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Tollef Olsen Family

Date: 1878
Description: The Tollef Olsen family posed around a table in the yard with the family dog. A framed print of a long-haired retriever is placed prominently on a chair to...
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Women with Schuetzen Rifles

Date: 06 1887
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Emma Protz, an unidentified woman (likely Julia Protz), and Clara Tester posing with "schuetzen-rifles." ...
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Two Young Women in Tennis Costumes

Date: 1890
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted background of two young women dressed in long, striped tennis costumes and matching striped caps. They each hold a te...
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Sarah Fairchild Conover

Date: 1895
Description: Sarah Fairchild Dean Conover, sister of Civil War hero and governor Lucius Fairchild, reclines on a sofa in her home at 424 North Pinckney Street.
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Interior of Straubel House; Parlor and Dining Room

Date: 1895
Description: Interior view of the parlor and dining room of the Straubel home. A piano is in the parlor in the foreground, and a woman is standing next to the dining ro...
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Portrait of Clara St. Cyr and Lucy Davis

Date: 1900
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two smiling Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) women identified as Clara St. Cyr, a Nebraska Winnebago, lef...
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Minnie Disch and Child

Date: 1905
Description: Interior portrait of a mother holding a child. On the wall behind them is a portrait of a child.
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Anniversary Portrait

Date: 1918
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an elderly couple for their 50th anniversary. The woman is sitting, and the man is standing. ...
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Wedding Party

Date: 1927
Description: Studio group portrait of a wedding party. The bride, groom and three attendants. The women are holding bouquets. In the background is a painted backdrop.
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Loan Collection Day

Date: 1947
Description: Loan collection day at the Memorial Union. Paintings were loaned to students for exhibition.
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Night Session Art Class

Date: 1949
Description: A night session art class, for University of Wisconsin Extension Center in Milwaukee.
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Women Assembling Valentine Decoration

Date: 1960
Description: Two women are assembling a large paper valentine decoration. One woman stands on a ladder in front of a fireplace working on the top of the decoration, whi...
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Mr. and Mrs. Clint Smith

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Description: Interior portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Clint Smith. He is seated on a fainting couch on the left, and she is sitting in a chair behind him on the right. There i...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Man and Women

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of group posing in front of a painted backdrop with a prop fence. Two Ho-Chunk women are sitting and wearing several necklaces,...

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