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Long View of Alma, Wisconsin, from the Mississippi River
1890
View of Alma across river from sandbar. A rowboat is on the sandbar, and on the right a father and child are standing posed each with one foot on a log.
Young People in Rowboat on River
1885
Four men and one woman in a rowboat on the Mississippi River. In the background is the town of Alma at the foot of bluffs. The woman is holding an umbrella.
Rowboats and Young People Fishing
1890
Oblique view from the Mississippi River. Two young women are in a rowboat near the shoreline, and two young men are fishing in the river. Alma at the foot of large bluffs can be seen on the opposit...
Gesell Children with Christmas Tree
1893
Studio portrait of Gerhard Gesell's five children (l to r: Arnold, Bertha, Robert, Gerhard, and Wilma) posed around a Christmas tree with their gifts.
Swimming in the Mississippi River
1890
View across water towards men and boys swimming and splashing in the Mississippi River. Alma is in the background on the far shoreline.
Croquet on the Banks of the Mississippi
circa 1890-1899
Three people playing croquet on the banks of the Mississippi River near Alma, Wis. A woman is sitting in a rowboat with a dog nearby in the background.
