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Swearing-In Native American Civil War Recruits

Date: 1861
Description: Thomas Bigford (in cap, on left) and another official swearing-in two Native American Civil War recruits. Thomas Bigford (1815-1890) of Taycheedah, Wiscons...
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Announcer Del Viney Inside WVLR Studio

Date: 1965
Description: Radio announcer Del Viney on the air inside Wisconsin's Very Live Radio (WVLR) station during the dinner music show. Caption reads: "Dinner Music Show is a...
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Sara Sound Productions

Date: 1965
Description: James Kirchstein, Wisconsin's Very Live Radio (WVLR) station chief engineer and originator, inside his recording company, Sara Sound Productions, Inc. WVLR...
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Teenagers Listening to WVLR at the Eagle's Nest

Date: 1965
Description: Teenagers studying and playing pool at the Eagle's Nest, a popular teen hangout in downtown Sauk-Prairie. The Eagle's Nest had a juke-box, but the WVLR (Wi...
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Manager and Jello

Date: 1979
Description: An unidentified manager of Rennebohm Drug Stores, Inc., holding a dish of jello in a kitchen area.
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Wisconsin Democrats at Convention

Date: 1968
Description: Several members of the Wisconsin delegation who support Eugene McCarthy, gather around the state sign at the National Democratic Convention. Only Hilton H...
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Meta Berger

Date: 1910
Description: Studio portrait of Meta Berger seated with her hands folded in her lap. The dress was made at the Milwaukee Girls' Trade School (founded in 1909 by Lizzie ...
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Henry B. Harris and Renee Harris

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Description: Henry and Renee Harris are seated together in an almost-empty theater. This is half of a photograph that includes three other people in the side not visibl...
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William R. Odell Sitting at Desk

Date: 1955
Description: Portrait of William Rice Odell sitting at his desk. A curtain on a window in the background bears the International Harvester Company logo. Odell graduated...
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Robert Harron

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Description: Quarter-length publicity portrait of actor Robert Harron. He is wearing a suit coat, tie and dress shirt. "14912 Herron ?? F" is written on his shoulder.
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Studio Portrait of Joel Allen Barber

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Congressman Joel Allen Barber, 1809-1881. Barber served as a U.S. House Representative from the Wisconsin 3rd Congressional Dis...
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Portrait of Governor James O. Davidson

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Description: Waist-up portrait of James O. Davidson, sitting. He is wearing a dark suit with a white tie, and is holding a newspaper in his right hand.
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Victor Berger

Date: 1923
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Victor Berger.
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Cram/Houghton Blaze Tree

Date: 1982
Description: A segment of the trunk of a pine bears the scars of a "blaze" carved with an ax and bearing the inscription: "XIX T. J. Cram, D. Houghton Aug 11, 1841." C...
Book or Pamphlet

William G. Brumder

Date: 1954
Description: A page titled: "Photos from the Family Album" announces the election of William G. Brumder (1901-1976) as President and Chairman of the Board of First Wisc...
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Dushanka and Gruja Bratkovich

Date: 04 11 1979
Description: A woman and a man are standing next to two large pots of food on a stove. The woman is holding a utensil over one pot. Caption reads: "Dushanka and Gruja B...
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YWCA Marionette Theater Workshop

Date: 12 06 1962
Description: A woman standing among several marionettes, demonstrating the strings and control bars to another woman and two children. Caption reads: "Two youngsters...
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Ellen Clara Sabin

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Description: Portrait of Ellen Clara Sabin, around the time she became president of Downer College.

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