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Two Women Play Croquet
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Two women playing croquet in yard with large Victorian brick house in background that has brackets, two round windows at top and bay window at bottom; latticework at foundation. Built by Adam Smith, a Burke township builder and operator of the Brook Cottage Hotel in Madison.
1874
Dahl, Andreas Larsen, 1844-1923
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Ole Bull Family Playing Croquet
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A family is posed in farmstead front yard playing croquet and looking at a farmer on a horse-drawn sulky cultivator in cornfield.
Family of Herman Amberg Preus Playing Croquet
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A family is gathered in a yard playing croquet. Nearby a child sits on a rocking horse and holds onto a small wagon. Behind that are some women and another child with a baby buggy. The frame house ...
Family Playing Croquet
1870
A family standing in a yard playing croquet, with a frame house and farm buildings behind them. An interesting rustic bench is on the right.
