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House and Family

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Description: Family posing in yard of house with four horses, with two pulling a horse-drawn carriage. There are four women, two men, a young man, five young girls, and...
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Family Portrait

Date: 1910
Description: Five people, possibly family, posing in front of a building. A man is standing on the left with his arms crossed, and two women stand on the right near tre...
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Double Anchor Memorial

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Description: Studio portrait of memorial wreaths in the shape of anchors. The memorial includes a photographic portrait of a man, most likely John Best who died in 1890...
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Man with Racehorse

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Description: Man in a racing rig with a harnessed horse on the northwest corner of Harrison and Third Street. There is a barn behind them.
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Phillip Nortman Family

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Description: Elderly woman and man seated, surrounded by four men and two women, probably the Phillip Nortman family, posing among fir trees. Reportedly, both Nortman g...
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Group Posing Near Fence

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Description: A man, three women, and a girl are posing under trees in front of a fence that is surrounding a frame house.
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Family in Yard

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Description: A young boy is mowing the lawn, while two women and a man are posing in the yard and on the porch of a two-story house.
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Group of People on Porch

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Description: A young man, a woman, and a young girl pose on a porch of a two-story house.
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Two Young Ho-Chunk Men Posing Sitting

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two young Ho-Chunk men sitting in chairs next to each other and wearing suits, sweaters, and light-colore...
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Band in front of Opera House

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Description: Brass band with eight musicians posed standing on the street in front of the Opera House. At the far right is Carl Pope. Signs advertise "John T. Hinds in ...
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Studio Portrait of Man, Woman and Dog

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man sitting on a stump, a woman standing, and a dog lying on the ground, all posed in front of a prop ...
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Group Portrait of Children and Adults

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Description: Group of five men, six women, and eight children sitting in front of a wooden building. There are horses in the background.
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Group Portrait of Children and Adults

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Description: Group portrait. In front an elderly man, and a woman holding a child in her lap are sitting in chairs. Standing behind them are three men, three women, a g...
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Group of People Posing Near a Well

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Description: Group portrait of a man, and woman holding a small girl, posing sitting. They are surrounded by three girls and three boys standing near a well.
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School Group Posing Outdoors

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Description: Group portrait of a woman and a group of boys and girls posing standing in front of a wooden building, probably a school group.
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Family Reunion Group

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Description: Group portrait of men, women and children posing sitting and standing in the yard in front of a two-story frame house. Probably a family reunion group.
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Family in Front of Frame House and Farm Buildings

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Description: Man and woman posing sitting, and a woman, boy, and girl posing standing. In the background is a frame house and farm buildings.
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Family in Front of Frame House

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Description: Group of people posing in yard in front of a small frame house. In the center is a man sitting, with two young girls and a woman standing beside him. A dog...
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Father of Ed Lyon

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of an elderly European American man, partially bald, sitting and wearing a dark-colored suit coat, vest, and bow tie. Man identifi...
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The Krohn Family and Their Dogs

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a European American family and their two dogs. One woman is posed sitting on the left with her hands in h...

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