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Alexandra, Princess of Wales

Date: 1865
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Alexandra, Princess of Wales, later Queen of the United Kingdom, posing with a toddler in her ar...
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High School Baseball Team

Date: 1885
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a high school baseball team.
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Studio Wedding Couple

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a couple posed in a studio. The man is standing and the woman is sitting.
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Alexandra of Denmark

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Description: Three-quarter length standing carte-de-visite portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Alexandra of Denmark, Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the ...
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Czar and Czarina of Russia

Date: 1890
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Tsar Alexander III and Tsarina Maria Feodorovna.
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William Askew Addington and Adaline Amanda Kelly Addington

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of William Askew Addington and Adaline Amanda Kelly Addington. William was drafted into the Confederate army in his 40s. Af...
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Deane Adams and Friends

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Description: Three men sit at a table with coffee cups in front of them. A caption identifies them as "Dean [sic] Adams and friends." Deane Adams was co-founder of the ...
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Helping Hands Mural

Date: 07 21 2018
Description: Helping Hands Mural on Main Street parking ramp by Landon Sheely.
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Construction Equipment at LPL Mural and Steeple

Date: 02 19 2020
Description: Construction equipment at the LPL mural with the steeple of Christ Church Episcopal in the background.
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The Zerk Museum Interior

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Description: Exhibits in the Zerk museum. Display tables are in the foreground. Photographs are along the back wall, and above them are murals of dinosaurs and other ex...
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Portrait of Mary Griggs as a Child

Date: 1925
Description: Studio portrait of Mary Griggs as a young girl, taken in St. Paul, MN.
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Watertown, A City of Stories

Date: 1995
Description: Text on front reads: "Watertown. Willkommen in Watertown. A City of Stories. Watertown, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Front: Watertown, Wisconsin is home to a g...
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Fight Incident from Paul Bunyan Legend

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Description: Framed mural depicting two men struggling against each other. One is holding an axe. Caption reads: "Fight incident from Paul Bunyan legend. Mural painting...
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Colonial Period Travel by State Coach

Date: 02 04 1945
Description: Colonial period travel by stagecoach which is halted at an inn and the horses are being changed, some of the passengers are getting off, one of four murals...
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Supreme Courtroom Mural

Date: 01 30 1931
Description: Supreme Courtroom mural, "Signing of the Magna Carta" in the Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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Supreme Courtroom Mural

Date: 01 30 1931
Description: Supreme Courtroom mural "Signing of the Declaration of Independence" in the Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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Supreme Courtroom Mural

Date: 01 30 1931
Description: Supreme Courtroom mural "Trial of Chief Oshkosh" in the Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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Grace Episcopal Church Gypsy Group

Date: 04 18 1933
Description: Grace Episcopal Church bazaar group dressed as gypsies. People sitting are: Lillian Markee as fortune teller foretelling the future of Ruth Luetscher. Stan...
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Heick Transfer Company Booth at ESBMA Fall Festival

Date: 09 11 1929
Description: Detlev C. Heick Transfer Company, booth at ESBMA fall festival. The booth is featuring a Heick toy truck and other toy vehicles.
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Middleton High School Freshman Class

Date: 12 10 1928
Description: Indoor group portrait of the Middleton High School freshman class.

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