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Belle Case La Follette Speaking Outdoors

Date: 1915
Description: Belle Case La Follette, the wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., wearing a black dress and hat and speaking outdoors at an unidentified location.
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Elderly Native American Man

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Description: A portrait of an elderly Native American man identified only as "the oldest Indian, Solon Springs, Wisconsin." This image is part of an exhibit about Nati...
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Robert La Follette, Sr., at Maple Bluff Farm

Date: 1906
Description: Robert M. La Follette, Sr., at Maple Bluff Farm with three of his children, Philip F. La Follette, Robert M. La Follette, Jr., and Mary, all of whom are dr...
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr., and Dr. Philip Fox

Date: 1909
Description: Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., at Maple Bluff Farm in 1909. Seated with him on the bench is Madison physician, Dr. Philip Fox, a close family friend,...
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1907
Description: Belle Case La Follette and Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., at Maple Bluff Farm. They are photographed during a relaxed moment in the yard.
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La Follette Family Pleasure Cruise

Date: 1907
Description: The La Follette Family in a boat, probably on Lake Mendota, with Gilbert Roe, La Follette's law partner, and his wife. Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr.,...
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Belle Case La Follette and Irvine Lenroot

Date: 1906
Description: Irvine Lenroot, a leader in the La Follette-Progressive wing of the Republican Party in Wisconsin, with Belle Case La Follette and Mary La Follette at Mapl...
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Belle Case La Follette on Horseback

Date: 1903
Description: Belle Case La Follette on horseback in front of the barn at the Wisconsin Executive Residence on Gilman Street. This snapshot was taken during the period t...
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Hopkins House

Date: 07 21 1946
Description: The residence of Johns Hopkins, an artist from Whitehall.
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African American Road Crew

Date: 08 1912
Description: Two African American men unloading the cement chute during paving of Janesville Plank Road.
Postcard

Warner Speedometer

Date: 1907
Description: Printed postcard distributed to automobile purchasers by the Warner Instrument Co. of Beloit, Wisconsin, founded by Arthur P. Warner, inventor of the magne...
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Hillside Pine

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Description: Large, snow-covered pine tree on Hillside Home School grounds.
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Child Sitting on Sidewalk

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Description: A barefoot child is sitting on the sidewalk. Houses and buildings are in the background, and laundry is hanging out to dry.
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Little Boy in Curls

Date: 1912
Description: Reginald Jackson, Jr. is posed on the sidewalk in front of the family home, 415 North Carroll Street, dressed in his winter coat. The portrait is notable f...
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Lincoln Monument

Date: 07 1908
Description: Unveiling ceremony, in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Two American flags and a Wisconsin pennant hang from a wire abov...
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Lincoln Monument

Date: 06 1908
Description: Unveiling ceremony, in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Two American flags and a Wisconsin pennant hang from a wire abov...
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Olaus Pederson Grimsrud

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Description: Full-length portrait of Olaus Pederson Grimsrud standing on the deck of a ship. Other people are in the background.
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Clara Kimball Young and her Parents

Date: 1919
Description: Silent film star Clara Kimball Young, dressed in a pirate costume, with her parents Edward M. Kimball and Pauline Maddern Kimball on either side of her. Th...
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Photographer Howard Greene

Date: 1914
Description: View looking up at Howard Greene making a photograph outdoors using a large format camera. His head is under the dark cloth.
Postcard

Public School

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the public school, a two-story brick building with a bell tower on the roof. Caption reads: "Public School, Johnson Creek, Wi...

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