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Fishing on Crawfish River

Date: 1901
Description: Boys are standing on boats, catching red horse fish using dip nets in the Crawfish River. The dip nets are set up on scaffolds in the river. In the backgro...
Postcard

The First Kindergarten in America

Date: 
Description: Artist's rendering of an elevated view of the first kindergarten, with children and a teacher gathered in front of the building. There are inset portraits ...
Photograph

The Maunesha — Scene on Crawfish River

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of the river with trees on the left. On the right, two young boys are fishing from a rowboat in the river near a landing at the back of a thr...
Photograph

Hard-Time Party

Date: 1932
Description: Pupils of the Northey School, District No. 7, pose with their parents at a Halloween "Hard-time" party at the school. Many in the group wear ragged or outd...
Postcard

Newton Avenue

Date: 1911
Description: View across field of Newton Avenue. A group of people are posed in the field near trees, and houses are line the avenue on the left and right. Caption read...
Photograph

Twins Playing in the Snow

Date: 1903
Description: Winter scene with Jennie and Edgar Krueger (twins) playing with large blocky pieces of snow in a field. A sled is on the ground in front of them.
Photograph

The Twins with a Cat Up a Post

Date: 1905
Description: Jennie and Edgar Krueger playing with a cat, Tramp, who is on top of a post. Edgar is climbing the post trying to get the cat while Jennie is standing belo...
Photograph

Twins Playing with Farm Pets

Date: 09 1905
Description: Jennie and Edgar Krueger sitting in the yard holding and playing with kittens. A dog named Driver is sitting between them.
Photograph

The Twins with Pets

Date: 09 1905
Description: Jennie and Edgar Krueger posing with their pets on the lawn near the side of the house. Edgar is kneeling on the ground while Jennie is standing next to hi...
Photograph

Home of Gust Wendorf

Date: 10 20 1901
Description: Outdoor portrait of the Gust Wendorf family posing in front of their home.
Photograph

Wendorf Family Portrait

Date: 10 20 1901
Description: Outdoor family portrait of the Wendorf family in front of the home of Gust Wendorf.
Photograph

Ullrich Home

Date: 1902
Description: The Ullrich family standing in a garden in front of their home.
Photograph

Hoffman Home

Date: 1900
Description: A young boy on horseback posing in front of the Hoffman home. Behind him posing near the side of the house is a group of boys posing with a dog. A woman is...
Photograph

Home of Gust Wendorf

Date: 1903
Description: Group portrait of the family of Gust Wendorf. They are standing on the left posing in front of their home. A dog is sitting next to the family.
Photograph

Posing on a Tank

Date: 1961
Description: Dale, Glenn, and Paul Oestreich posing next to the turret of memorial Sherman Tank. A red arrow is painted on the tank's turret. In the background are tree...
Photograph

The White Front Tavern

Date: 
Description: William R. "Bill" Kinney (1912-1978) behind the bar of the White Front Tavern. Bill and his brother Howard Kinney owned the bar from 1948-1956. Three unide...
Historical Object

Poem and Watercolor Paintings on Album Page

Date: 1900
Description: An original poem and watercolor paintings of colored maple leaves, all by Louise Mears Fargo, decorate an album page with a photograph of her three childre...
Historical Object

Stuart Mears Fargo

Date: 03 08 1898
Description: An album page featuring five circular portraits of Stuart Fargo. At center is a head and (bare) shoulders portrait of him at age eight months. At the four ...
Photograph

Fargo Family at Lake

Date: 1889
Description: A family posing in an open carriage pulled by a matched team of horses on the shore of Rock Lake near Lake Mills. A handwritten caption identifies the fami...
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Stuart in the Tub

Date: 03 1899
Description: Sunlight through a window highlights the head and shoulders of Stuart Fargo, age 18 months, in a sitz bathtub in the bathroom of the family home. There is ...

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