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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.
Postcard

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.
Photograph

Miriam Bennett Working in Studio

Date: 1969
Description: Close-up of Miriam Bennett working on a photographic print at the Bennett studio. Possibly taken by Ruth Bennett Dyer or Oliver Reese.
Photograph

Rusty's Pub-n-Grub — Interior

Date: 06 20 2008
Description: "Brittany was the cook and waitress at Rusty's Pub-N-Grub." From left to right: Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, Carl Bernhard, Shirley Widmer, and Brittany. Jim Wid...
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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.
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Marguerite Olsen

Date: 1983
Description: "Marguerite Olsen, seated, was honored on this day. Her father, Frank Anninger, was a pioneer photographer who took many Theresa documentary photographs. A...
Postcard

Four Generation Portrait

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Description: Four generation group portrait of (left to right), Mrs. Kalscheur, Mrs. Frank Brunner, Josephine Laufenberg (baby) and Priscilla Bowar in front of a painte...
Poster

David Marcou Photo Exhibition Poster

Date: 1987
Description: A poster advertising David Marcou's photography exhibit at the Pill Hill Gallery in Seoul, South Korea.
Photograph

Weber Brewery

Date: 07 1994
Description: "Standing at the Weber Brewery, 'Gebby' Weber holds a photo that appeared in the March 19, 1961 Milwaukee Journal shortly before the brewery's demise."
Photograph

Elderly Hero

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Description: Autographed carte-de-viste of John L. Burns, the elderly resident of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania who volunteered to fight with the Union Army during the battl...
Photograph

Photos on Display

Date: 01 1989
Description: Photographers Edgar Mueller and Ernie Anheuser display some of Ernie's photos.
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Lewis Arms Later in Life

Date: 05 1999
Description: Lewis Arms at the age of about 81 in Park Street Shoe Repair at 609 South Park Street. Arms is wearing a blue shirt with eyeglasses in the pocket. There is...
Photograph

Observers of the Building Demolition on Capitol Square

Date: 09 26 1957
Description: A man holding a paper-wrapped package under his arm pauses while shopping to watch the demolition of the Pioneer block and Madison Theater on the Madison C...
Photograph

Observers of the Building Demolition on Capitol Square

Date: 09 26 1957
Description: Two men are watching from a shady spot in Capitol Park as buildings are being demolished to make way for a J.C. Penney store. The photograph was taken with...

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