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Alfred C. Clas

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of Alfred C. Clas (1859-1942), Milwaukee architect whose firm designed the Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters building. The architectural f...
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Lieutenant W. James Atkins

Date: 06 22 1944
Description: Portrait of Lieutenant W. James Atkins, son of Mrs. Margaret M. Atkins, served with the British Eighth army of the American Field Service in the Middle Eas...
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Consecration of Bishop Weller as Bishop Coadjutor

Date: 11 08 1900
Description: Consecration of Bishop Weller as Bishop Coadjutor, Diocese of Fund du Lac. Three Bishops seated, l to r: Bishop Nicholson of Milwaukee; Bishop Grafton of F...
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26th of July Movement Meeting in Front of Building

Date: 1958
Description: Meeting of members of the 26th of July Movement in front of a building in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. Fidel Castro is in the foreground a...
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Rogers Family

Date: 1917
Description: Portrait of some of the William Henry Rogers family. Pictured are Maude Rogers Taylor, her parents, William and Martha, and her second son, Lynn H. Taylor.
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Garbage

Date: 12 24 2001
Description: Color publicity photograph of the band members of Garbage, a Madison, Wisconsin rock band. From left to right are Shirley Manson, Steve Marker, Duke Erikso...
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Krueger Family

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Description: Krueger family portrait from left to right of Rexford, Henry, and William Krueger.
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Krueger Family

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Description: Portrait of the Krueger family. From left to right: Mae, Professor Henry, Everett, William, and Rexford Krueger.
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Large Group of People in Yard Outside Log House

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Description: Large group, thirty or so, of men, women, children and infants posing standing in the yard of a house in front of and behind a wooden fence. In the center ...
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Picnic by a River

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Description: Four men and seven women are posing sitting and standing around a picnic on the edge of a river, with a man standing on a bridge in the background. The fir...
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Ferdinand Hotz with the Emperor Maximilian Diamond

Date: 1933
Description: Ferdinand Hotz poses holding the 41.94 carat Emperor Maximilian Diamond, which he owned from 1919 to 1946. He is wearing pince nez glasses and a pearl tie ...
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Franz Massing, Wife and Child

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Description: Half plate ambrotype of Franz Massing with his wife, and daughter Frances. Massing was the founder of the Madison Mannerchor in 1870. The family is seated....
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La Follette Legacy

Date: 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey posed with a portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., who served as the inspiration for many Wisconsin politicians.
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Edward Singleton Holden

Date: 1881
Description: Cabinet card portrait of Edward Holden seated with his legs crossed.
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Family Gathering at Rufus Gillett's

Date: 1919
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the extended Gillett family taken at the home of Sherwin's brother, Rufus.
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Group of Adults on Porch

Date: 1902
Description: Group portrait of nine men and two women seated on a porch. A few of the men are holding cigars, and both of the women are holding umbrellas.
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Employes and Their Wives

Date: 1895
Description: Employes of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway and their wives, Mr. and Mrs. N.J. Edwards, W.H. Lenshan, E.B. McLaird, Alf. Hetig, and George McLair...
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Arthur J. Altmeyer as President of the Permanent Inter-American Committee on Social Security

Date: 1951
Description: Arthur J. Altmeyer, President of the Permanent Inter-American Committee on Social Security, greeting Eva Peron, President of the Inter-American Conference ...
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Russel and Merlin Hull and Sisters

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two European American men and two women. The men are standing behind the seated women, and are wearing da...
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Group Portrait of the Morris Family

Date: 09 24 1896
Description: A Morris family group portrait in their home library. Full bookcases surround a window. Mr. and Mrs. Morris are seated, while their daughter stands between...

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