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Capitol Steps Dancers

Date: 1900
Description: The Fourth of July "living flag" created by costumed dancers from the Kehl Dance Studio, a school founded in Madison by Frederick W. Kehl in 1898. The Capi...
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Capitol Steps Dancers

Date: 1900
Description: "Living flag" created by the Kehl dancers on the steps of the third Wisconsin State Capitol. This close view permits better examination of the ornamentatio...
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Men with Horses on Parade

Date: 1900
Description: Parade with costumed men on horses, a band being pulled in a wagon and American flags.
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Patriotic Presentation

Date: 1900
Description: Sunday school class giving a patriotic presentation.
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Portrait of Ho-Chunk Woman in Possible School Costume

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young Ho-Chunk woman posing standing. She is wearing a dark blouse and skirt, with a plaid shawl over h...
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Studio Portrait of Newsboy

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of an African American boy dressed in the costume of a stereotypical newsboy. The child holds up a newspaper in one hand and holding a stac...
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Ada James with Others

Date: 1900
Description: Informal studio portrait of Ada James holding a gun, and her father, David G. James in a hat, with four other people dressed in pioneer-type costumes. A wo...
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Parade through Downtown

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of parade with a band of clowns. One young boy dressed as a clown at the front is holding the American flag, and another clown holds a sign t...
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Young Woman Reading to Father Time

Date: 1900
Description: A young woman is holding a book next to a man dressed as Father Time. The man has a long white beard and hair and is holding a scythe.

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