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Clifford Thompson

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Description: Portrait of Clifford Thompson, at one time the tallest man in America, in a jacket and top hat posing next to a chair.
Photograph

Roadside Picnic

Date: 1917
Description: Roadside picnic on the way to Waupaca. Mary E. Smith is seated with a friend on a white blanket with thermoses and a picnic basket. In the background the a...
Photograph

William R. Parks

Date: 1908
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of William R. Parks, a photographer from Iola, Wisconsin.
Photograph

Mrs. Selma Ratcliffe

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Mrs. Selma Ratcliffe.
Photograph

Unidentified Woman

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of an unidentified woman. She is sitting in a wicker chair and is holding an open hand fan behind her head.
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Woman on Horseback

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Description: Woman on horseback posing near a fence. There is a hill in the background.
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Vesey Vernon

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted background of Vesey Vernon. He is standing with his hand resting on a chair and is wearing a suit coat, n...
Photograph

Group Portrait of Men in Front of John Frogner's House

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Description: Group portrait of six men sitting in front of or leaning against a fence. The title suggests this is at John G. Frogner's house in Iola. There are building...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Boy and Dog

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a boy posing with a small dog. The dog is seated on a prop rock formation. The boy is wearing...
Photograph

Man with Head on Table

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Description: Trick photographic portrait of a man standing next to a table and holding a pipe in his hand. On the table is a man's large head placed on a pedestal. He i...
Photograph

Rock Festival

Date: 06 30 1970
Description: Elevated view of a man standing wearing a vest, furry hat and headband, American Flag cape and holding a tin of sardines in front of a crowd sitting at a r...
Photograph

Rock Festival

Date: 06 27 1970
Description: Elevated view from back of stage of band playing at a rock festival at the "People's Fair." In the background is a crowd watching from a lawn. Tents are on...
Postcard

Meat Market

Date: 1910
Description: Interior view of a meat market, with four men standing behind the counters. Deer head trophies are mounted on the back wall. Caption on back reads, in part...
Postcard

Wisconsin Cheese Factory

Date: 1916
Description: Interior view of a cheese factory, with two men posing. Caption on back reads in part: "Cooking the milk in copper-lined vats."
Postcard

Sledding out the Logs

Date: 1910
Description: View of men transporting logs on horse-drawn sleds in the northwoods. Caption on back reads, in part: "Even the camp cook gets his photo taken."
Photograph

Two Men in front of Storefront

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Description: View from street towards two men, both wearing hats and vests, standing on the board sidewalk under the roofed entrance of a storefront. Advertisements for...
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Dr. George Dale in front of Iola Cancer Sanitorium

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Description: Dr. George Dale is standing on a board sidewalk in front of a fence. Snow is on the ground. Behind him a group of other people, men and women, are standing...
Photograph

Photography Gallery

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Description: View across snowy street towards a two-story commercial building with a false front. The sign painted on the front reads "Photograph Gallery." A man and a ...
Photograph

Parks's Studio

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Description: View inside what may be Parks's photography studio. There is a camera on the right, and a Sylvan Red Cross wood burning stove on the left. Through an open ...
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Street View of Town

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Description: View down center of unpaved street. Commercial buildings are on both sides, and a group of men, one with a bicycle, are standing on the sidewalk on the lef...

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