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Radisson and Groseilliers House Marker

Date: 1936
Description: View of two men posing on either side of the Radisson and Groseilliers House historical marker. The house was the first built by white men in Wisconsin and...
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Lafayette County Courthouse

Date: 1905
Description: Front view of the Lafayette County courthouse during construction.
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Helen F. Thompson

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Description: Studio portrait of Helen F Thompson, Park Falls, Wisconsin, wearing a fur and a stylish hat with feathers.
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Double Portrait of Charles B. Aubrey

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Description: Waist up carte-de-visite portrait of Charles B. "Doc" Aubrey, 6th Wisconsin Infantry ("Iron Brigade") after the war. An engraving of Aubrey from 1862 is pr...
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Man Atop Rock Pile

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Description: View from below of a man, sitting atop a large rock pile/quarry in the vicinity of Wausau.
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Commercial Fishermen

Date: 1936
Description: Three commercial fishermen in a boat lifting a trap net. In the bottom right foreground are the hands of another man holding the opposite side of the net f...
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Observation Tower

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Description: View across road of an observation tower overlooking extensive apple orchards, a tourist attraction in season. Many people are standing below the tower whe...
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City Hall from Bridge

Date: 1936
Description: View from bridge of City Hall at North Water, North Market, and East Wells Streets, and East Kilbourn Avenue.
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Brewing Kettles

Date: 1936
Description: View from above of brewing kettles in the Pabst brewery in Milwaukee. There are workers standing on the ground floor, and in the far background is a large ...
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Neighborhood House Scrapbook: Children at Picnic

Date: 05 25 1940
Description: Image from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with Mary Vultaggio sitting on a rock with two boys behind her who are clowning for the camera (Frank Ro...
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Portrait of My Mother

Date: 12 02 1935
Description: Waist-up portrait of Emma Gillett, wife of Sherwin, mother of Lorin. She is wearing a scarf over her head, an apron and a sweater.
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Studio Portrait of Men With Beer

Date: 1915
Description: Studio portrait of three men smoking pipes and cigars and holding beer bottles in front of a painted backdrop. From left to right, Jacob Bowar, Herman Kals...
Book or Pamphlet

Deering Advertising Pamphlet

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Description: Front and back cover of 8 page booklet advertising Deering wares. Each page features an illustration and a verse, to describe the features of the All Steel...
Historical Object

Captain George Myrick

Date: 1844
Description: Blueprint from aperture silhouette of Captain George Myrick (1767-1844) of Nantucket, Mass. He faces left (proper right) and is wearing a top hat and neckt...
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Sid with Sculpture of Viking Troll

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Description: Sid standing in his kitchen looking at a sculpture of a Viking troll set up on a stool.
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Increase Claflin

Date: 1850
Description: Portrait of Increase Claflin, first white settler of Door County.
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Dr. Jonathan Lee Overby

Date: 01 11 1982
Description: Waist-up portrait of Dr. Jonathan Lee Overby, a bandleader, baritone singer, and radio host on WORT, and then on WPR. At the time this portrait was taken, ...
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"Smiling Mushroom" Relocation Project

Date: 04 2000
Description: Relocation of Sid Boyum's sculpture, "Smiling Mushroom," to the public green space on the bike path at Atwood Avenue and Dunning Street. Lou Host-Jablonski...
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"Blue Dragon Urn" Relocation Project

Date: 05 2000
Description: Lou Host-Jablonski, AIA architect, standing by the "Smiling Mushroom" and a new concrete foundation that he poured for the "Blue Dragon Urn." Both sculptur...

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