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Farmer Making Soap

Date: 1910
Description: The farmer and his wife are making soap outdoors. Lye is made by letting rain water seep through wood ashes for several months. Lye and fat produce soap. T...
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Studio Portrait of Alex Lonetree and his Wife

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Alex Lonetree, sitting and his wife, standing. They came to live with the Winnebagos after the last remov...
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lloyd Wright

Date: 1936
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright and his wife Olgivanna, seated together reading in a bedroom at Taliesin. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green, Wisconsin...
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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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Wedding Day Car Problems

Date: 06 08 1963
Description: Bride and groom wait in the open convertible that is their transportation to their reception while a mechanic works under the hood.
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Fancy Wedding Cake

Date: 06 26 1955
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Braatz top off the 26-layer wedding cake that Mrs. Braatz made for their daughter's wedding.
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Linden Hill Grocery Store

Date: 06 19 1938
Description: Linden Hill Grocery Store, 36 South Fair Oaks Avenue. Anton "Tony" Lazarz and his wife Bernice, owners of the store, are sitting on the curb in the foregro...
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Fourteen Foot Tomato Plant

Date: 09 27 1936
Description: Mr. Liebenberg standing on a ladder measuring a 14 foot tomato plant growing in his garden. Mrs. Liebenberg is standing beside the plant.
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Reverend and Mrs. Allen L. Eddy

Date: 12 06 1934
Description: Portrait of Reverend and Mrs. Allen L. Eddy. Reverend Eddy is the new minister for Plymouth Congregational church.
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Wedding Supper

Date: 10 24 1934
Description: Eight people enjoying a wedding supper in the home of Dr. John Hill, 514 South Park Street, for newlyweds (?) James H. Hill Jr. of Baraboo, and Kathryn Bor...
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Burke Anniversary Party

Date: 09 30 1934
Description: Formal group portrait of the extended Burke family taken at 50th wedding anniversary celebration.
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Keppel - Fritz Wedding

Date: 08 30 1934
Description: Valeria M. Keppel and Roland Fritz on their wedding day at the home of her parents, 825 South Shore Drive.
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Keppel - Fritz Wedding

Date: 08 30 1934
Description: Valeria M. Keppel and Roland Fritz on their wedding day at the home of her parents, 825 S. Shore Drive.
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Keppel - Fritz Wedding

Date: 08 30 1934
Description: Valeria M. Keppel and Roland Fritz on their wedding day, with Virgina Keppel and Ernest Kloetzli, at the home of bride's parents, 825 South Shore Drive.
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Three People at the Attic Angels Ball

Date: 04 06 1934
Description: Mr. & Mrs. Erwin Schmidt and Dr. Kenneth Kemmer in formal dress at the Attic Angel Ball in the Loraine Hotel.
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Wileys & Easums

Date: 05 15 1933
Description: Group portrait of Sir Francis and Lady Wylie with Prof. Chester V. and Mrs. Norma Easum taken in the Easum home, 1715 Jefferson Street. Standing l to r: Si...
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Daniel A. and Nellie M. Rooney

Date: 02 14 1932
Description: Portrait of Daniel A. and Nellie M. Rooney at their home at 1144 Spaight Street.
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William "Bing" and Florence Crapser

Date: 12 31 1930
Description: Florence and William "Bing" Crapser sitting beside their Christmas tree, 139 North Lake Street.
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Senator and Mrs. Robert M. La Follette, Jr.

Date: 09 30 1930
Description: Portrait of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr., and his wife Rachael Young La Follette in the library at Maple Bluff Farm. This photograph was taken durin...
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Kennedy & Rusch Wedding

Date: 06 08 1929
Description: Outdoor wedding portrait of Don Kennedy & Eleanor Rusch, set off by Eleanor's long veil and large flower bouquet.

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