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Steamboat on the Mississippi River

Date: 1890
Description: View over water of a three-decked sternwheeler loaded with passengers and flying two large flags. The one at the back is a United States flag. There is a s...
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Land Sale Deed Issued to Frederick Augustus Sprague

Date: 1839
Description: The deed is for sale of land under jurisdiction of Mineral Point Office in 1839 during the Van Buren administration. Frederick Sprague is from Oakland Coun...
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Woman Posing before a Reflecting Pool

Date: 1898
Description: View of a woman wearing gauzy clothing and posing in front of a painted backdrop. Her hair is styled in a pompadour.
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Group of Women and Girls in the Woods

Date: 1892
Description: Six young women are posing on a ladder in a woods. There is a young girl in front of them. A woman and a young girl are standing off to the side.
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Mailman and His Family

Date: 1890
Description: On the right a mailman is standing with his horse and cart. The cart is labeled "RFD Route No.1" and "U.S. Mail." Members of his family, one boy and one gi...
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Family on Porch

Date: 1890
Description: Several generations of a family posing on the porch of a house.

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