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Farm and Rural Homestead

Date: 1890
Description: Bucolic scene in Wisconsin illustrates agricultural prosperity after the depression.
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Miller's Patent Cabinet

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Description: Studio still-life of Miller's Patent Cabinet by Roy Miller of Alma Center, Wisconsin, set on a table.
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Julia Ormsby Bathing Baby

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Description: A woman bathing an infant on her lap, probably Julia (Murray) Ormsby.
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Loggers Posing on Railroad Tracks

Date: 1896
Description: Loggers posing on narrow-gauge railroad tracks with a railroad velocipede and cant hook near Saddle Mound, a large hill that dominates the local area in Ja...
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Church and Houses

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Description: Church building and two frame houses.
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Crowd in Country

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Description: Crowd in country, including Native American women, with tents.
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Unidentified Object; Tool

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Description: Studio portrait of an unidentified metal and wooden object. Probably a tool.
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Dog and Stuffed Bird

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Description: View of a dog pointing towards a stuffed bird in a yard.
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Unidentified Residence

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Description: Exterior portrait of a two-story wooden house with a large yard.
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Floral Arrangement on an Organ

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Description: View of a floral arrangement sitting on an organ.
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Tents Among Trees

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Description: Outdoor view of tents among trees in the distance.
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Event Tent

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Description: Outdoor view of several makeshift canopies with people underneath.
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Model Train

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Description: View of a model train set up on a table indoors.
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Sleds and Sleighs

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Description: Winter scene with sleds and sleighs on a snow-covered street in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. The man in center sleigh is probably Moses Paquette.
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Furniture Store Interior

Date: 1895
Description: Interior of a furniture store, with two men posed among the rows of furniture. A group of chairs hangs from the ceiling.
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Family Posing in Front of their House

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of a man and five children posing standing in the yard of a small wooden house. Possibly Native American.
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Over $1000.00

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Description: Pile of dimes on a desk with a sign that reads: "Over $1000.00."
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Farm Buildings

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Description: View across field of frame house, barn, and farm buildings.
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Farm Buildings

Date: 1895
Description: Board frame house and farm buildings.
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Farm Buildings and Frame House

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Description: View from field over wooden fence of a frame house, and farm buildings.

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