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Paul Bunyan statue

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Description: A man and boy pose in front of a giant Paul Bunyan statue.
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L.C. Bates

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of L.C. Bates, editor and publisher of the the "Arkansas State Press," a crusading Little Rock newspaper and the husband of the Ark...
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Frank P. Stanish

Date: 02 01 1947
Description: Druggist Frank Stanish of Hieber's Drugstore measures and compounds a prescription.
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Andrew Carnegie

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Andrew Carnegie.
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Alexander Graham Bell

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Alexander Graham Bell.
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Graphic Artist in Office with Drawings

Date: 1920
Description: International Harvester advertising artist sitting at his desk in a studio office with a wistful look on his face. Graphics from Deering brand advertisemen...
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Robert E. Lee

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Description: Portrait of Robert E. Lee, seated, in his later years.
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1915
Description: Portrait of Senator Robert Marion La Follette, Sr.
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Man and Fan at Lawrence Lunch

Date: 05 22 1936
Description: Man standing next to new fan at Lawrence Lunch, 662-664 State Street.
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Bowling at Madison Alleys

Date: 04 18 1934
Description: Louis Fiore, Captain of the Phillips "66" team, bowls at Madison Palm Garden and Bowling Alleys, 112 N. Fairchild Street.
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Sheriff Finn with Sledgehammer

Date: 07 11 1933
Description: Sheriff Finn holding sledgehammer used to break open the safe of Odin Tofsrud, carpenter and truck farmer, who was murdered during the theft of his safe by...
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Judge Patrick T. Stone

Date: 06 17 1933
Description: Portrait of U.S. Federal Judge Patrick T. Stone sitting at his desk.
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Frank Ross Bowls Perfect Score, 300

Date: 11 06 1931
Description: Frank Ross posing in bowling stance after bowling perfect game in the Cosmos league at the Plaza Alleys.
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Portrait of Rabbi Kadushin

Date: 09 02 1931
Description: Close-up portrait of Rabbi Max Kadushin of Hillel Foundation.
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Prof. C. Morse Huffer with Telescope

Date: 08 14 1931
Description: Prof. C. Morse Huffer is standing with the 20 foot telescope in the Washburn Observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Lake Delton Airport Owner

Date: 04 09 1931
Description: Outdoor portrait of a man, likely William J. Newman, standing in front of the prop of an airplane.
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Portrait of Senator Robert M. La Follette Jr.

Date: 09 30 1930
Description: Portrait of Senator Robert M. La Follette Jr. at the La Follette Farm in Maple Bluff. There is a spinning wheel beside him on the right near a bookcase.
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Eastwood Theatre Organ

Date: 01 10 1930
Description: A male organist is sitting on a bench and looking towards the camera in front of the Eastwood Theatre organ. The organ grill is in the background on the fa...
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Charles H. Seals

Date: 04 03 1929
Description: Portrait of Charles H. Seals, janitor at the Security State Bank, 1965 Atwood Avenue. He is standing next to a rubber tree plant and is cleaning the table.
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Portrait of Mr. Rottman

Date: 12 10 1927
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Mr. Rottman.

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