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William Freeman Vilas

Date: 1858
Description: Portrait of William Freeman Vilas (1840-1908), Civil War and United States Senator, taken while he was a student at the University of Wisconsin.
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Happ Residence

Date: 1885
Description: Exterior view of the home of M. Happ, with a horse-drawn wagon parked along the curb, and a man and woman standing on the terrace. A sign next to the house...
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Kilbourn High School Class

Date: 1896
Description: Formal portrait of the Kilbourn High School class.
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Portrait of Blanche Budd

Date: 1888
Description: Studio portrait of Blanche Budd (later McFetridge) at the age of 14 years, taken in Chicago.
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Portrait of Hugh Claiborne Adams

Date: 1894
Description: Carte-de-visite of a three-quarter length portrait of Hugh Claiborne Adams, age 18, dressed in coattails with his arm on the back of an elaborately carved ...
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Ethelinda Thorsen (later Johnston)

Date: 1872
Description: Head and shoulders carte-de-visite of Ethelinda Marie Thorsen (1856-1947), age 16, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, daughter of John Thorsen (b. 1820), a lumberman...
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Man Operating Mower with Horse

Date: 1895
Description: Left side view from front of a young man on a horse-drawn McCormick mower (or dump rake) in a field.
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Group of People with McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1895
Description: A man with his back turned is posing on a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field. On his left are four females, including a woman, one younger woman...
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School Class at Merrimac

Date: 1890
Description: A large class stands outside a school. Front row, left to right: Stella Nuzum, unknown, unknown, unknown, Mabel Devlin, Mary Devlin, unknown, Alice Odekirk...
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Herold Team of the Milwaukee Turners

Date: 09 21 1886
Description: Twenty-seven young men and George Brosius posing outdoors with sporting equipment. The young men are dressed in short sleeved shirts and pants (possibly an...
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4th Ward Students

Date: 1884
Description: Class picture of the fourth ward pupils of Madison. 1. Caroline Young, 2. Belle Griffiths 3. Carrie Kohner 4. Irma Kleinpell 5. Annie McConnell 6. Matie Ja...
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Emma Gillette and Children

Date: 1898
Description: Group portrait of Emma Gillett and her children. Top row: Rufus and Sherwin. Bottom row: Helen, Fred, Emma and Ruth.
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Three Seated Farm Girls

Date: 1895
Description: Three farm girls, probably of German extraction, seated on a bench, playing with three kids (young goats) in their laps. There are buildings in the backgro...
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Five High Wheeler Bicycle Riders

Date: 1890
Description: Five teenagers ride "High Wheeler or Penny-Farthing" bicycles down the street. Grand Avenue Congregational Church is in the background. Mature trees are on...
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Martin Stoddard

Date: 1856
Description: Ninth plate ambrotype of Martin Stoddard at age 17. Half figure facing front and slightly left, wearing coat, vest, and tie.
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School for the Oral Instruction of the Deaf

Date: 1885
Description: Formal group portrait of the students attending the Milwaukee Day School for the Oral Instruction of the Deaf. The first public day school for the deaf, es...
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Carrie Lane Chapman Catt

Date: 1873
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Carrie Lane Chapman Catt at about age 14.
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Soren Uhrenholdt at Danish High School

Date: 1870
Description: Cabinet card with a studio group portrait of five youth. A blue pen mark is on Soren J. Uhrenholdt who is sitting in the front row on the left. Handwritten...
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High School Baseball Team

Date: 1885
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a high school baseball team.

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