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Clara and Forest Middleton

Date: 1892
Description: Clara Middleton holds her naked infant son Forest on her lap. There are many throw pillows around them, including one that features a "W" and the cheer "U!...
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Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 1900
Description: The south side and dome of the third Wisconsin State Capitol, featuring the Centennial Fountain and a cannon. The south wing is to the left; the east wing ...
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Farm Scene

Date: 1905
Description: A man stands with a horse near a small barn. A buggy and wagon are parked nearby. There are two small sheds or outhouses near a garden plot and a haystack ...
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Freight Train

Date: 1905
Description: Smoke rises from a steam engine pushing (or pulling) a freight train. There are bent rails and snow in the ditch.
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Country Road

Date: 1905
Description: Wheel ruts mark a narrow one lane road as it curves through the woods.
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Clara Middleton

Date: 1900
Description: Clara Middleton poses seated in a chair, reading. She is wearing a narrow fur stole over her shoulder.
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Dining Room

Date: 1900
Description: A woman poses as if pouring water into a glass. There is a tablecloth, tea set and glass bowl on the table. A large, fancy parlor stove is featured in the ...
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Nurse Rechard

Date: 1895
Description: A woman identified as Nurse Rechard stands in profile on the bottom step of a small flight of porch stairs. She is holding a tray with glassware on it.
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Domestic Dispute

Date: 1895
Description: In a posed scene, the photographer, wearing sleeve protectors, stands on the porch holding a bucket and large measuring cup while his smiling wife Clara th...
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Hunter

Date: 1930
Description: An unidentified young man sitting on a low stump with a shotgun resting in the crook of his left arm. He is wearing a plaid cap and smoking a pipe. There i...
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Feeding the Chickens

Date: 1930
Description: Cora Judkins, standing, and an unidentified woman sitting on the ground, are holding ears of multicolored corn in their aprons as poults and a hen are gath...

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