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Fence Sitters

Date: 1922
Description: School friends Ethel and Eleanor fence-sit on a summer day.
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Edgar Krueger with Mink

Date: 1913
Description: Young Edgar Kruegar holding a mink he trapped in one hand and a gun in the other.
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 06 20 1948
Description: Richard Lerwick, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Lerwick, 1813 Helena Street, shown outdoors near a fence posing in his racing car. He is preparing for the So...
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Wisconsin Invitational Junior Tennis Tournament

Date: 07 22 1948
Description: Ernie DuBray, San Francisco, California, semi-finalist in the Singles Division of the Wisconsin Invitational Junior Tennis Tournament.
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Studio Portrait of Woman and Girl

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Description: A woman in a long dress sits on a low fence, and a girl in a knee-length dress stands next to her for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop.
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Studio Portrait of Charles Van Schaick and Son

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Description: A man stands and holds a small child in front of a painted backdrop on the gate of a prop fence. Identified as Charles Van Schaick and his son. He is weari...
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Portrait of a Standing Boy

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Description: A boy leans against a prop stone wall for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a vest, handkerchief around his neck, a hat, and ...
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Portrait of a Boy Standing by a Fence

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Description: A young boy stands for a studio portrait by wooden fence in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a jacket and short pants.
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Studio Portrait of Two Young Boys

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Description: Two young boys pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. One stands behind a wooden fence while the other sits on a bale of hay. They both...
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Portrait of a Small Girl and Dog

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Description: A young girl stands on a wooden fence in front of a painted backdrop. A dog, possibly a Spaniel, stands on its haunches and rests its front paws on the fen...
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Donal Tormey and Franklin Conway with Motor Scooters

Date: 06 30 1949
Description: Donald Tormey, left, age 17, and Franklin Conway, age 16, with their motor scooters shortly after completing a 1,300 mile trip to Canada on the bikes.
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Young Man with Book Next to Table

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Description: An outdoor portrait of a young man standing near a porch. He is resting his hand on a book on a table.
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Studio Portrait of Young Ho-Chunk Man

Date: 1895
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young Ho-Chunk man posing standing near a prop fence. He is wearing a suit jacket, vest wit...
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Studio Portrait of Two Young Ho-Chunk Women

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Description: Studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk women posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop and a studio prop fence. They are wearing white bead necklaces an...
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Two Young Ho-Chunk Men

Date: 1905
Description: Full-length studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk men standing in front of a prop stone wall and a painted backdrop. On the right is Tom Thunderchief, (son...
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Portrait of Henry Stacy and Bill Carriman on Bicycles

Date: 1905
Description: Full-length studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk men posing sitting on bicycles near a prop wooden fence in front of a painted backdrop. Both men are wear...
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Studio Portrait of William Stohega Carriman and Andrew Blackhawk

Date: 1893
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young Ho-Chunk man posing sitting in a chair near a prop fence, wearing a suit jacket, hat, and bandole...
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Studio Portrait of Two Young Ho-Chunk Women

Date: 1892
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two young Ho-Chunk women posing sitting on either side of a prop stone wall and prop wood fence. They are...
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Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Girl

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk girl posing sitting near a prop wood fence, draped with a plaid fringed shawl. She is wearing ...
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Copy Photograph of Ho-Chunk Boy

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Description: Copy photograph of a studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk boy posed sitting on a prop stone wall wearing a suit. The original is probably not taken by Van Schaick...

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