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Post Mistresss at Post Office

Date: 1917
Description: Elizabeth Lathrop, Post Mistress, stands with a dog and other people in front of the Post Office. There is a shoreline on the left.
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Sophronia Newcomb Larkin

Date: 1845
Description: A sixth-plate daguerreotype of Sophronia Newcomb Larkin, who married Benjamin Franklin Larkin. She is seated, and is wearing a dress with a white collar. H...
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Clara Bewick Colby

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Description: Formal studio portrait of Clara Bewick Colby in a long, black skirt, holding a book.
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Carl Schurz and Mrs. Schurz

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Description: Formal studio portrait showing Carl Schurz seated and Margarethe [Meyer] Schurz, (Mrs. Carl Schurz) posed standing next to him.
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Elizabeth Therese Baird

Date: 1879
Description: Formal full-length studio portrait of Elizabeth Therese Baird wearing a long, black dress.
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The "Vernie Mac" at Taylor Falls

Date: 1900
Description: A fire fighter's excursion on the "Vernie Mac" at a landing near Taylor Falls on the St. Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Excursion barge is a...
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Dance Hall Wine Room

Date: 01 01 1914
Description: People sitting at a table in a dance hall wine room at 2:00 a.m.
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Bartenders

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Description: Bartender couple pose behind bar at Rose's Bright Spot on Highway 35, south of Fountain City.
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Majorettes

Date: 11 03 1962
Description: Majorettes dancing in a parade. They were members of the Milwaukee Continentals marching band.
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Woman in Kitchen

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Description: Composite photograph/painting of a woman standing and pouring (fake) water into a cracked basin, with the water spilling onto the floor.
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CORE Picketers

Date: 01 14 1964
Description: Civil rights group CORE picketing the Board of Realtors at Coach House Motor Inn for fairness and equality in housing.
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Hollywood Beach Hotel

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Description: Exterior of the Hollywood Beach Hotel in Hollywood, Florida with of six men and a woman on the balcony and on the sidewalk. The hotel exterior features orn...
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Beauty Bath

Date: 12 03 1967
Description: A woman takes a bath at the Edgewater beauty and health spa.
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Operators

Date: 10 22 1957
Description: Female telephone operators busy at work.
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Mrs. Katherine McCullough Speaking in Sister Bay

Date: 06 27 1912
Description: Suffragist Mrs. Katherine McCullough speaking to a gathering in front of the store and post office run by Mrs. W. Bunda in Sister Bay.
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Mrs. Grover Cleveland

Date: 1887
Description: Formal portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Frances Folsom Cleveland, wife of President Grover Cleveland, during his first term.
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Vinnie Ream with Lincoln Bust

Date: 1866
Description: Vinnie Ream posing in her studio in Washington, beside her bust of Lincoln which had been brought from the White House after the assassination.
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Susan S. Frackelton Painting Bowl

Date: 02 17 1901
Description: Studio portrait of Susan Frackelton, sitting at a table painting a bowl and surrounded by her art work and a large medal. Caption on back reads: "Mrs. Susa...
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Telephone Operators

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Description: Two female telephone operators at work.
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Milwaukee Exchange

Date: 1883
Description: Women switchboard operators at the sole Milwaukee telephone exchange.

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