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Family Portrait of Deitz Family

Date: 12 1910
Description: Photograph hanging on the wall of the family cabin of John F. Deitz. The glass of the picture was broken by a bullet piercing the walls between the logs in...
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Men with Silo

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of two men in a barnyard with a silo filler. Another man is standing on top of the silo.
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Men Completing Construction of Silo

Date: 1915
Description: Three men working on a multi-faceted wooden(?) silo.
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Boy Showing His Business Project

Date: 1920
Description: Young Charles Vosmik posing outside a candy and ice cream shop with a basket of goods to sell to a man standing on a sidewalk. The man is holding a coin in...
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Forest Middleton

Date: 1910
Description: Forest Middleton poses near a body of water wearing his University of Wisconsin freshman's blazer and a cap.
Print

Souvenir Tractor

Date: 1919
Description: Advertisement for a cast-iron Avery tractor replica toy. The location of the Avery Company is identified as Peoria, Illinois.
Book or Pamphlet

Daniel Hoan for Governor Brochure

Date: 1946
Description: Cover of a brochure promoting Daniel W. Hoan as the Democratic Candidate for Governor of Wisconsin. Includes a head and shoulders portrait of Hoan.
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At the Spring

Date: 1920
Description: Outdoor portrait of a man standing near a spring in a wooded area surrounded by a wooden fence. He wears coveralls and holds two pails with a yoke over his...
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Ernst Shaving

Date: 1913
Description: Ernst Schmidt shaving using a straight razor in front of a small mirror. The mirror hangs on the wall next to a window. His shaving brush rests on a drop f...
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Fishing at Black Point

Date: 1910
Description: Henry Bartholomay Jr., right, and his son Henry Conrad Bartholomay fish on the pier at Black Point. The steamer Loreley is anchored offshore on he l...
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Fritzie, the Pet Dachsund

Date: 1915
Description: Fritzie, the pet Dachshund of the Schmidt family, poses standing on a library table in the family home in Chicago. There is a framed picture of a hunting d...
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Governor Emmanuel L. Philipp

Date: 1916
Description: Governor Emmanuel Philipp (Wisconsin's 23rd governor) stands on the left near a man (side view), in military dress and holding gloves in his left hand. In ...
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Standing By a Canoe

Date: 1911
Description: One of The Gang standing in shallow water next to a canoe which is loaded with supplies.
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Full-Length Portrait of Donald Holt

Date: 11 1912
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Donald Holt. He has his hands behind his back, and is wearing a coat, collared shirt, striped tie, short pants, stockings an...
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Donald Holt Rowing on Archibald Lake

Date: 1913
Description: View towards Donald Holt sitting in a rowboat and smiling at the camera. He is on Archibald Lake with the shoreline just behind him.
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W.A. Holt and his Children by the Flag Pole on the Island

Date: 1913
Description: W.A. Holt and his children are standing by the flag pole, with the American flag flying. Names from left to right: Alfred Holt, W.A. Holt, Donald Holt, Jea...
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Just Starting for Lake Forest

Date: 04 06 1911
Description: Dressed in traveling clothes, Lucy Rumsey Holt is standing by the railroad tracks at the Lakewood Station. Caption reads: "Just Starting for Lake Forest."

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