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Children Posing with Nun

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Description: Studio portrait of three children with flower bouquets in front of a painted backdrop. One boy is seated and two girls are standing. All of the children ar...
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Girls on Their Graduation

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of two girls on the occasion of their graduation. They are dressed in white dresses with bows in their hair, cor...
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Rose Worringer on Her Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a seated studio portrait of Rose Worringer on the occasion of her First Communion. She has a decorative bouquet of flowers pinned ...
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Woman in White

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of draperies and a painted backdrop of a young woman wearing a full-length white dress with a lacy bodice and a pastel...
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Young Woman with Diploma

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait of a Young woman in front of a painted backdrop. She is standing posed next to a chair with a scroll...
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Woman Seated in a Chair

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman seated in an ornate wicker chair in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a light-colored dress, pearls and a ...
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Interior View of Dining Room with Piano

Date: 1935
Description: Interior view of a room with a dining set of table and chairs. On the wall on the left is what appears to be a Victrola cabinet. On the right is a piano, r...
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Studio Portrait of Woman with Hand Fan

Date: 1890
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a woman posing standing, holding a hand fan, and wearing a corsage.
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Studio Portrait of Two Men

Date: 1910
Description: Full-length studio portrait of two men in front of a painted backdrop. One man is seated and the other is perched on the arm of the chair. They are both we...
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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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Woman with Cane and Two Girls — Double Negative

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Description: On left: Woman posed sitting in a chair and holding a cane in the yard of a house, probably Mrs. Hassel Phillips. On right: Studio portrait of two young gi...
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Child's Casket

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Description: Indoor view of a small, light-colored casket resting on a table covered with a drape. The coffin is surrounded by flowers and flower arrangements on tables...
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The "Family of Man" Exhibit

Date: 10 01 1958
Description: Guests at the evening opening party for the "Family of Man" photographic exhibition at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. The exhibition was organi...
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Laurie, Muriel and James Peterson Outdoors

Date: 1913
Description: Laurie Peterson, standing, and Muriel Peterson, kneeling, pose as if taking photographs of James seated on the ground. They each hold a camera. James is tu...
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Outdoor Entertainment

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Description: Stereograph of Reverend I.A. Ottesen with his family and visitors sharing outdoor refreshments. On the front table are two stereograph viewers and stereogr...

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