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Amputees
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A carte-de-visite of John Schmit, Freddy Hill, Leland Fay and George Schmit, who were frozen on the night of March 10th and 11th, 1876, on the Green Bay and Milwaukee Railroad bridge over Elk Creek during the Great Freshet (flood) of 1876. Their feet were amputated due to exposure to the cold.
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Mrs. Ada Kimberley
Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Mrs. Ada Kimberley of Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Truman Warren
Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite of Truman A. Warren wearing a suit with a bow tie.
Mrs. Nellie Brant
A carte-de-visite portrait of Mrs. Nellie Brant of Brodhead, Wisconsin.
