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Iceboats on Lake Mendota

Date: 1896
Description: A gathering of iceboats and their captains on Lake Mendota.
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Capitol Interior (third) — Supreme Court Chamber

Date: 1893
Description: Interior view of the Supreme Court room in the third Wisconsin State Capitol, with Chief Justice William Penn Lyon seated in the center, and Justices J.B. ...
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Relaxation on Hammocks

Date: 1898
Description: Men and women sitting in two hammocks. The people pictured are Julia Murray Ormsby, Fred Werner, and R. Effie (Ettie) Meinhold.
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Liberty Street in Fountain City

Date: 1895
Description: View looking east on Liberty Street from Shore Drive. In the foregound is the F. Bohri & Son Clothing store, and behind it is a store selling "Drugs, Medic...
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Dealership

Date: 1890
Description: Three men posing with a McCormick mower and binder in front of M. Sheehan's McCormick Harvesting Machine Company dealership. A note on the back of the prin...
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Men Outside of American Express Company Office

Date: 09 1896
Description: Four unidentified men posing standing in front of office buildings. Sign in the window of the American Express Company Office shows a horse and advertises ...
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Thomas B. Jeffery

Date: 1897
Description: Thomas B. Jeffery, founder of the Thomas B. Jeffery Company of Kenosha in 1902. Before that Jeffery produced several experimental automobiles, including th...
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The Sauk Prairie

Date: 1892
Description: A view of the Sauk Prairie looking south. From the left are the photographer's brother, Frank Bass; Mrs. Edward (Ada Burlingame) Bass and her daughter, Eve...
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Dredge Bank of Buffalo Lake

Date: 05 19 1895
Description: A view from the bluff of group of men on the dredge bank of Buffalo Lake.
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Group of Men on Main Street

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view of group of men standing in front of construction site, near a newly completed building on Main Street, near the intersection of West Montell...
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Men on Scaffolding at Montello School House

Date: 1896
Description: Group of men posing in front of and on the scaffolding surrounding the Montello School House. The building was completed in 1896.
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Students in front of Montello School House

Date: 11 16 1896
Description: Students in front of new Montello School House on the first day school was held in the new building, November 16.
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Bass Home on Clay Street

Date: 1897
Description: Two carpenters pose on the front porch of the Bass family home at 207 Clay Street in the fall of 1897. The Gibbs Brothers, of Packwaukee, were the archite...
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Dr. Edward A. Bass with Daughter Everetta

Date: 1895
Description: Dr. Edward A. Bass seated, with his daughter Everetta on his knee in front of a curtain.
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Graduating Class

Date: 1894
Description: Group portrait of the graduating class. The four men and four women are seated in the front yard of the photographer holding their diplomas.
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Students Portray a Japanese Wedding

Date: 08 30 1893
Description: Local actors portray a Japanese wedding. The photographer's wife, Ada Bass, had a leading role in the production.
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Family Sitting in Yard

Date: 1895
Description: Everetta Bass as a child standing in a yard with her mother, Ada, standing with hand on hip, and unidentified family members. The Burlingame family home is...
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Man with Horse and Buggy

Date: 1894
Description: Man in coat and top hat holding the harness of a horse attached to a buggy.
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Man in Horse-Drawn Cart

Date: 1892
Description: Man in a striped suit seated in a cart and holding the reins of a horse. Woodpiles are visible along a nearby wall and fence line.
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Horse-Drawn Sleigh and Sled

Date: 1895
Description: A man stands on a sled pulled by a team of two horses that is carrying logs on a snow-covered road. Moving away from the log-carrying sled is an empty egg-...

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