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Margarethe Meyer Schurz

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Mrs. Margarethe Meyer Schurz, the first kindergarten teacher in the United States. Caption reads: "Mrs. Carl Schurz First Ki...
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Carl Schurz and Mrs. Schurz

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Description: Formal studio portrait showing Carl Schurz seated and Margarethe [Meyer] Schurz, (Mrs. Carl Schurz) posed standing next to him.
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Mr. and Mrs. Alex Krueger

Date: 12 24 1901
Description: Alex Krueger and his wife decorating a Christmas tree in their home. Flash picture.
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Women in Mrs. E. Kammeyer's Millinery Shop

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Description: Six women in hat shop, three sitting and three standing. Hats are displayed on hat stands. Two women wear hats and two hold hats.
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Classroom Scene

Date: 1916
Description: Students and teachers, including Leonore Judkins (later Mrs. Forest Middleton), far right, pose in their classroom.
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Hattie Braemer with Twins

Date: 1900
Description: Hattie Braemer is standing between Edgar and Jennie Krueger, who are sitting in high chairs.
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Mary Krueger with Twins

Date: 1899
Description: Mary Krueger, sitting in a rocking chair and holding twins Jennie and Edgar Krueger on her lap. There is a fur rug on the floor.
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Krueger and Goetsch Women

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Description: Flashlight photographic group portrait of Alex Krueger standing with a group of women from the Krueger and Goetsch families.
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Mr. and Mrs. Alex Krueger

Date: 12 1900
Description: Flash photograph of Florentina and Alex Krueger eating supper at their new house.
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Altrusa Club Spring Garden Festival

Date: 05 01 1957
Description: Mrs. Norman Gill is standing and looking out of a window from inside her home at Spring Hill Farm near Cambridge, viewing the surrounding countryside and t...
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Riebe's Party

Date: 02 10 1901
Description: Indoor group portrait of neighbors who gathered together for a party at the Reibe's house. Alexander Krueger is sitting in the front on the left, with his ...
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Group Portrait at Reibe's Party

Date: 02 10 1901
Description: Indoor group portrait of several neighbors who gathered together for a party at the Reibe House. Sarah Krueger is third from the right in the back row. Her...
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Funeral Flower Arrangement

Date: 1902
Description: Funeral flower arrangement for Mrs. Henry Scholz. Her portrait is at the center of the arrangement with the word "Mother" written below it. The arrangement...
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Funeral Floral Arrangements

Date: 1902
Description: Portrait of Mr. Henry Scholz draped in a black cloth, surrounded by several funeral floral arrangements. The portrait is propped up against steps which are...
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Mrs. Henry Scholz Funeral Floral Arrangements

Date: 1902
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Henry Scholz draped in a black cloth, surrounded by floral arrangements for her funeral. The portrait and arrangements are propped up agai...
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Floral Arrangements for Funeral of Mrs. Henry Scholz

Date: 1902
Description: Eight floral arrangements for the funeral of Mrs. Henry Scholz arranged on a small staircase covered in a black backdrop. A small portrait of her has been ...
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Funeral Flower Arrangements for Funeral of Mrs. Henry Scholz

Date: 1902
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Henry Scholz draped with black fabric, surrounded by several floral arrangements. The portrait is propped up on a staircase covered in a b...
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Soldiers' Pen Pal

Date: 1945
Description: Informal portrait of Rosina Victoria Junghans seated at a desk with cards and letters to and from servicemen and women serving in World War II. She holds r...
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Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears

Date: 1905
Description: A seated, full-length portrait in profile of Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears (1830-1907), early Wisconsin poet and author whose work was published under the pen...
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Grandmother Mears and Fargo Children

Date: 1900
Description: Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears, seated in front of a folding screen, holding her grandson Frank Barber Fargo, age six months, on her lap. Stuart Fargo, age thr...

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