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McCormick Catalog Art

Date: 1890
Description: Lithograph illustration for the back cover of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog. Shows a gentleman sitting in a Victorian parlor pointing to...
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Presidential Campaign Cartoon

Date: 1856
Description: Political cartoon for Presidential Campaign that is Pro-Fremont, anti-Buchanan. John C. Fremont, Republican, and his wife Jessie Benton Fremont, are shown ...
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The Schildhauers looking at Photographs

Date: 1897
Description: Four Schildhauers: H., Annie, Rudolph and Edward, sit in a parlor and look at a photo album.
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Men Gathered Over Corn Testing

Date: 1913
Description: Four men gathered over agriculture work. Original caption reads: "Assistant County Superintendent Calley explaining corn testing work to the school directo...
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General Store

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Description: Four men, a dog and a boy sitting on the porch of the general store. Signs in the windows read, "Ferry & Co. Seeds" and "Rape seed for sale." A barn and wi...
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Rogers Family

Date: 11 17 1898
Description: Group portrait of the Rogers family. Pictured are William Henry Rogers, Clark M. Putnam, Maude Rogers, Martha Rogers, Grace (Rogers) Putnam and Mrs. Willia...
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Herman Bentert with Accordion

Date: 03 1900
Description: Portrait of Herman Bentert with an accordion in Bentert's sitting room.
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Christmas Scene

Date: 1915
Description: Family holiday scene in a living room or parlor. A Christmas tree is perched on a table in the center of the image. It is trimmed with tinsel garland, shin...
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Professor Rasmus B. Anderson at Home

Date: 1902
Description: Professor Rasmus B. Anderson, noted authority on Scandinavian affairs, with Karema Anderson and his son Rolf, with dog “Ned”, in their home.
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The Matchetts and Hulls

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Description: Indoor group portrait of an European American group, including two elderly women, two men, a woman, and two children. They are identified, from left to rig...
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Indoor Portrait of Two European American Men

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Description: Indoor portrait of two unidentified men posing sitting in rocking chairs in a room. Behind them on the wall is a framed diploma from Black River Falls High...
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Studio Group Portrait

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Description: Studio group portrait of three men posing standing behind a woman posing sitting in a chair, flanked by twins posing sitting on the ground. The persons are...
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Spaulding Family

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Description: Group portrait of three men posing standing and three women posing sitting. The man in the center is identified as John Mills. The women are from left to r...
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Mr. and Mrs. Edward Petersen

Date: 1900
Description: Edward Petersen poses, seated in a chair, and his wife stands next to him on the left. They appear to be reading papers which Edward is holding. Behind the...
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Mr. and Mrs. Clint Smith

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Description: Interior portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Clint Smith. He is seated on a fainting couch on the left, and she is sitting in a chair behind him on the right. There i...
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Straubels and Kemnitzes Playing Cards

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Description: Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L.G. Straubel playing cards in a parlor with Mr. and Mrs. Kemnitz
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Tenny and Underwood

Date: 1905
Description: Two gentlemen, identified as E. Tenny, of Denver Colorado, left, and E.W. Underwood of Montello, Wisconsin, are posing sitting in the parlor of Underwood's...
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Wedding Party

Date: 1905
Description: An available light interior group portrait of a bride and groom with their attendants, an older gentleman, likely the officiant, at far right and a flower ...

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