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Falls at Parfrey's Glen

Date: 1910
Description: Two girls stand in the foreground, and a man and woman sit on a log over the stream in the background at the Parfrey's Glen waterfall near Devil's Lake.
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Ho-Chunk Man Paddling Canoe

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Description: Ho-Chunk man in a canoe on a river holding up an oar. Just out of frame on the left is a woman, who is perhaps holding a child.
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Championship Hose Team

Date: 1905
Description: Young men on a championship hose team wear uniforms while pulling a cart along a road.
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Women with Hats

Date: 1910
Description: A woman and two girls stand on a porch wearing large hats. Potted plants line the porch.
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Men Golfing

Date: 1938
Description: Group of men and young men watching a man tee-off from the green at the local golf course.
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Girl with Dog

Date: 1921
Description: The photographer's daughter Margaret poses with a dachshund on the path in front of the Hotz family cottage on Europe Lake. Two flights of steps on a steep...
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Union Supporters Cheering at Waushara Rally

Date: 1966
Description: A group of National Farm Workers Association members and supporters applauding rally speakers in front of Waushara County Courthouse. A march to the rally ...
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Model T in Winter

Date: 1918
Description: A boy holds the door handle of a circa 1916 Model T Ford with a modified radiator cover. A girl walks up the road toward the car. There is a bridge over a ...
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Emma and Elena Schmitt

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Description: Portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Emma Schmitt (the future Mrs. Sherwin Gillett) and her sister Elena. The frame has the S. Gillett imprint, but t...
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068 - Camper Sketching Outdoors Next to Lake

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Description: Young camper seated on stool on a hill overlooking the lake. She has a sketchpad and pencil in hand.
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Three Boys in Robes

Date: 1910
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three boys in black robes each holding a book. The boys stand with two potted plants, and a prop wall of s...
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In the Backyard

Date: 1900
Description: Edward Petersen, left rear, and his son William F. Petersen, right rear, pose behind three unidentified people sitting on a rustic bench in a yard. Edward ...
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Laurie Peterson Telling Fish Story to his Cousins

Date: 1922
Description: View towards Laurie Peterson sitting on a boat pulled up on the shore, gesturing with his hands spread apart, telling a story to his two cousins, Alton and...
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Brothers

Date: 1912
Description: Brothers Stuart, left, 15 years old, and Frank Fargo, 12, posing in front of the front porch of the family home. There is a large potted agave on the porch...
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School Green House

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Description: Five young men standing among boxes of plants near a school greenhouse. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Young Girl Looking at Window Box

Date: 1904
Description: A young girl wearing a white dress and a ribbon in her hair is standing on a sidewalk and reaching up to a vine growing in a window box on the side of a wo...
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Young Women and Young Man Working in School Garden

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Description: Three young women, and one young man are working in a garden in a fenced-in corner at the V.V. school. A low, metal railing separates a strip of plants and...
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Courtney Thomey and Jenni Pemberton

Date: 04 12 1989
Description: A young man in a tuxedo and a young woman in a dress are posing on a staircase, with a bamboo plant behind them. Caption reads: "Courtney Thomey and Jenni ...
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Gordon Wheeler and Queenie

Date: 08 1918
Description: A Collie named Queenie, the Wheeler's dog, appears to be whispering in Gordon Wheeler's ear.

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