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Lily Richmond Sitting Outside

Date: 08 23 1946
Description: Aunt Lily Richmond sang African American spirituals for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas. Richmond came to Grant County Wisconsin with her parents, fr...
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Lily Richmond and a Woman

Date: 08 23 1946
Description: Aunt Lily Richmond (b.1862), right, with Ollie Greene Lewis.
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Charles Edward Shepard

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Description: Outdoor portrait of Charles Edward Shepard posing with an axe.
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Portrait of Beverly Lorenz and Richard Goldberg

Date: 11 30 1953
Description: Engagement portrait of Beverly Lorenz of Lancaster and Richard Goldberg.
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Boys Corn Club Contest

Date: 05 1911
Description: Jeffie Duncan, winner of first prize in corn contest, and calf, Lawn Mower, stand before tent exhibiting the Boys Corn Club Contest.
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Boy with Calf

Date: 1931
Description: Claire Alexander posing with a young calf in a pasture near a wooded ravine at his father's farm. There is a manure spreader and shed in the background.
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Marian Violet Metcalf

Date: 1931
Description: Marian Metcalf, teacher at Dyer School, poses on a sidewalk in front of the porch of a stuccoed house.
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Claire Alexander

Date: 1931
Description: Claire Alexander, 12, identified on the reverse of the photograph as "Boy Champion of 4-H Club" posing wearing bib overalls and a cap with earflaps. Two ot...
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Man, Woman and Maple Tree

Date: 1920
Description: Man and woman stand in a forest at the base of a large maple tree, 20 feet in circumference. They are reaching their arms towards each other to show the wi...
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Sherwin Gillett as a Young Man

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Description: A portrait of Sherwin Gillett.
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Everett Gillilan

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Everett Gillilan, owner of Pioneer Motors, Incorporated, in Lancaster.
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Lorin Gillett (1915-1985)

Date: 1920
Description: Indoor portrait of Lorin Gillett at approximately five years of age.
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Emma Gillett

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Emma Gillett, wife of Sherwin, mother of Lorin.
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Conrad Schmitt

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Conrad Schmitt (b. 1843), Sherwin Gillett's father-in-law.
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Maria Schmitt

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Maria Schmitt (b.1842), mother-in-law of Sherwin Gillett.
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Laura B. James

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Description: Vignetted quarter-length studio portrait of Laura James, in profile. She is the mother of Ada James.
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Cuba City Hospital and Clinic

Date: 02 02 1954
Description: Winter scene of Dr. C.S. King, manager and part owner, standing in front of the Cuba City Hospital and Clinic. He is holding a small dog in his arms.
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Girl Posing on Horse

Date: 1910
Description: Girl wearing a dress posing on a horse in front of a house.
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Mrs. Elston

Date: 1941
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Mrs. Laura Elston, wife of Henry Elston of Muscoda.
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Lorin Gillett (1915-1985)

Date: 1930
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Lorin Gillett at approximately 15 years of age.

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