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Child at Library

Date: 10 09 1961
Description: A girl enjoys a book at the library.
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Classroom Reading

Date: 02 04 1957
Description: Classroom reading activities at school.
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Female Student Daydreams at Desk

Date: 1929
Description: Adolescent schoolgirl Miss Genivieve Graves seems to be daydreaming at her school desk.
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Kate Schmedeman

Date: 09 23 1932
Description: Portrait of Kate Schmedeman, Mayor Albert G. Schmedeman's wife, sitting in a chair beside a fireplace reading a book in her home, 504 Wisconsin Avenue.
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Off to School

Date: 09 03 1931
Description: Wayne Jr. and Marion Klein leave home at 710 Conklin Place for school.
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Middleton High School Girls Group

Date: 01 13 1931
Description: Group portrait of Middleton High School girls group.
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Christmas Scene

Date: 12 28 1928
Description: A little girl posing in a living room with a Christmas tree, toys, and a doll she got for Christmas.
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Paul H. Ryan, as an Attorney

Date: 1905
Description: Paul H. Ryan, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as an attorney, sitting at a desk with his feet up. The bottom of his shoes bear ...
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Portrait of William Tennant

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Description: A studio portrait of William Tennant, sitting in a chair wearing a suit jacket and trousers. He is holding a cane and a book in front of a painted backdrop...
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Two Girls on Their Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait of two unidentified girls on the occasion of their First Communion. They are standing and wearing wh...
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Four Young Women Reading Books

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Description: Four young women sitting around a table and reading books while posing for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing white blouses...
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Mrs. Brandel and Max the Dog

Date: 1925
Description: Mrs. E.W. Brandel sits in a rocking chair on the porch at Fox Lake leaning on the edge of a table. She has a book on her lap and Max the family dog is at h...
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Madison Public Library

Date: 1913
Description: Interior view of the Madison Public Library, circulation desk. Cardboard backing reads: "1913, Main Loan Desk." A large group of women in winter coats and ...
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Bloch as King Geek

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Description: Robert Bloch, standing next to shelves of books, in front of a door covered with cardboard. He is wearing the gaudy costume of the King Geek for a photo sh...
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Portrait of Alice Bedard

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Description: "Formal" full-length portrait of Bedard in the Brady Street "Lab." Harold Gauer states she was, "...a sweet and reserved girl, with no pretense whatsoever....
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Robert and Angie Vail

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Description: Robert and Angie Vail pose with drinks at a nautical themed costume party.
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Humorous Bookends

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Description: "Shoe" bookends holding together a group of books with humorous fiction titles.
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Doris Harper with Grandchildren

Date: 11 22 1950
Description: Mrs. Carl S. (Doris) Harper of 3 Cambridge Road is pictured with her two granddaughters, Susan, age one and a half (left), and Catherine, three and a half,...
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James Williams

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of James Williams, Company A, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, sitting and reading a book in front of a painted backdrop.
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Winslow Relics

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Description: Group of relics of Edward Winslow, pilgrim leader and governor of Plymouth Colony. Features sword, crest, portrait, book, a locking box, a set of baby shoe...

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