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Aerial View of the Isthmus

Date: 1908
Description: A panoramic aerial view of the Isthmus taken from a kite. Lake Mendota is to the right in the background with Picnic Point jutting into the lake. The photo...
Photograph

Military Portrait

Date: 1900
Description: Unknown soldier in full dress uniform.
Photograph

Aerial View of the Madison Isthmus

Date: 05 09 1908
Description: Kite aerial panoramic photograph of the central business district. In the distance is Lake Mendota. The fire damaged Wisconsin State Capitol is in the cent...
Photograph

Portrait of a Child

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an African American child (probably a girl) wearing a white dress. Text written on the back of the photog...
Photograph

Daily News and Henry Reimer's Photo Materials Buildings

Date: 06 08 1905
Description: The Daily News and Henry Reimer's Photo Materials store, located on the west side of North Plankinton Avenue, between West Wisconsin Avenue and West Wells ...
Photograph

Girl Standing in Snow

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of a young girl, clothed in a winter coat, bonnet, and muff, with fake snow on the ground and falling all around her.
Postcard

Young Boy with Tricycle

Date: 1908
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young boy with a tricycle.
Historical Object

Autochrome Lumiere Plate Box Cover

Date: 1907
Description: Autochrome Lumiere plate box cover that originally contained four plates (plaques).
Photograph

Gerhard Gesell Portrait

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of Gerhard Gesell sitting in a chair reading an issue of the "Photographic Recorder".
Photograph

Crowd on Labor Day

Date: 1907
Description: View of a crowd on Labor Day. The street scene is on W. Second Street where horse-drawn vehicles are parked. To the left of the crowd is the Evans Building...
Photograph

Clara Middleton at Home

Date: 1905
Description: A portrait, possibly a self-portrait, of Clara Middleton seated in her home. She wears a large hat; her gloves rest in her lap. There is a jardiniere with ...
Photograph

Ada James with Others

Date: 1900
Description: Informal studio portrait of Ada James holding a gun, and her father, David G. James in a hat, with four other people dressed in pioneer-type costumes. A wo...
Photograph

Young Child and Bearded Man

Date: 1902
Description: A young girl is sitting on the seat of a farm implement and holding onto reins as an older bearded man is assisting her. The image was likely used as a mod...
Photograph

Two Children with Reaping Hook

Date: 1902
Description: A boy and girl gaze at one another in a haystack, one with a reaping hook and the other with a handful of straw. The children were models and the photograp...
Photograph

Young Girl in Native American Costume

Date: 1902
Description: A young girl posing in Native American costume with bow and arrow in a studio. The image was likely used as a model for an advertising artist.
Photograph

"Pigs in Clover"

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of a young woman posing wearing a dress and bonnet in a studio. She is holding two young pigs. The image was likely used by the McCormick Harvesti...
Photograph

Hunter with Gun and Dogs

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young man holding a shotgun, and two dogs posing on a sheepskin rug.
Postcard

Studio Portrait of a Young Woman

Date: 1906
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a young woman standing in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a dark dress, hair bow and shoes. A crucifix is hangin...
Photograph

1906 Cassville Baseball Team

Date: 1906
Description: Studio group portrait of the 1906 Cassville Baseball Club, with C.B.C. on their shirts. Team members: R. Bergum, third base; A. Kleinpell, Captain, O. Ishm...
Photograph

A Boy with his Tricycle

Date: 1908
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young boy with a tricycle.

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