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Weighing Guests

Date: 1898
Description: Group of people on the front porch, weighing the guests. A visit was considered successful if the guests weighed more when they left.
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Myles Horton

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Myles Horton.
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Valda Valkyrien

Date: 1916
Description: Publicity portrait of Valda Valkyrien, known as "The Movie Star of Denmark."
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Twin Girls at Piano

Date: 03 29 1944
Description: Young twin sisters sitting together at the piano.
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Tom Hayden

Date: 1964
Description: Tom Hayden talking to two African-American women on house steps. The woman in the center is Terry Jefferson (as identified by Hayden).
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Republican Presidential Nomination Candidates

Date: 06 05 1884
Description: Engraved portraits of candidates for the Republican Presidential Nomination. Chester A. Arthur, General John A. Logan, George Franklin Edmunds, and James G...
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Fred MacMurray and Maleta Martin MacMurray

Date: 1911
Description: Studio portrait of future actor Fred MacMurray at age 3, posed with his mother Maleta Martin MacMurray.
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Assembly Floor

Date: 1967
Description: Democratic leadership on the Wisconsin Assembly floor: left to right: Robert T. Huber, minority leader; David R. Obey, assistant minority leader, and Norma...
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O'Konski and Obey

Date: 08 10 1974
Description: Wisconsin congressmen David Obey (left) and former congressman Alvin O'Konski breaking ground for a United States Forest Services genetics lab. After the c...
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Louis Hanson

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Louis Hanson, Senator Gaylord Nelson's home secretary and chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party.
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John Gilbert with Pipe

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of actor John Gilbert with a pipe in his mouth.
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John Gilbert as a Baby with His Mother

Date: 1898
Description: Actor John Gilbert as a baby with his mother. She is lying on the floor on her stomach, resting on her elbows with her head up. Her knees are bent and her ...
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The Four Wives of John Gilbert

Date: 05 26 1932
Description: Composite of four head and shoulders portraits of the three former wives and the fiancée of actor John Gilbert: Olivia Burwell (top left), Leatrice Joy (to...
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John Gilbert's Publicity Still for "The Show"

Date: 1927
Description: Publicity still for the film "The Show." John Gilbert is seen in profile — he is wearing a hat, striped shirt, and a scarf around his neck.
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John Gilbert in "Redemption"

Date: 1930
Description: Head and shoulders publicity still of actor John Gilbert for the film Redemption which was released in 1930. He looks directly at the viewer and is wearing...
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Honor Among Thieves

Date: 07 22 1988
Description: Publicity photograph of the four band members from Honor Among Thieves, a Madison, Wisconsin rock band. From right to left are Pat Dieter, Doug DeRosa, Joe...
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Musician Robert J.

Date: 03 1996
Description: Publicity photograph of musician Robert J. of Madison, Wisconsin. He is holding a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar while leaning against a wall with his...
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Republican Presidential Nomination Candidates

Date: 06 05 1884
Description: Engraved portraits of candidates for the Republican Presidential Nomination. Robert T. Lincoln, General William T. Sherman, General Joseph Roswell Hawley, ...
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Andrew Goodman

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Description: A posed photograph of Andrew Goodman wearing a dark shirt, used in the poster produced by the FBI after his disappearance. Andrew Goodman was a civil right...
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Arden Shenker and Mark Laufman

Date: 1975
Description: Arden Shenker presents the Madison Jewish Community Council Young Leadership award to Mark Laufman.

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