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General Winfield Scott Hancock and Staff

Date: 06 1864
Description: Civil War General Winfield Scott Hancock and division commanders, (standing left to right) Generals Barlow, Birney, and Gibbon (previously commander of the...
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Gesell Family Burlesque

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Description: The Gesell family in costume with broom, sword, and other props for a humorous picture. Family members identified as follows: Gerhard Jr. (drinking from pi...
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Family Cast

Date: 02 12 1963
Description: Six members of the same family form the complete cast of a library playhouse production that was to be televised.
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Algerian Soldiers

Date: 1957
Description: Soldiers lined up in the Algerian desert.
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Solomon Islands Men Standing on U.S. Marine Corps Truck

Date: 1943
Description: Men, natives of the Solomon Islands, standing on a U.S. Marine Corps truck made by International Harvester. Some of the men are holding rifles.
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Large Group of Kehl Dancers

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Description: A large group of female dancers of varying ages pose in a variety of costumes at the Kehl School of Dance. The young girls in the front row wear dresses ad...
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Second Herman Amberg Preus Spring Prairie Parsonage

Date: 1869
Description: This is the second Herman Amberg Preus Spring Prairie parsonage. Four men in the foreground pose with rakes and tools. One man sights along a shotgun. Oth...
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Group posed in Yard of House

Date: 1872
Description: Two women and three men are posing in a yard. One man is holding a shotgun, another a carpenter's saw. The frame house behind them has a small front porch ...
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View of Capt. L.M. Lange's Company

Date: 1876
Description: Quite possibly this is the "View of Capt. L.M. Lange's Company" listed in the "Centennial Views of the City of Madison, July 4th, 1876. Views of Chicago Li...
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View of Guard Tent and Guard

Date: 1876
Description: Quite possibly this is the "View of Guard Tent and Guard" listed in the "Centennial Views of the City of Madison, July 4th, 1876. Views of Chicago Light Gu...
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Group of Campers at McBride's Point

Date: 1879
Description: A group of campers at McBride's Point at Maple Bluff on Lake Mendota near Madison, Wisconsin. They are equipped with German exercise equipment (exercise pi...
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Family on Wrap-Around Porch

Date: 1873
Description: A family is seated on the wrap-around porch, with two men posed holding shotguns standing below them at foundation level. There are two windows in the ston...
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Large Family around Table for Coffee

Date: 1873
Description: A family of sixteen in yard around table set for coffee. Three men are in the background, one holding a shotgun. There is a frame house with shutters and s...
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Women on Horses

Date: 1874
Description: Group portrait of family in yard. Two women are posing on horses, one man has a rifle, and another man has a hoe. A woman is sitting in front of the porch ...
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Chapelle with Soldiers and Woman

Date: 1958
Description: Dickey Chapelle posing in Cuba with Major Antonio Lusson, and a group of male and female soldiers.
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Military Convoy

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Description: Soldiers pose in front of a military convoy.
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General Sumner and Staff

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Description: General Edwin Vose Sumner and his staff officers: (from left to right) Capt. A.H. Cushing; Capt. L. Kipp; Major Clark; Lt. Col. Joseph Taylor; Major Genera...
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General Winfield Scott Hancock and his Staff Officers

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Description: General Winfield Scott Hancock and a large number of his staff officers.
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Officers of the Twenty-First Wisconsin Infantry

Date: 1863
Description: The Twenty-First Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry posing on Lookout Mountain. From right to left: Fred W. Borcherdt of Manitowoc, Wisconsin; acting Adjutant Co...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Officers of the 5th Wisconsin Company K

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Description: Photograph from a newspaper of three officers from Company K of the 5th Wisconsin: Lieutenant Lewis A. Day, Lieutenant Alfred T. Fleetwood, and Captain Sha...

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