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Ronald Johnson with Winning Cheese

Date: 11 14 1958
Description: Ronald E. Johnson of Mount Sterling, with world champion cheddar cheese at the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association Contest.
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V-J Day Celebration

Date: 08 15 1945
Description: Seaman 1st class Tom Teeley with newsboy, Bernard Ehrmann, holding a copy of the Wisconsin State Journal with headline declaring peace in the Pacific. Cele...
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Portrait of a Clown

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Description: Portrait of a clown.
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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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Young Boy in Blizzard

Date: 03 08 1961
Description: Winter scene with close-up shot of a young boy in hat and scarf, covered in snow.
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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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Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, the President of UW Madison 1887-1892.
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Pilots with Air Show Trophies

Date: 06 15 1930
Description: William McDonald and Merl Buck posing in front of a small airplane with several Air Show trophies on the ground in front of them.
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Thornton N. Wilder

Date: 1949
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Thornton Wilder wearing eyeglasses.
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Joe Fedele Receives Badge

Date: 10 17 1932
Description: Captain Leo Kinney, Captain of Detectives, pinning a detective's badge on Joe Fedele, member of Post's Junior Detective Club, an organization sponsored by ...
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Young Frank Lloyd Wright

Date: 1885
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright as a young man.
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr., as University Student

Date: 1879
Description: Stereograph portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., taken during his senior year at the University of Wisconsin.
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Irene Larkin

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Description: Cased albumen print of Irene Larkin, a school teacher. Bust figure facing right, wearing a choker, necklace, and a cross at her lace collar. She has a bow ...
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Ella or Irene Larkin

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Description: Sixth-plate daguerreotype of Ella or Irene Larkin as a child. Seated figure facing front with crossed ankles, wearing striped top and checked skirt. Hand-c...
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Professor William F. Allen

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Professor William F. Allen.
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Wisconsin State Assembly in 1861

Date: 1861
Description: Composite of photographic portraits of the members of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
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Chimney Sweep George Stahl

Date: 10 05 1931
Description: Portrait of George Stahl, chimney sweep, with a pipe in his mouth, and wearing a tall hat and carrying a bag and a rope around his shoulder. He is standing...
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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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Richard Lloyd Jones

Date: 08 1916
Description: Richard Lloyd Jones, editor and publisher (1911-1919) of the Wisconsin State Journal, at his desk.

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