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Diamond Grotto

Date: 03 21 1881
Description: Four women gather in the Diamond Grotto, a notable land form in the Wisconsin Dells. There is a rustic bridge in the foreground.
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Portrait of Woman in Chair

Date: 1893
Description: Studio portrait of elderly woman in black dress with large bow at neck, seated in chair with hands crossed in her lap in front of a painted backdrop. She w...
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Young Woman in Norwegian Costume

Date: 1878
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a young woman in Norwegian costume.
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Actress as Indian

Date: 1857
Description: A woman dressed in Indian headwrap with feather, wrapped in a blanket, for a performance of "Black Hawk, or Lily of the Prairie," written by Mary Elizabeth...
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Cobblestone House

Date: 1884
Description: Exterior of a cobblestone house with women and children in the yard.
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Woman Knitting Near Window

Date: 1898
Description: Elderly woman sitting in a rocking chair knitting in front of a window.
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Unidentified Woman

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait of an unidentified woman in a fancy dress and wearing a decorative comb in her hair.
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Three Women

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph. The woman in front is displaying a Muskellunge, caught in Long Lake, on the residential lawn of M. Newman. Two other woman are standing behind...
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Group of Women and Girls in the Woods

Date: 1892
Description: Six young women are posing on a ladder in a woods. There is a young girl in front of them. A woman and a young girl are standing off to the side.
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Three Women Standing in a Wooded Area

Date: 07 04 1898
Description: Three Schildhauer women, Mrs. Henry, Annie and Clara, stand in a wooded area. All three women wear elaborate hats, and Mrs. Henry holds an open umbrella.
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Couple with Small Child in Yard

Date: 1898
Description: Man, woman, and small child posing standing in a yard in front of a frame house.
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Two Women in Front of House

Date: 1895
Description: Two women standing in the doorway of a house, numbered 419.
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Fashionable Family outside Home

Date: 1870
Description: Extended family of fourteen posed in their best clothes outside a home. Older woman seated in rocking chair, with men, women, girls, boy and baby.
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East Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1893
Description: East Wisconsin Avenue showing men and women on the sidewalks and the Hotel Pfister in the background.
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Two Women

Date: 1891
Description: Two women are sitting in chairs on the lawn in front of a house. They are wearing dark dresses.
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Barn Raising

Date: 1885
Description: Seated group of women and children participating in a barn raising.
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Grecian Poses

Date: 1899
Description: A group of seven women dressed in white flowing gowns strike "Grecian poses".
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Woman Posing before a Reflecting Pool

Date: 1898
Description: View of a woman wearing gauzy clothing and posing in front of a painted backdrop. Her hair is styled in a pompadour.
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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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Mrs. Roseline Peck

Date: 1874
Description: Mrs. Roseline Peck, born 1808 - died 1898, first white woman in Madison, Wisconsin. She was the wife of the first tavern keeper, Eben Peck.

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