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Book or Pamphlet

Empire Mower, Reaper and Twine Binder Catalog

Date: 1884
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for J.F. Seiberling, manufacturer of agricultural equipment, featuring an engraving of boys marching under a benner of "Vic...
Photograph

Alice in Dairyland, Mary Ellen Jenks

Date: 09 02 1953
Description: Mary Ellen Jenks, the 1953 Alice in Dairyland, visits a Boy Scout camp, where she is surrounded by admiring scouts and a member of the navy.
Photograph

Reverend Peter Andreas Rasmussen Entertains

Date: 1878
Description: The Reverend Peter Andreas Rasmussen (1829-1898) on the right, his wife Ragnhild Holland Rasmussen on the left and some visiting gentlemen, no doubt Luther...
Photograph

Syl and Aunt Helen under Willow Tree

Date: 1901
Description: Syl and aunt Helen stand underneath a willow tree. Octagon Cottage is in the background to the right and wildflowers are in the foreground. The edge of the...
Photograph

Girls Around the Maypole with Flowers

Date: 1913
Description: Group of girls holding fabricated flowers around a maypole at an annual school festival in Belwood Park. A large group of fellow students and teachers look...
Drawing

A Merry Xmas

Date: 1881
Description: A black and silver, hand-drawn, pen and ink holiday card with an Asian theme. A woman and a young man are facing each other, and a dried flower and sprig o...
Photograph

Women with Hats

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

Young Girls in White Dresses

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Description: Margaret Bish, the daughter of the photographer, sits in the center front row of two rows of young women, all dressed in white dresses, many decorated with...
Photograph

Crowning the May Queen

Date: 05 04 1954
Description: Jacqueline Porter is wearing a long veil and is standing atop a step stool while placing a flower crown on the head of a St. Mary statue inside an unnamed ...
Photograph

Theresa Fire Department Queen

Date: 07 1988
Description: "Tammy Nickel - Theresa Fire Department Queen."
Photograph

Back River Falls High School Class of 1894

Date: 1894
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of six men posed standing, two men and four women posed sitting. Probably the Black River Falls High School ...
Manuscript

Better Homes and Gardens Club Record Book: Best Gardens

Date: 1939
Description: Page from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with individual pictures of winners of the Best Gardens competition: George Caravello in ...
Photograph

Jean Emily Dyer Reese

Date: 1944
Description: Outdoor full-length portrait of Jean Emily Dyer (Reese) in her prom dress with a corsage. She is posed on stone steps with the train of her gown spread out...
Photograph

Edgewood Valley Resort

Date: 1926
Description: Tree-quarter view of Edgewood Valley Resort, a stone dwelling with guest rooms. A woman and three girls are standing in the yard.
Photograph

Julia Smith

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Julia Smith. She is sitting with one arm resting on a cloth covered table and the other hand in her lap holding a small bouque...
Photograph

Portrait of Three Girls and a Nun

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a nun seated in a chair and three girls posed behind her. The nun is wearing a habit, wimple ...
Photograph

Group of People Gathered at a Big Top Tent

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Description: Group portrait of people gathered in front of a big top tent. The men are wearing suits, and the women and girls are wearing dresses and have flowers on th...
Photograph

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 ...
Photograph

Festival de France on Madison's Capitol Square

Date: 09 29 1964
Description: Mary Rowe, age 15, buying a corsage at Festival de France on the Capitol Square in Madison.
Photograph

Group Portrait at High School Graduation

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Description: Group portrait of five people at a high school graduation. The graduate is wearing a blanket with a Native American motif draped over one of her shoulders,...

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