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Fred L. Vilas Drugstore

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Description: Employees of the Vilas Drugstore. Fred Vilas was a relative of Madison's William F. Vilas.
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Fishing On Breakwater

Date: 1910
Description: Long row of men in suits and hats fishing on the breakwater.
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Abraham Lincoln

Date: 08 13 1860
Description: Portrait of Abraham Lincoln before he grew a beard, taken from an ambrotype.
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Herbert Hoover

Date: 1920
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Herbert Hoover, 31st president of the United States.
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Jean Brunet

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Description: Crayon portrait of Jean Brunet who kept a lumberman's stopping place at Brunette Falls (now Cornell), on the Chippewa River.
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Group in Automobile

Date: 1912
Description: A group of men, women, and children pose for a portrait while seated in an automobile.
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Oshkosh Baseball Team

Date: 1887
Description: A studio group portrait of the Oshkosh baseball team, "The Famous Team of 1887". All the players are wearing formal suits rather than baseball uniforms. In...
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The Famous Oshkosh Team

Date: 1887
Description: "The Famous Oshkosh Team of 1887". A composite portrait of the Oshkosh baseball team, made up of baseball card images of each player, and a central image o...
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Sam Adams

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Description: Vignetted quarter-length engraved portrait of Sam Adams.
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Samuel Banks

Date: 1915
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Samuel Banks, Wisconsin Executive Messenger and appointed by Governor Phillipp, President of the committee representing Wisc...
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Hosea Rood

Date: 1910
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Hosea Rood as G.A.R. Department Patriotic Instructor. He wears a medal and holds a hat.
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown at Home

Date: 06 1944
Description: Charles E. Brown and his wife Dorothy Miller standing outside their home at 2011 Chadbourne Avenue.
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Sample of Alsike Clover

Date: 1914
Description: Man in a coat and hat outdoors in a field holding a bunch of alsike clover.
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The La Follette Family

Date: 1910
Description: Studio portrait of the La Follette family. Clockwise from top left: Fola, Bob, Belle, Robert Jr., Philip, and Mary. Phil holds an issue of "The North Ameri...
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Cranberry Convention at Bennett Marsh

Date: 08 1893
Description: Group portrait of those who attended the 6th annual Cranberry Convention at Bennett Marsh.
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George A. Ranney Portrait

Date: 1922
Description: Quarter-length portrait of George A. Ranney. Ranney was Secretary and Treasurer, and Comptroller of the International Harvester Company. He was also Chairm...
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William M. Reay Portrait

Date: 1920
Description: Quarter-length portrait of William M. Reay, who acted as Comptroller of the International Harvester Company starting in 1907.
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Men with Scout in front of the Equitable Building

Date: 1966
Description: Men look over papers on the hood of an International Scout during International Harvester's move from 180 N. Michigan to 401 N. Michigan. The building in t...
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Dr. Daniel McLaren Miller

Date: 1902
Description: Waist-up oval portrait of Dr. Daniel McLaren Miller.
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John F. Steward

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of John F. Steward, head of International Harvester's Patent Department. Steward had previously worked for the Deering Harvester Company.

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