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Brass Band

Date: 1895
Description: Brass band musicians in uniform pose with their instruments.
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Band in the Country

Date: 1897
Description: Eleven uniformed musicians holding their instruments stand in a semi-circle, with the two drummers seated with their drums. The band consists of 2 trombone...
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Men Parading with Axes

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Description: Men parading down street with axes over their shoulders. Probably the Modern Woodmen of America, a fraternal insurance body in the 1890s which was strong i...
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Baseball Game

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Description: A group of spectators watch a baseball game. A batter, catcher, and umpire are visible, along with two young boys in the foreground.
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Baseball Player up to Bat

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Description: A man stands at home plate with the catcher and umpire behind.
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Baseball Teammates

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Description: Three baseball teammates pose outdoors.
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Band Member with Tuba

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Description: A man wearing a band uniform rests his hand on a tuba and poses for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop.
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Band Member with Trombone

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Description: A band member wearing a uniform stands with a trombone, posing for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop.
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Band Member with Clarinet

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Description: A band member wearing a uniform stands with a clarinet for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop.
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Man in Catcher's Uniform

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Description: A studio portrait of a man wearing a baseball catcher's padded uniform and catchers glove, holding a face mask in his right hand. He is standing in front o...
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Studio Portrait of Eliza Decorah Lowe and Daughter

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk woman, Eliza Decorah Lowe, posing sitting, with her daughter standing beside her, wearing what...
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Studio Portrait of Esau Prescott in Uniform

Date: 1915
Description: Studio full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk boy, Esau Prescott, who is wearing a boarding school uniform. He is posing standin...
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Men Playing Baseball

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Description: Low view from a grassy field towards men running and standing in a field, probably a baseball game. A group of spectators is in the far background on the l...
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Men Posing with Musical Instruments

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Description: Group portrait of nine men standing and two men sitting in a field with trees in the background. Each standing man is holding a musical instrument, includi...
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Memorial Day Celebration

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Description: A panoramic view of a Memorial Day parade/celebration as it rounds the corner of a street. According to text on the back of the print, this celebration too...
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Memorial Day Parade

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Description: Elevated panoramic view of the Memorial Day Parade, from the corner of Main and 1st Streets. Men carrying musical instruments, including a trombone, trumpe...
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Band in front of Opera House

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Description: Brass band with eight musicians posed standing on the street in front of the Opera House. At the far right is Carl Pope. Signs advertise "John T. Hinds in ...
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Alma Center Band

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Description: Band posed standing on the steps of a brick building, probably the Alma Center Band in front of the Jackson County Courthouse.
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Alma Center Band

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Description: Band posed playing in a circle formation, probably the Alma Center Band, in a concert on the lawn in front of the Jackson County Court House. The house in ...
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Swenson Grubber Baseball Team

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Description: Swenson Grubber Baseball Team. There is an older man in the center who is probably Joe Carnahan, who sold the Swenson Grubbing Machine to remove stumps. In...

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