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Man with Camera Near McCormick Works

Date: 08 08 1914
Description: A photographer is standing near a camera on the bank of the Chicago River. He likely works for International Harvester Company and appears to be photograph...
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Viaduct

Date: 1889
Description: Chicago & North Western Railway viaduct on the line along the Milwaukee River. The viaduct has two arched passages, and stones and rocks lining the path f...
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Photographer at Work near a River

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Description: A photographer is setting up for a shot of a man by a river. Across the river are buildings with advertisements and signs. A large log transport is on the ...
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Bennett on Platform in the Wisconsin River

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Description: Henry Hamilton Bennett stands with his camera on a platform. He built the platform in order to take photographs of passengers in the boats that toured the ...
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Alice in Dairyland

Date: 08 1948
Description: A woman in a uniform places a lei of orchids around Margaret McGuire's neck as she accepts the role of Centennial Queen on a stage at the Wisconsin Centenn...
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Focus On Theresa

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Description: Cover of Jim Widmer's "Focus On Theresa" series. Text reads, "How we looked in the late 1940s & 1950s."
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Twin Towers

Date: 1973
Description: "The Twin Towers of Lower Manhattan stand majestic as a tour boat goes by."
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Theresa Documentary Cover Page

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Description: "Theresa Documentary. Black & White Photos By Jim Widmer."
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Theresa Documentary Cover Page

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Description: "Theresa Documentary 1975, 76, 77, 78, & 79. Black & White Photos by Jim Widmer."
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Theresa Documentary Cover Page

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Description: Cover image for the Theresa Documentary 1981, 82, & 83. Volume C. Black & White Photos by Jim Widmer.
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Theresa Documentary Cover Page

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Description: "Theresa Documentary 1983, 84, & 85. Volume D. Black & White Photos by Jim Widmer."
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Theresa Documentary Cover Page

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Description: "Theresa Documentary, 1986, 87, 88, & 89, Volume E, Black & White Photos by Jim Widmer."
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Mayville Photographer

Date: 06 10 1997
Description: "Sporting three cameras, Mayville's famous photographer, Edgar G. Mueller, was photographed as he recorded the cupola restoration on the White Limestone Sc...
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Mayville Photographer

Date: 06 10 1997
Description: "Photographer Edgar G. Mueller of Mayville."
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Buttonhole Camera Negative 14

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Description: Five circular images on a glass plate negative from the Stirn Concealed Vest Camera. One spot is unexposed. The five images are of women posing outdoors, a...
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Walker and Trump Protest Puppets

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: A group of people are taking photographs of the protesters outside the Republican presidential debate. In the center are two giant effigy puppets of Donald...
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Edwin Stein Using a Telephoto Lens on the Capitol Square

Date: 11 06 1957
Description: Edwin Stein taking photographs of people around Capitol Square using a new telephoto lens. He is down the block from the new Belmont Hotel and in front of ...

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