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Andreas Dahl and the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1876
Description: Stereograph. This view from East Washington Avenue shows photographer Andrew Dahl on his horse "Curnel" in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Dahl had j...
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Syttende Mai

Date: 1875
Description: Large group at Syttende Mai celebration. Group posing with what may be the national and merchant flag of Norway flag. A number of people are holding croque...
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Reunion of the 15th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Date: 1880
Description: Outdoor elevated view of a reunion of the Norwegian American men of the 15th Regiment of the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry at Luther College. They are posin...
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Capitol Park Gateway at West Washington Avenue

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Description: View from street through gates towards a small group in front of the third Wisconsin State Capitol near the West Washington Avenue entrance. The iron fence...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Rotunda

Date: 1870
Description: View of the only known view of the first floor Rotunda of the third Wisconsin State Capitol, a remarkable stereograph by Dane County photographer Andreas L...
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Farm with Poplars

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Description: Elevated view of a group of people standing in in a farmyard with a reaper-mower and horse-drawn vehicles. A small log building, haystacks and other farm b...
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Family Portrait

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Description: A family is sitting around a table in the yard. Other family members in hats are in the background, standing in front of a frame house with a bay window an...
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Family in the Yard

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Description: A family posing around a table covered with books and a simple cloth in front of a two-story bracket-style frame house with a wrap-around porch.
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Family in front of Home

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Description: A couple and their young child and a baby are sitting at a table in their yard. Behind them is a frame house with very small windows on the front second st...
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American House

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Description: Two men are sitting in a carriage in front of a Madison hotel known as both the Flom Hotel and the American House. The Flom Hotel, built in 1865, was locat...
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Elderly Man

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Description: Portrait of an older man sitting in a chair.
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Bearded Man

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Description: Waist-up portrait of a bearded man wearing a shirt, jacket and floral vest.
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Man with Bow Tie

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Description: Portrait of a bearded man in a vest, bow tie, shirt and jacket.
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Young Man

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Description: Portrait of a young man wearing a vest, shirt and jacket.
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Bearded Man with Ribbon Tie

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Description: Portrait of a bearded man wearing a shirt, vest, jacket and ribbon tie.
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Moustached Man with Striped Tie

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Description: Waist-up portrait of a moustached man in a velvet collared jacket, plaid vest and a striped tie.
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Bearded Man and Wife

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Description: Full-length portrait of a bearded man and a woman sitting.
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Lombardy Poplars

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Description: A rural lane lined with Lombardy poplars runs between two fenced fields. Two men are standing in the lane looking towards the camera. A church and many oth...
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Workers in newly Sprouted Grain Field

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Description: Farm workers are in a newly sprouted grain field with a harvest rake and a grain cradle. A man wearing a suit and hat is standing on the left watching the ...
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Family and Carriage

Date: 1878
Description: This image is one of many taken by Dane County photographer Andreas Larsen Dahl. Many of them depict family posed in front of their homes wearing their bes...

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