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Fargo Family

Date: 07 1900
Description: A decorated album page features two photographs of members of the Fargo family posing near the ornate porch of their home. In the photograph on the left, F...
Photograph

Ojibwa Wedding

Date: 
Description: A large, outdoor, group wedding portrait of group of people posing on a lawn. [name of family to come] The bride is sitting in the center on the ground, wi...
Photograph

Ojibwa Man and Woman

Date: 
Description: An Ojibwa man and woman are sitting together on a park bench. She is wearing a skirt and plaid blouse, and he is wearing a military uniform. Immediately be...
Photograph

Boxelder

Date: 1929
Description: Charlotte "Lottie" (Mrs. Walter) Kohler posing standing with her forearms resting on the branch of a large, spreading tree on the grounds of the Kohler est...
Photograph

Truck at Fairgrounds

Date: 06 19 1925
Description: Line drawing of a truck at a fairground. A delivery man is carrying a case of soft drinks, and a boy is standing on the left and watching him. In the backg...
Postcard

Official Marker; The Old Wade House

Date: 1953
Description: The Historical Marker for the Old Wade House State Park. A man and woman are standing in front of the sign, and in the background are picnic tables on a la...
Photograph

Migrant Worker March

Date: 08 1966
Description: View of a group of migrant workers carrying signs during a march from Wautoma to Madison to promote workers' rights. Some of the people are carrying the im...
Photograph

Christmas Party, Home Nursing Neighbors

Date: 1957
Description: Several women and children are standing and posing, with a Christmas tree behind them, and tables in front of them that have gifts on them. Caption reads: ...
Photograph

Woman with Dog

Date: 06 1937
Description: The caption on the reverse of this print reads: "Miss Ferguson sitting with dog on shore of Pine Lake." They are framed by the trunks of two birch trees, a...
Photograph

Overlooking Big Bay

Date: 
Description: A man and women are posing on a rock formation and looking out over the big bay near Stand Rock. Boats are on the river in the distance.
Photograph

Dedication of Service Flag and Honor Board

Date: 08 18 1918
Description: Slightly elevated view of a crowd in a public space. A man wearing a suit is standing on what may be a wagon, and he appears to be addressing the crowd. A ...
Postcard

Conference Point, Croquet Grounds

Date: 1914
Description: Photographic postcard view of young people playing croquet on a court surrounded by trees. Men and women are standing on the right watching. There are auto...
Photograph

Harvesting Wild Rice

Date: 09 02 1966
Description: The caption on the reverse of this print explains: "Indians harvesting wild rice. Man poles rice boat while wife uses cedar ricing sticks and strips grain ...
Photograph

Rain on a Dreary Winter Day

Date: 12 03 1953
Description: Three shoppers and two youngsters showing how you lean "left to buck the wind" when you cross Monona Avenue at the Capitol Square.
Photograph

Milwaukee Motorcycle Club

Date: 
Description: Outdoor group portrait of men and women posing on the lawn in front of their clubhouse. The front row of the group is kneeling, the middle row is sitting o...
Photograph

Girl Scout Camp

Date: 09 12 1938
Description: Four large canvas tents form a semicircle in an open wooded area near a lake. Girls Scouts, some in uniforms and other in casual summer attire, are posing ...
Photograph

Seaplane

Date: 1950
Description: A young man wearing jeans and a t-shirt is handling the luggage as two well-dressed women exit a small seaplane. The pilot is watching from inside the plan...
Photograph

Republican Centennial Birthday Party and Vintage Fashion Show

Date: 05 20 1954
Description: Four Republican club women are shown having punch at the Republican Centennial Birthday Party and membership tea held by the Dane County Women's Republican...
Photograph

Mary Matilda Rumsey Visiting the Hermit

Date: 1898
Description: Mary Matilda Rumsey visiting "The Hermit" island, where George H. Holt had a summer cottage on Archibald Lake. Caption reads: "A 'Friend.'"
Photograph

Annie McClure and Jeannette Holt Looking at Bird's Nest

Date: 1898
Description: Annie McClure is holding Jeannette Holt while looking at a bird's nest in a tree. Archibald Lake is in the background. Caption reads: "A Birds Nest — Annie...

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