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| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | A Yankee-built Greek Revival frame house from the 1840s. The small dark rectangular plaque above the door is a Madison Mutual Insurance Company sign that i... |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | Couple on front porch, man in hat, woman in bonnet, with chair on porch and grain of door noticeable; box underneath porch; brick foundation behind porch s... |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Portrait of an African American man in a shirt, unbuttoned vest and jacket and a striped bow tie. |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Belle Case La Follette, later the wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., posed in a dress that her Grandmother Case spun, wove, and sewed for her. |
| Date: | 11 1898 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of Oto man, (George) Arkeketah, Head Chief. Part of Siouan (Sioux) and Otoe Tribes. He wears two medals and holds an axe. |
| Date: | 10 1899 |
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| Description: | Portrait of William Terrill Bradby wearing a headdress and holding a club. Part of the Algonquian and Pamunkey Tribes. |
| Date: | 03 1899 |
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| Description: | Profile studio portrait of Winnebago man, Charkshepshutsker (Red Eagle), Head Chief. Part of Siouan (Sioux) and Winnebago Tribes. |
| Date: | 03 1899 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of Chief Charkshepshutsker (Red Eagle), also known as Henry French, in partial native dress with ornaments. Part of Siouan (Sioux) and Winn... |
| Date: | 02 1899 |
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| Description: | Profile studio portrait of Gegwejiwebinung or Gaygwachewaybinanung (Trying To Throw) or Gayshiqonnayyash (Swift Feather), Called Red Blanket, with Headdres... |
| Date: | 02 1899 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Gegwejiwebinung or Gaygwachewaybinanung (Trying To Throw) or Gayshiqonnayyash (Swift Feather), Called Red Blanket, with Headdress and Bear Claw... |
| Date: | 02 1899 |
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| Description: | Portrait (Front) of Gemiwunac or Gaymewahnash (Bird That Flies Through the Rain) with Headdress and Holding Pipe-tomahawk. Part of Algonquian and Chippewa ... |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | View across bare field towards two men posing with four haystacks behind a fence. One man is seated on a fence post and the other stands on a ladder agains... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Portrait of older man and woman. They are sitting out doors side-by-side in front of a dark colored backdrop. |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | Waist-up studio portrait of a young woman in Norwegian costume. |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Seated portrait of Jens Myhra and Bergit Myhra. |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Portrait of a couple in old-style Norwegian clothes, with the woman holding a book on her lap. |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Waist-up portrait of Mr. Beaty photographed out-of-doors against a dark backdrop. |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length studio portrait of a well-dressed young man. |
| Date: | 1869 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of a well-dressed young man. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Seated studio portrait of a young girl. She is wearing glass or amber beads. |
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