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| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | View of the Ames monument, built to memorialize Oakes Ames and Oliver Ames Jr., who were instrumental in completing the Union Pacific portion of the transc... |
| Date: | 1863 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Oakes Ames, a Republican Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd district, 1863-1873. By President Abraham Lincoln... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Waist-up portrait of William Lafayette Ames, a farmer from Oregon. William was the great-grandson of Revolutionary War veteran Nathaniel Ames. He served in... |
| Date: | 1992 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length portrait of Dean Amhaus, around the time he became Executive Director of the Wisconsin Arts Board. Amhaus served on the Wisconsin Arts Board... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | A baby (blurred from motion) is sitting on the floor next to a phonograph, in front of a bed. An adult's hand is visible on the far right. Caption reads: "... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a crowd of people standing near an artesian well. Men wearing long coats and hats to protect them from the water are standing on and unde... |
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| Description: | Waist-up portrait of a man with a feathered hat and scarf or kerchief. Identified as "Cao Tou See, an Ojibwa." |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Waist-up portrait of Jesse Hazen "J.H." Ames, president of the River Falls Normal School (1917-1927), and its successor the River Falls State Teachers Coll... |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length portrait of Adelbert Ames, US Army veteran and Republican politician. Ames was a general in both the Civil War and the Spanish-American War.... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | A man stands at a podium for the King Edward Sheraton hotel. Other people are behind him. Caption reads: "Main speaker at the recent Canadian Defense Fund ... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a man speaking at a podium and groups of people sitting at tables around the room. A banner suspended from a balcony reads: "Industrial Re... |
| Date: | 02 03 1951 |
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| Description: | Two men are seated at a table. One is looking at the other. Caption reads: "TEXTILE LEADERS met at Western hemisphere conference of International Confedera... |
| Date: | 09 12 1962 |
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| Description: | Two men stand outside the door to a Pan American airplane. Caption reads: "Leaving New York's Idlewild Airport on way to international conference in Sweden... |
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| Description: | A man stands at a podium. Caption reads: "General President William Pollock defends international unions at TWUA's 10th Biennial Canadian Conference." |
| Date: | 01 12 1952 |
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| Description: | Two men and a woman are posing while standing behind a table. One of the men has his arm around the other. A set of luggage is on the table in front of the... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Two men are seated at a small table facing each other with a microphone suspended between them. Caption reads: "TEXTILE PROBLEMS make the airwaves. Left, G... |
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| Description: | Three-quarter view from front of driver's side. Scout with white panels, and a black panel around the driver's side door. Has a roll bar. Parked outdoors, ... |
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| Description: | A plaque featuring the likeness of Charles McCarthy in a Celtic cross. The inscription reads: "'Charles McCarthy, 1873 + 1921. The kindly people of the Sta... |
| Date: | 02 24 1943 |
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| Description: | Head and shoulders portrait of radio actor Jim Ameche. The image was used for a newspaper advertisement. Caption reads: "Jim Ameche, The MANHATTAN STORY Te... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of several buildings, with bridge and railroad tracks, and the Fox River. In the foreground on the right is the Commercial House, with three ... |
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