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Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Speaking from Wagon

Date: 1897
Description: Robert M. La Follette, Sr., campaigning in Cumberland. La Follette led the reform faction in Wisconsin's Republican party and in 1900, he was elected gover...
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Speaking from Wagon

Date: 1897
Description: Robert M. La Follette, Sr., speaking to a crowd from back of a wagon. This image is one of a series of views of his appearance at a fair in Cumberland, Wi...
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Speaking from Wagon

Date: 1897
Description: Robert M. La Follette, Sr., with his fist in the air, speaking from the back of a wagon. He is wearing a hat and a suit without the coat. It was in part du...
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Probable Site of Cadotte's House

Date: 1897
Description: Dirt trail passing log shack that was probably the home of Michael and Madeline Cadotte.
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Lone Rock

Date: 1897
Description: A view of Lone Rock from below, with a canoe on the left-hand side.
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Speaking from Wagon

Date: 1897
Description: Robert M. La Follette, Sr., with his fist in the air, speaking from the back of a wagon. It was in part due to his vigorous speaking style that La Follette...
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Mary Ellen Nevin and her Sister

Date: 1897
Description: Interior of the kitchen at 12 North Broom Street, the residence of James and Mary Ellen Nevin, showing Mrs. Nevin and her sister cooking. James Nevin was ...
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View From Wisconsin State Capitol Dome Looking West

Date: 1897
Description: A view from the capitol looking west up State Street toward the University of Wisconsin-Madison with the Holy Redeemer Church, Holy Redeemer School, Red Gy...
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Assembly Speaker's Desk

Date: 1897
Description: Assembly Speaker's desk, showing an unidentified woman, probably a tourist, standing by the Speaker's chair. In front of the Speaker's desk are the clerks'...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Thwaites' Office

Date: 1897
Description: Reuben Gold Thwaites, secretary of the State Historical Society, at his desk in the South Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol. Thwaites succeeded Lym...
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Minnesota Point Light House

Date: 1897
Description: Long view of the Minnesota Point lighthouse, built at the entrance to Superior Harbor. It is allegedly the first lighthouse at the head of Lake Superior.
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Plank Sidewalk and Woodpiles

Date: 1897
Description: Plank sidewalk and woodpiles.
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William Tennant with Prosthetic Legs

Date: 1897
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William Tennant, standing with short pants that reveal his prosthetic legs. He holds a newspaper in his ...
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Henry Kendall College Football Team

Date: 1897
Description: Group portrait of the 1897 Henry Kendall College football team, holders of the championship in Indian Territory. The players are Creek, Cherokee, Choctaw,...
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Indian Mother and Child

Date: 1897
Description: Honani's daughter and her child, educated at Keam's Canyon School. There is sweet corn drying on the front of the house.
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High School Graduation in Opera House

Date: 1897
Description: Two young men and ten young women in white dresses sitting in a semi circle on the stage of the Black River Falls Opera House. The stage is decorated with ...
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Band in the Country

Date: 1897
Description: Eleven uniformed musicians holding their instruments stand in a semi-circle, with the two drummers seated with their drums. The band consists of 2 trombone...
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Men Using Tractor and Threshing Machine

Date: 1897
Description: Large group portrait of men and young boys operating a steam tractor that is being used for belt-driven threshing machinery in a field. In the foreground a...
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Portrait of Man with Moustache

Date: 1897
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of a man with a long moustache, possibly Brockwau.
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Portrait of Man with Beard

Date: 1897
Description: Studio portrait of a seated man with beard.

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