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Syl and Aunt Helen at Wild Rose Cottage

Date: 1900
Description: Syl and aunt Helen at Wild Rose cottage. Syl leans over the railing of the porch while Helen reclines in a hammock reading a book.
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Aunt Helen Sitting with Syl

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Description: Aunt Helen sitting indoors next to a window with Syl on her lap.
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Aunt Helen and Syl on Gulle Bridge

Date: 09 16 1900
Description: Aunt Helen and Syl stand on Gulle bridge near Gordan Place. Dense foliage surrounds them, and in the background is a large building.
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Aunt Helen and Syl at River Park

Date: 1900
Description: Aunt Helen and Syl standing on an overlook at River Park. Behind them is a bridge spanning a wide river.
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Syl and Aunt Helen in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Syl and aunt Helen walking among trees on a hill. Behind them the roof and chimney of a house are visible.
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Syl, Mama, Aunt Helen and Will under Tree

Date: 04 1902
Description: Syl, his "Mama" Annette, aunt Helen and Will posing on and around a rustic bench under a willow tree.
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Aunt Helen and Syl on Rustic Bridge

Date: 05 14 1899
Description: Aunt Helen and Syl stand on a rustic wooden bridge in Gully Lake Park. A pavilion is visible behind them through the trees.
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Syl and Aunt Helen on Rustic Bridge

Date: 05 14 1899
Description: Syl and aunt Helen standing on a small rustic wooden bridge in Gully Lake Park surrounded by trees and steep hills.
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Syl and Aunt Helen with Sticks

Date: 1901
Description: Syl and aunt Helen holding walking sticks at the edge of a steep cliff. Behind them far below is a lake or a river and far shoreline.
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Group Watches Dog Jump Towards Aunt Helen

Date: 06 1903
Description: A group of children watching a performing dog jump towards aunt Helen. Railroad tracks, power lines and horse-drawn carriages are visible in he background.
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Syl with Aunt Helen near Door

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Description: Aunt Helen and Syl stand bundled up against the cold just outside a door to a house with a snow-covered yard behind them.
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Syl and Aunt Helen in Rowboat

Date: 1901
Description: Syl and aunt Helen in a rowboat on the Milwaukee River at Gordon Park. In the background a large bridge crosses the river. On the right the banks of the ri...
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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...
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Syl and Aunt Helen on Gully Bridge

Date: 12 1901
Description: Syl and aunt Helen lean on a wooden hand rail on Gully bridge. Behind them is a lake with ice and snow. A large factory-like building is visible in the dis...
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Scene Still from The Twins of Suffering Creek

Date: 1920
Description: Scene still from The Twins of Suffering Creek a western starring William Russell. He is posed with Malcolm Cripe and Helen Stone as the twins (Fox 1...
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Syl at Soldier's Home with Aunt Helen

Date: 07 30 1899
Description: View across pond of Syl at Soldiers Home with aunt Helen standing on a landing near a boat and a flagpole. There is a large group of people gathered around...
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Two Sisters Wed Two Brothers and Share House

Date: 08 04 1961
Description: Brothers Edward and Oscar Saalsaa wed sisters Helen and Doris Andrews in 1942. They all lived together and farmed together. Doris and Oscar Saalsaa (left)...
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Family Gathered on Lawn

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Description: Syl is seated on a tricycle near a tree, two men stand nearby, aunt Helen is sitting in a swing, and another women is seated in a rocking chair. A bicycle ...
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Homecoming, Quinney, Wisconsin

Date: 07 01 1917
Description: View of a large group of people gathered for a Homecoming celebration. A young woman in the foreground is identified as Daisy Helen Hicken.
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On the Porch at Snug Harbor

Date: 1898
Description: Group of people posed on a large porch at Snug Harbor, including: Helen Sturges holding a tennis racket, Clara Sturges, unidentified person (possibly a vis...

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