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Studio Portrait of Indian Women and Baby

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Indian (probably Winnebago) women. The woman on the right is holding a baby on her lap. The women are...
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Women in the Rain

Date: 1900
Description: Three women in hats and long skirts walk with umbrellas in the rain.
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Two Girls Comparing Charm Bracelets

Date: 03 15 1946
Description: Two views of two girls comparing charm bracelets.
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Orpheum Theatre Ticket Girls

Date: 02 25 1939
Description: Group portrait of seven ticket girls in matching uniform tops at Orpheum Theater, 216 State Street.
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Twins Cecelia and Alma Moore

Date: 01 15 1948
Description: Widely known twin sisters in southern Wisconsin, Cecelia (left) and Alma Moore, now Mrs. Walter M. (Cecelia) Mass, Jr., and Mrs. Robert O. (Alma) Bauch. Th...
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Alice Cobb and Bernice Robinson

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Description: Alice Cobb (right) and Bernice Robinson (left), in front of the main school building.
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Women Sitting on Bench

Date: 1936
Description: Two women sit on a bench in a park. Caption reads "Aunt Lydia with the photographer's wife Mary."
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Studio Portrait of Mary E. Wallace

Date: 1940
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk woman, Mary Edith Wallace Vazquez, posing standing with her arm resting on a stuff...
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Studio Portrait of Blanche Blackhawk and Ella Bill/Bell

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Description: Studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk women posing standing in front of a painted backdrop. They are both wearing regalia, including dark skirts and light-colore...
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Portrait of Four Ho-Chunk Women in Regalia

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Description: Studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk women posing sitting between two Ho-Chunk women posing standing in front of a painted backdrop. They are all wearing regali...
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Studio Portrait of Young Ho-Chunk Women

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two young Ho-Chunk women posing standing. They are wearing short hairstyles and contemporary clothing. Th...
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Studio Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Annie Massey (daughter of William Massey) seated and wearing a dark blouse and skirt, several necklaces, long earrings, and ...
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Ella James Wearing Objects from the Collection of Tom Roddy

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young European American woman posing standing holding an unstrung bow. She is wearing several Ho-Chunk ...
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Ho-Chunk Man and Women in Doorway

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Description: A Ho-Chunk man and two Ho-Chunk women are standing in front of the entrance door of a wooden building, probably the Mission. The man is wearing a suit, bow...
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March of Dimes Campaign

Date: 12 31 1951
Description: Ann E. Boberschmidt, Edgewood College sophomore, is shown wearing a necklace and sweater. She was stricken with polio in November of 1945, paralysing her l...
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Young Women Woodworking in Class Room

Date: 1920
Description: Group of young women, probably students, assembling wooden nail boxes and benches in a classroom.
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Two Older Women Posing Near House

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Description: Portrait of two older women posing standing in front of a house near steps leading up to a door. Both women are wearing blouses and long skirts, and have t...
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Studio Portrait of Emma Gebhardt

Date: 01 18 1927
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Emma W. Gebhardt sitting in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a long, polka-dotted skirt, a printed blouse, a band...
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Madison Art Foundation

Date: 08 11 1953
Description: Portrait of supporters of the recently incorporated Madison Art Foundation. Philip Falk (left), superintendent of Madison schools, shows a piece of artwork...
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Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Committee

Date: 05 19 1954
Description: Kappa Kappa Gamma alumnae committee members Barbara Johnson (left), Mary Beach, and Carol Sturm plan a benefit dance.

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