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Vedder House

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of the Cornelia Vedder house. A woman is standing on the porch. Described as the house "where George Winnie, a conductor on the...
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Little Girl and Toy Weber Wagon

Date: 1915
Description: Young girl posing sitting in a scale model or toy version of a Weber farm wagon on a residential lawn.
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"The Spirit of the Northwest"

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Description: "The Spirit of the Northwest," a sculpture by Sidney Bedore which features a missionary, an explorer, and a Native American.
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Greetings

Date: 1948
Description: Holiday card created by Wisconsin artist Alfred A. Sessler. The image is of Santa Claus (in the Sessler style) holding a bag of snow in one hand and a smal...
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Sid with Wagon Wheels

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Description: Portrait of Sid standing on a lawn near a row of wagon wheels set into the ground. A lake is below in the background. Sid is wearing khaki pants, and a but...
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House, probably in Madison, Wisconsin

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype of a white house with dark shutters, probably located in Madison, Wisconsin. The house has a gable end at the left, with a portico ...
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Three Sisters with the "H" They Made

Date: 1906
Description: Three wood workers are showing the "H" which they made out of birch logs. From left to right: Lucy Holt, Minnie May Rumsey and possibly Juliet Rumsey Stroh...
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George Holt Under the "H"

Date: 1907
Description: In the foreground is the bow of the Islander steam launch. George Holt, sitting in a clinker-built duck boat just beyond the launch, is holding the paddle ...
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Lumberjack Climbing a Tall Tree

Date: 1907
Description: View towards a lumberjack, wearing a hat, climbing a tall tree in silhouette against the sky in the background.
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Ed Brumder

Date: 1920
Description: Ed Brumder is sitting on the branch of a tree which has grown out over the water of Pine Lake. The far shore is in the background.
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Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

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Description: Photograph of a woodcut of the Eben and Roseline Peck cabin. It was built by or for Roseline, the first white settler in Madison. The drawing was inspired ...
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Iola Street Scene

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Description: View towards intersection of unpaved street. People are sitting in front of the entrance of a commercial building at the corner on the left, and there is a...

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