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Family Group in Front of Farm Buildings

Date: 1890
Description: Man and woman posing sitting, each holding a child in their lap, and a young man, girl, and a boy holding a toy horn, are posing standing. The group is pos...
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Norwegian Family with Possessions

Date: 1870
Description: Norwegian family posing with their household possessions, in front of their home. The man dressed in military uniform is a Civil War veteran. Madison, Wisc...
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Family in their Living Room

Date: 1955
Description: Family in their living room. The mother watches television, the father reads a newspaper, the daughter reads a book, and two sons play with a train set.
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Father with Three Children

Date: 05 1958
Description: A father, Peter Froeming, watching as his three children George, Robert, and Roseann are playing with wooden blocks, with a small toy canoe in the foregrou...
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Children by Christmas Tree

Date: 01 1905
Description: Young children, Jennie and Edgar Krueger, playing with toys near their family Christmas tree.
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Family in Toy Store

Date: 10 23 1924
Description: Boy sitting in a "McFarlan" toy car as two men and a woman are looking on. The group appears to be in a toy store or toy department, with other toy cars, a...
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Children at Christmas Party

Date: 12 24 1945
Description: Group portrait of children wearing winter coats and boots, who have received Christmas gifts at a party sponsored by the Rennebohm's drug stores.
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William J. Hobbins Family

Date: 12 26 1934
Description: Group portrait of William J. and Mae Hobbins, and their son Jimmie sitting on a sofa in front of a Christmas tree in their home near Camp Indianola. Hobbin...
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Isabel La Follette & Children

Date: 01 07 1935
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Phillip (Isabel) La Follette with Bob and Judy, her children, at the Governor's Residence, 130 East Gilman Street.
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Robert and Judy La Follette

Date: 11 08 1934
Description: Robert La Follette, 8, holding large wooden boat, and Judy La Follette, 5, holding a doll. They are the children of Governor-elect Phillip La Follette and ...
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Bob and Judy La Follette

Date: 11 08 1934
Description: Portrait of Bob La Follette, 8, holding airplane model, and Judy La Follette, 5, holding her doll, children of Governor elect Phillip La Follette and Isabe...
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Ketchum Family

Date: 06 12 1932
Description: Group portrait of the Ketchum family posing outdoors.
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Christmas Morning at the McVicars

Date: 12 25 1930
Description: Malcolm (left) and Richard McVicar playing with their new toys (including a toy truck) in front of the tree on Christmas morning.
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Richard and Malcom McVicar

Date: 12 25 1930
Description: Richard and Malcom McVicar sitting on the floor playing with toys. In front of the boys are small signs that read: "Malcom" and "Richard." There is a Chris...
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Woman with Two Children

Date: 1882
Description: Woman sitting in a chair reading, with one child on a rocking horse and another child in a high chair.
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Family of Herman Amberg Preus Playing Croquet

Date: 1873
Description: A family is gathered in a yard playing croquet. Nearby a child sits on a rocking horse and holds onto a small wagon. Behind that are some women and another...
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Family and Home of Herman Amberg Preus

Date: 1873
Description: A family is gathered in a yard around a table with a child on a rocking horse. The frame house behind them has a railing on its porch roof and latticework....
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Reverend Peter Andreas Rasmussen and Family

Date: 1878
Description: The Reverend Peter Andreas Rasmussen (1829-1898) is shaking the hand of a woman, possibly his wife Ragnhild Holland Rasmussen. Someone has apparently just ...
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Williamson Family Poses outside with Grandmother

Date: 1873
Description: A family poses in a yard around a table. The grandmother appears to have an embroidery hoop in her lap. In the background on the right is a grindstone. Fur...

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