01 12 1928
Description: Jackie Hoo-Ray eating Purity Bread.
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Governor Walter Kohler, Sr.

Date: 1929
Description: Portrait of Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr., taken in the Governor's Office in the Wisconsin State Capitol on his Inauguration Day.
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Angus McVicar in His Darkroom

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Description: Angus McVicar, commercial photographer in Madison, works intently in his darkroom.
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Portrait of Frederick Kehl

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Description: Portrait of Frederick W. Kehl, founder of the Kehl School of Dance in Madison, Wisconsin.

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