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Butterbeans and Suzy

Date: 1962
Description: Jodie "Butterbeans" Edwards and his wife "Suzy," a vaudeville comedy act. After Suzy died in 1962, Edwards continued to tour until the time of his death in...
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Houdini in Chains

Date: 1922
Description: Harry Houdini, the well-known escape artist, was born in Budapest, Hungary and raised in Appleton, Wisconsin. At the time of his immigration his name was s...
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Gold Dust Twins

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Description: The Gold Dust Twins were a popular comedy-musical act that toured in the Midwest during the 1950s. The two men sang, danced, and performed banjo music, as ...
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Beaded Mocassins

Date: 1900
Description: View from the heel of a pair of dark brown leather moccasins beaded in yellow, pink, green and white floral and plant designs. The moccasins were created a...
Photograph

Black Out Curtains

Date: 1942
Description: Publicity photograph of a woman hanging blackout curtains, with the assistance of her young daughter. The photograph was taken to provide illustration for ...
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Assembling Tires at Uniroyal

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Description: Women assemble tires at the Uniroyal plant. Men are also working in the background.
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Cranberry Pickers with Crates

Date: 1950
Description: African American cranberry harvesters, possibly migrant workers, posing with crates of cranberries.
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The Krueger Twins

Date: 08 11 1901
Description: Twins Jennie and Edgar Krueger standing on chairs in front of a vine covered wall. They are about two years old. The photograph has the silhouette of a pin...
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The Krueger Twins

Date: 03 31 1908
Description: Twins Edgar and Jennie Krueger sitting on the steps of a porch reading a book together. They are nine-years-old.
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Willms Cigar Factory, Milwaukee

Date: 1896
Description: Workers at the Willms cigar factory, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, posing with cigars and cigar boxes. Gustav Willms (c. 1854-1917) sits on the far left with six c...
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Child Sitting on Bench

Date: 1875
Description: Tintype/ferrotype of a child sitting on a bench wearing a white dress and shoes.
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Three Men in a Shoeshine Shop

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Description: Two African American men working in a shoeshine shop. The younger man is shining the shoes of a white customer who is sitting in one of the chairs on the e...
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William Goetsch Family

Date: 1875
Description: William Goetsch family portrait copied from tintype. Left to right: Ernstina Goetsch Bigalk, standing, Lydia Goetsch Volkman Blatter, sitting, Hannah Goets...
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Bertha and William Goetsch

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Description: Full-length wedding portrait of Mr. William Goetsch and Mrs. Goetsch, enlarged from small tintype in 1903. Mrs. Goetsch, who was Bertha Krueger, married Wi...
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Albert and Ernst Goetsch

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Description: Copy from tintype by Alexander Krueger. Full-length portrait of Albert and Ernst Goetsch standing near a chair with decorative fringe.
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Henry and William Krueger

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Description: Full-length portrait of Henry and William Krueger.
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Berry School

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Description: View of a woman weaving at a loom in the weaving room of the Berry School, which opened in 1902. Blankets are hanging near the ceiling.
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U.S. Signal Service Crew

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Description: View of four men of the U.S. Signal Crew out on a dogsled to repair a break in a telegraph line. There are cabins in the background. Copyright by A.J. John...
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Randall School, Fifth Grade Class

Date: 05 1916
Description: Group portrait outdoors at Randall School. Pictured (front, left to right): Douglas Stewart, Anthony Martin, Donald Mott, Karl Jansky, Robert Murphy, Bert ...
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William Beattie Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of William Beattie, a boot and shoe manufacturer and dealer from Portage, Wisconsin, who also dealt in leather, findings, and "Patent Leggings. ...

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