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William H. Metcalf

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of William H. Metcalf.
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Portrait of Elderly Couple

Date: 1893
Description: Studio portrait of an elderly couple, both seated in chairs 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 John Hazen Hill

Date: 1910
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man with a beard posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He is smoking a pipe and holding a cane in his left ...
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Back Street Cafe — Interior

Date: 01 22 1999
Description: "Fish Fries are very reasonable at the Back Street Cafe. Red Fish (similar to Perch) are only $4.95. A large glass of Slice is 45¢. Our waiter is Brock Cot...
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Schuyler Street Pub — Interior

Date: 01 16 2004
Description: "Mike Wagner, the tattooed owner of Schuyler Street Pub, brought us their delicious food. Mike told us that he is a devoted biker."
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Coliseum Sports Bar and Grill — Interior

Date: 12 22 2006
Description: "Mark and Eiko Marrese were our guests at the Coliseum. Anie was our waitress."
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Nyhus Family

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of eleven members of the Nyhus family, including four women, four men, and three young boys.
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F. and G. Stanley Families

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Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of some 22 members of the F. and G. Stanley families, associated with the F. and G. Stanley Manufacturing Pla...
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Two Portraits of an Elderly Man

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Description: Two portraits of an elderly man with a beard posing sitting with a Farmer's Almanac in his coat pocket. Behind him is a dropcloth for a backdrop.
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Elderly Man with Cane

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Description: Studio portrait of an elderly man with a beard posing sitting and holding a cane.
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Father of Ed Lyon

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of an elderly European American man, partially bald, sitting and wearing a dark-colored suit coat, vest, and bow tie. Man identifi...
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Studio Portrait of European American Couple

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified elderly woman posing standing on the left, and an unidentified elderly man po...
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Studio Portrait of Elderly European American Man with Young Girl

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an elderly man with a beard and moustache posing sitting. He is holding a child posing standi...
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Charles J. Van Schaick

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an elderly European American man posing sitting. Identified as Charles J. Van Schaick.
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Studio Portrait of European American Man

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of an unidentified elderly man with a long beard posing sitting. He is wearing a dark-colored suit coat.
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Paul Vanderbilt and Thematic Panel

Date: 10 1984
Description: Paul Vanderbilt, the curator emeritus of Iconographic collections at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, poses in front of one of his Thematic Panel...
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Badger State Banner Crew

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of seven men — the Badger State Banner Crew. Back row from left: D.M. Gross, George Cooper, John Niediser, R...
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Anniversary Portrait

Date: 1918
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an elderly couple for their 50th anniversary. The woman is sitting, and the man is standing. ...
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John Lloyd Jones

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Description: A hand-colored studio portrait of John Lloyd Jones.

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