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The Phillips Family

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Description: The members of the Phillips family stand on the lawn outside of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Armory (Red Gym or Old Red).
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Young Woman Raking Leaves

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Description: A young woman wearing a dress and a hat rakes leaves in a yard. In the background, a neighboring house is adorned with detailed fretwork brackets on an out...
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Woman on Horseback

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Description: Mrs. Sterling, an instructor in German at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, rides horseback in a neighborhood. In the background are several residences,...
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Women and Child at the Edge of Lake Mendota

Date: 1894
Description: Elevated view of three women and a young girl standing at the edge of a small cliff on the shores of Lake Mendota. Various shrubs and small trees grow on t...
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Wisconsin School for the Deaf Chapel

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Description: Interior view of the chapel at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf. Rows of empty, bow back chairs face a stage, where more chairs are set up under bunting a...
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Soldiers Returning Home

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Description: Elevated view of a large crowd gathered to welcome the 1st Regiment home from the Spanish-American war.
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Young Woman with a Bicycle

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Description: Mrs. Annie Coon stands in a front yard with a bicycle, probably on the 400 block of West Washington Avenue. A long line of trees grow along the street of t...
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Women Posing for an Outdoor Photograph

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Description: Three women, from left to right: Mrs. Lucy, Mrs. Theresa and Mrs. Cosgrove. They are posing near a front porch.
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Resting on a Porch

Date: 1899
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Chas Joss and Mrs. Van Dyke sit on a residential porch. A planter of ivy is in front of a narrow window on the left, and the porch has decorat...
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Picnic in the Woods

Date: 1898
Description: A group of men, women, and children gather for a picnic in the woods. A large picnic blanket covers the ground as the individuals pose for a photograph.
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Relaxing in the Woods

Date: 1898
Description: A group of men, women, and children pose for a photograph as they relax in the woods around a large hammock. In the background is a shoreline.
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Judge A.S. Zimmerman's House

Date: 1898
Description: Exterior view of Judge A.S. Zimmerman's home on West Main Street. Mrs. Zimmerman stands outside the house in the yard and tends to a plant. Mr. Zimmerman s...
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Mr. and Mrs. A.S. Zimmerman

Date: 1898
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman sitting outside their house relaxing in the yard. Mr. Zimmerman reads "The State" paper, and Mrs. Zimmerman has flowers in her hand.
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Mrs. Annie Schildhauer

Date: 1894
Description: Mrs. Annie Schildhauer sitting indoors reading a book.
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A Nun Playing a Lute-Like Instrument

Date: 1898
Description: A nun stands near a piano and plays a lute-like instrument in a house on West Washington Avenue.
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Four Women in a Horse-Drawn Carriage

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Description: Four women, Mrs. D.W. Osbarn(?) Mrs. E.G. Vandercook, Mrs. Wm Master and Mrs. H. Schildhauer, ride in a horse-drawn carriage along a road near Lake Mendota...
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The Schildhauers looking at Photographs

Date: 1897
Description: Four Schildhauers: H., Annie, Rudolph and Edward, sit in a parlor and look at a photo album.
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Mrs. D.W. Osborn in her Wedding Dress

Date: 1896
Description: Mrs. D.W. Osborn sits on a loveseat in a Victorian-era home. She sits in her wedding dress with a bouquet of flowers on her lap.
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Wedding Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Osborn

Date: 1896
Description: Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Osborn stand in a Victorian-era home for their wedding portrait. Shades are pulled over a bay window in the background and white fabric d...
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Woman in a Window

Date: 1898
Description: View from outdoors of a woman, Mrs. Zimmerman, standing indoors at an open window tending to plants that grow in a window box.

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