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Elizabeth Baker and Anne Ashley at Grant's Point Farm

Date: 1913
Description: Elizabeth Baker and Anne Ashley waiting for milk at Grant's Point Farm, Madeline Island. The dog is "Dandy," born in Munich, Germany.
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Stoughton Boy Scouts

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Description: Stoughton, Wisconsin Boy Scouts of America Troop No. 1 group portrait with a dog in the front of the group. One of the members is holding a trumpet.
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Ruth L. Brissee with Rifle and Dog

Date: 09 22 1933
Description: Ruth L. Brissee holding a rifle, standing with her dog in a garden at 2437 Fox Avenue. At age 15 she is the youngest huntress in Dane County.
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Norris & Rowe Circus Personnel

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Description: A group portrait of Norris & Rowe circus performers outside a tent at winter quarters, including clowns, riders, and high wire performers.
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Family Farm House

Date: 1879
Description: Harold and Gunhild Mickelson with five of their daughters (Bertha Mickelson Bragger and her husband are standing on the right), in Section 23 of the Town o...
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Family Posed on Elaborate Porch

Date: 1871
Description: Two women and a child pose on the porch of a Greek revival frame house. The porch appears to have been added later in a Victorian style, including elaborat...
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R. Daniel Rickelsen Family around Table

Date: 1877
Description: The R. Daniel Rickelsen family sitting around a table, including a small dog near the base of the table. One man is sitting and holding a cane. A lady on t...
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Men Using Tractor and Threshing Machine

Date: 1897
Description: Large group portrait of men and young boys operating a steam tractor that is being used for belt-driven threshing machinery in a field. In the foreground a...
Book or Pamphlet

Deering Harvesting Machinery Catalog Cover

Date: 1889
Description: Front cover of an advertising catalog for William Deering & Company, manufacturers of harvesting machinery. The cover features a framed inset of a scene of...
Book or Pamphlet

Deering Advertising Catalog

Date: 1889
Description: Advertising catalog for grain cutting (harvesting) machinery manufactured by William Deering and Company. Features an illustration of children sitting with...
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Group Along the Shore

Date: 1900
Description: Group of children and adults on a lawn along the shore. Gentleman on the right is mowing the lawn. A young boy is playing with a dog in front of two girls ...
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Boy with Hunting Catch

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Description: A young boy with a large firearm stands next to a rail of hanging prairie chicken. Two hunting dogs rest beneath the rail while an older boy and woman stan...
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Hunting Party with Game

Date: 
Description: A group of five men and a boy pose with their hunting dogs and guns in front of a two-tent hunting encampment. A rail of fowl, possibly prairie chicken, ha...
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Two Girls with a Dog

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Description: Two young girls wearing dresses pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. One girl stands and the other sits on a hollowed-out log. The se...
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Boy in Woods Holding Pistol

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Description: A portrait of a boy in the woods wearing a hat, jacket, and vest, holding a pistol in his right hand. There is a dog lying at his feet.
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Boy Fishing from Pier

Date: 06 1927
Description: A boy sits in a boat on a pier, with his fishing pole and a dog (Max) at his side. In the background is the far shoreline.
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Sound Storm Camping Area

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: Camping site with Volkswagen vans and tents. People are milling around the camping area of the Sound Storm music festival. "Speed Kills" is painted on the ...
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Syl with Group Watching Dog Perform

Date: 06 1903
Description: Syl and other children watch a dog perform with a barrel on a wooden sidewalk near a small building. Railroad tracks cross behind them, and power lines str...
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Group Watches Dog Jump Towards Aunt Helen

Date: 06 1903
Description: A group of children watching a performing dog jump towards aunt Helen. Railroad tracks, power lines and horse-drawn carriages are visible in he background.
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Syl with Group Watching Dog Perform

Date: 06 1903
Description: A group of people, Syl among them, watch a man with a performing dog in a wicker suitcase. Railroad tracks and power lines are in the background.

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