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Hausmann Brewery Bar

Date: 1895
Description: Interior view of the Hausmann Brewery Bar with spittoons on the floor. A sign behind the bar reads: "No intoxicating drinks sold to minors." The patrons an...
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Reuben Gold Thwaites

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Reuben Gold Thwaites, second Director of the Wisconsin Historical Society.
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Martha and Notley Henderson

Date: 1885
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Martha and Notley Henderson with their three children. Their son Allen is standing. The Hendersons were e...
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Two Men with Guitar

Date: 1920
Description: Two men posing for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. James Gorman, standing, has a pipe in his mouth; the seated man holding a guitar is un...
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Portrait of Mr. Rottman

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

Date: 12 10 1927
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Mr. Rottman.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Office of SHSW Librarian

Date: 05 1896
Description: The office of Historical Society Librarian Isaac Bradley in the South Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol. Bradley, who joined the Society staff in 1...
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Fire Chief William Thomas Fish

Date: 1868
Description: William Thomas Fish, who served as Madison's fire chief, 1867-1868. Although posed for a formal studio portrait, Fish is wearing his uniform and hat and h...
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Rennebohm Coffee Break

Date: 1979
Description: Two men enjoy coffee and a cigarette at an unidentified Rennebohm Drug Store restaurant. At this time cigarette smoking in Madison restaurants took place i...
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Breakfast at Rennebohms

Date: 1979
Description: A waitress serves ham and eggs to Steven O. Kimbrough at an unidentified Rennebohm Drug Store restaurant. Chuck Patch, Kimbrough's breakfast companion, has...
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Coffee at Rennebohms

Date: 1979
Description: A waitress pours coffee at the Rennebohm Drug Store No. 6 restaurant in the First Wisconsin Bank on the Capitol Square. Steven O. Kimbrough is seated on th...
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Four Men in a Booth

Date: 1979
Description: Four men in informal attire on their coffee break in an unidentified Rennebohm Drug Store restaurant. They are sitting in a booth identified as a no smokin...
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Boss Elisha Keyes

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Elisha W. Keyes (1828-1910) a prominent Madison attorney who was appointed Madison postmaster by Abraham Lincoln in 1861. From ...
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George B. Delaplaine

Date: 1860
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of George B. Delaplaine (1814-1895), of Madison, Wisconsin. Delaplaine arrived in Madison in 1838 after having worked in...
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Portrait of Three Men

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of three men, two sitting and one standing in front of a painted backdrop.
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Two Elderly Men

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two elderly men in suits, one standing and the other, James Gorman, sitting on a table.
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Studio Portrait of Men Drinking Beer

Date: 1915
Description: Studio portrait of three men smoking pipes and cigars and holding beer bottles in front of a painted backdrop. From left to right, Jacob Bowar, Herman Kals...
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Two Men Looking at Document

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two men looking at document that Mel Esser, sitting, is holding in his hand. Charlie "Breaky" Brendler, w...
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Man Wearing Hat and Tie

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Description: Dressed in a shirt, hat and narrow tie, Charles Brendier poses for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop with a cigar in his hand.
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East Central Golf Tourney Champion and Runnerup

Date: 06 12 1948
Description: Champion Gilbert "Gib" Bergdoll (right) of the Koshkonong Mounds Club of Fort Atkinson and runnerup, Norbert "Coley" Griffin of Meadow Springs Club of Jeff...

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