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Al. Ringling Theatre

Date: 2009
Description: View of Al. Ringling Theatre's auditorium and stage from the central rear box. View includes a painted theater curtain, painted ceiling panels and shows th...
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Al. Ringling Theatre

Date: 2009
Description: Close-up of plasterwork and a painted wall panel in the Al. Ringling Theatre. Painting features Venus and cupids lounging in the clouds.
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Al. Ringling Theatre

Date: 2009
Description: View of Al. Ringling Theatre's auditorium from rear of stage.
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Norwegian Chest

Date: 1930
Description: A Scandinavian chest with old script and rosemaling. The metal fittings are handmade.
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Scandinavian Chests

Date: 1930
Description: Two Scandinavian chests with handmade metal fittings and decorative rosemaling. The chest on the right is dated 1831.
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Baraboo Basketball Team

Date: 1916
Description: A group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the 1916 Baraboo basketball team, winners of the Wisconsin State Basketball Tournament held at Lawrence ...
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Jennie Rooney

Date: 1930
Description: A young woman poses seated in front of a painted forest backdrop. She wears wings and is wrapped in a diaphanous material. On the left on the ground is a s...
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Woman Knitting

Date: 1930
Description: An elderly woman in an old-fashioned dress sits and knits by a table in front of a painted backdrop.
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Woman with Basket

Date: 1930
Description: A young woman poses with a basket of flowers over one arm. She wears an old-fashioned costume and stands in front of a painted backdrop which mimics a ston...
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Angel in the Woods

Date: 1930
Description: A model posed as an angel sits on the ground in front of a sylvan backdrop, warming her hands over a fire. She wears wings and a dress of diaphanous materi...
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Young Hunter

Date: 1925
Description: A studio portrait of a young man in front of a painted backdrop wearing rubber boots holding his gun and a dead fox with his dog standing nearby.
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Depot and Yards

Date: 1911
Description: View across railroad tracks of the Merrimac train depot. Against the building a man poses on top of a ladder. He is repainting the exterior. There is a hou...
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Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater

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Description: The Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater themed circus wagon.
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Theater Interior

Date: 1925
Description: Interior view of the Al. Ringling Theatre highlighting the elaborate woodwork, central chandelier, and stage curtain, which features the painting "Serenade...
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Native American Woman

Date: 1920
Description: Unidentified Native American woman, probably Ho Chunk, posing for a seated, waist-up stereograph portrait in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a ...

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