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| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Group of people on the front porch, weighing the guests. A visit was considered successful if the guests weighed more when they left. |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view drawing of the grounds of Villa Louis, the estate of the fur trading Dousman family. After the death of H. Louis Dousman's mother in 1882, ... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Philip F. La Follette on horseback in front of the old Governor's Mansion on Gilman Street, sometime during the years that his father, Robert M. La Follett... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Children in the backyard of the Walker mansion. Buildings along the west side of the 600 block of South Brearly Street including Monona Apartments can be ... |
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| Description: | View of four horses and riders galloping across the front lawn of a southern mansion, next to a body of water that reflects the scene. A large, white mansi... |
| Date: | 1991 |
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| Description: | Christmas card from the President and Mrs. Bush, titled: "The Family Tree, Upstairs at the White House." On the front is a painting of the Bush family tree... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Bermuda shoreline. Several dwellings stand on top of the island and people swim in the ocean on the beaches below. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Dousman family and house party guests playing billiards at Villa Louis. A lamp hangs over the table and prints are displayed on the walls. A display cabine... |
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| Description: | View across field towards Villa Louis, with a white fence in the middle ground and a race track in the foreground. |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of family on the patio, under the trees. |
| Date: | 07 1899 |
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| Description: | Alfred Holt is leaning on a toy wagon with wooden wheels at grandmother Holt's home, which was known as "The Homestead." The address of the Devillo and Ell... |
| Date: | 07 1917 |
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| Description: | During Word War I, a group of soldiers training at Fort Sheridan visited the home of W.A. Holt's parents. The Holt family entertained the soldiers. Lillian... |
| Date: | 07 04 1913 |
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| Description: | Civil War veteran Captain Israel Parsons Rumsey, the father of the photographer, is sitting on a horse in front of his home. A large American flag, hanging... |
| Date: | 05 |
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| Description: | Young woman in a period dress standing at the front entrance of Villa Louis. |
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