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Paul A. Seifert
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Paul A. Seifert, and unidentified woman seated indoors. He lived in Richland Center, now known as Gotham, Wisconsin. He was a taxidermist and curio collector. Paul A. Seifert was born June 11, 1846, and died August 18, 1921. A folk artist, Paul Seifert painted a number of Wisconsin farms in and around Richland County, circa 1885.
June 1908
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Paul A. Seifert
Oval quarter-length portrait of Paul A. Seifert. Born June 11, 1846 and died August 18, 1921. A folk artist, Paul Seifert painted a number of Wisconsin farms in and around Richland County, circa 1885.
View of Jacob Bennett Farm
1910
Painting of farm depicting farmhouse, barn, and windmill. Located east of Gotham on Old Lone Rock Road.
Paul Seifert
Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young Paul A. Seifert. He is posing standing and holding a rifle, and a small dog is sitting at his feet behind a hat resting on the floor.
Farm Painting
1885
Painting of Paul Seifert farm showing rock formations in background and farm buildings nearby.
Taxidermist Working on Cow at Museum of Science and Industry
1946
Julius Friesser, master taxidermist, mounting one of the five cows that occupy the International Harvester Farm exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
Taxidermist Cart
1907
A man in a suit and hat, and a ribbon on his lapel, poses in front of a cart with a sign that reads: "E.D. Ochsner, Taxidermist, Prairie du Sac, Wis." Bunting with a star decoration is wrapped arou...
