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White Rabbit Longtail and C.A. Leicht

Date: 08 1914
Description: Full-length studio portrait of an 85-year-old Ho-Chunk man, White Rabbit Longtail, posing standing and smiling while pretending to scalp his friend, C.A. L...
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Portrait of John H. Brokopp

Date: 10 05 1957
Description: Informal outdoor portrait of John H. Brokopp.
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Hubert P. Buglass

Date: 1955
Description: Portrait of Hubert P. Buglass.
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Josh Sanford as a Child

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Description: Portrait of Josh Sanford in Native American dress as a child. Sanford served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and is credited with being the only Native A...
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Josh Sanford and Mother

Date: 1922
Description: Portrait of Josh Sanford as a child with his mother, Maude Decorah. Sanford served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and is credited with being the only Na...
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William and George Taylor at Camp Douglas

Date: 1917
Description: Copy photograph of an exterior view of two men in military uniform posing sitting on the ground. Identified as William and George Taylor at Camp Douglas.
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Civilian Conservation Corps Truck

Date: 1941
Description: A man in a uniform stands beside a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) truck. The photograph is annotated as: "The Gravy Boat." There is a building in the ba...
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Orland Loomis

Date: 1940
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Orland Loomis.
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Orland Loomis, High School Graduation and World War I

Date: 1913
Description: Orland Loomis graduation photograph from Mauston High School from 1913. Below, Orland Loomis in his World War I American Expeditionary Forces uniform, duri...
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Margaret Kocher and Richard Retzlaff

Date: 10 10 1978
Description: Margaret Kocher and Richard Retzlaff of Wonewoc posing in front of their 100-year-old barn. "People are always saying we should tear it down because it's t...
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Turkey Hunting

Date: 04 1966
Description: A man in hunting gear is kneeling on the ground holding his rifle in his right hand, and holding up a dead turkey in his left.
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Whittling

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Description: Close-up view of a man sitting in a chair and whittling an animal figure.
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Reverend James A. Gillespie

Date: 1870
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of a man seated, with a woman standing next to him. Caption reads: "Rev. Jas. Gillespie & wife. Preached in Necedah over 50 years ...

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