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Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Olson

Date: 1898
Description: Studio portrait of a man posing sitting on the arm of a chair and holding an umbrella, and a woman posing standing. They are in front of a painted backdrop...
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Jeremiah and Alma Curtin

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Description: Studio portrait of Jeremiah Curtin and Alma Cardell Curtin. Both are wearing coats and she is wearing a hat.
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Studio Portrait of Young Couple

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Description: A studio portrait of a standing man and woman in front of a painted backdrop. The woman holds a pair of gloves and an umbrella and wears an elaborate hat a...
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Portrait of Man and Woman

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Description: A seated man and woman pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a dress with a necklace. The man is wearing a suit jacket ...
Postcard

Singer Advertising Card - Indian Couple

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of an couple from India in "native" Indian costume, posing next to a Singer sewing machine. Part of a "Costumes of All Nations," set ...
Postcard

Singer Advertising Card - Ceylonese Couple

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of a couple from Ceylon [now Sri Lanka] in "native" Ceylonese costume, posing next to a Singer sewing machine. Part of a "Costumes of...
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Portrait of a Couple

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Description: A well-dressed couple stands for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The man holds an umbrella and wears a hat, suit jacket, vest, bow tie, a...
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Bicycles on Mendota Drive

Date: 1898
Description: Louis and Henry Harder and Mr. and Mrs. Schildhauer pose by a tree with their bicycles parked nearby. They were probably resting during a bicycle ride on M...
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Four Young Couples

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Description: Studio portrait of four men and four women posing in front of a painted backdrop. All of the women are wearing hats and holding umbrellas. The men are wear...
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Couple in Farmyard

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Description: An outdoor portrait of a man wearing a hat, suit jacket, and trousers seated on a stool, and a woman standing next to him, with a fence behind them. The ma...
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Studio Portrait of Elderly Couple

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Description: A studio portrait of a seated elderly man with a beard, and an elderly woman in a dress standing beside him. Both are wearing hats in front of a painted ba...
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Studio Portrait of Charles Greencrow and Belle Blackhawk

Date: 1930
Description: Full-length studio portrait of an elderly Ho-Chunk man and woman posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a suit jacket, shirt with wat...
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Studio Portrait of John Clay and Grace Decorra

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Description: Studio portrait of Nebraska Winnebago John Clay (WaCheDaKaw) posing standing in front of a painted backdrop on the left. He is wearing a suit and hat. Grac...
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"Oriental" Costumes

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Description: A group of people wearing Asian costumes of "Oriental stereotypes." In the back row from left to right are Robert Bloch, Alice Bedard, Angie Vail, Mary Jo ...
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Couple in Horse-Drawn Sleigh

Date: 1913
Description: Winter scene of couple in horse-drawn sleigh on residential street.
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Sarnoff of NBC

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Description: Robert Sarnoff (center), president of NBC, at a social gathering in Tokyo with Cecil Brown, the head of NBC's bureau in Tokyo, and Martha Brown.
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Lifke Barn

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Description: Arnold and Bernice Lifke were married 59 years ago, when Arnie returned from serving in the Marine Corp in the SW Pacific. They have lived on the farm most...
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Hilgendorf Barn — Exterior

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Description: Lloyd and Kim Hilgendorf live at W2050 McArthur (Section 17). After working in the iron mines at Neda, Lloyds's great-grandfather, Whilhelm Hilgendorf, and...
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Hilgendorf Barn — Interior

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Description: The Hilgendorfs farm 300 acres with 55 milking cows and 45 heifers and calves. On this day they produced a little over 3,000 lbs. of milk.
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Neitzel Barn

Date: 2004
Description: Jim and Donna Neitzel own this barn at W1734 Hwy TW (Section 5). They purchased it 23 years ago. This barn has been in the Neitzel name for 100 years and w...

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