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Frederick Hollman and Mrs. Hollman

Date: 1829
Description: Wash drawing of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hollman, who were early settlers in Platteville, Wisconsin.
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Horse-Powered River Ferry

Date: 1907
Description: Horse-powered Mississippi River Ferry. This ferry was operated between Turkey river, Iowa and Cassville, Wisconsin by Alfred Dietrich.
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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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School Picnic

Date: 06 30 1905
Description: Group portrait of a Muscoda Public School picnic. Emma Schmitt (later Mrs. Sherwin Gillett) is on the far left of the top row. The 1905 Wisconsin Census ha...
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Wright House

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of the Wright House hotel located at 100 N Madison Street. Men pose near the entrance of the building. The Philipps House is located next door.
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Governor Nelson Dewey and a Group of Wisconsin Legislators

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Description: Group portrait of men standing under the porch of a brick building. Nelson Dewey is the second man from the right in the front row with a long white beard ...
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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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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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State Bank

Date: 1916
Description: View across street of five men posing on the sidewalk outside the State Bank. Next door to the bank, on the left, is the City Meat Market.
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Dedication of Historical Marker

Date: 1923
Description: This historical marker was erected in commemoration of the French explorers Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet in Wyalusing State Park. The two men ...
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Muscoda High School Basketball Team

Date: 1903
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the Muscoda High School Girls Basketball Team and their coach. The frame has the S. Gillett imprint, but ...
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Conrad and Maria Schmitt

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Description: Full-length portrait of Maria and Conrad Schmitt, Sherwin Gillett's mother- and father-in-law.
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Walter Goodland with John Grindell and Aloys Klaas

Date: 09 04 1943
Description: Governor Goodland conferring with District Attorney John Grindell and Sheriff Aloys Klaas about gambling in Grant County.
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Lorin Gillett (1915-1985)

Date: 1936
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Lorin Gillett at approximately 21 years of age.
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Mr. Daniel Fitch Brown

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Description: Indoor portrait of Mr. Daniel Fitch Brown, father-in-law of the photographer.
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Two Women Wearing Hats

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Description: Full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two women wearing fancy hats and tailored suits.
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Portrait of Nelson Dewey

Date: 05 12 1889
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Nelson Dewey on a cabinet card. He is wearing a suit and has a long white beard.
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Studio Portrait of Family

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Description: Studio portrait of three generations of a family.
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Man with Horse and Buggy

Date: 1894
Description: Man in coat and top hat holding the harness of a horse attached to a buggy.

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