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Portrait of Senator Robert M. La Follette Jr.

Date: 09 30 1930
Description: Portrait of Senator Robert M. La Follette Jr. at the La Follette Farm in Maple Bluff. There is a spinning wheel beside him on the right near a bookcase.
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Indian Agency House

Date: 1932
Description: Indian Agency House near the site of Fort Winnebago. This is an interior view of the kitchen hearth.
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Agriculture, Manufactures, Fine Arts

Date: 1860
Description: A crop of hemp on the left is feeding through a spinning wheel with the words: "HEMP FOR TRAITORS NORTH OR SOUTH" on it, and then to a gallows with a noose...
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Anna Runstrom and Spinning Wheel

Date: 11 13 1956
Description: Anna Runstrom and her granddaughter, Erica Leigh Runstrom, demonstrate her spinning wheel at the East Side Businessman's hobby show. Erica is wearing a Swe...
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Ladies at Tea

Date: 1925
Description: Group of ladies at an outdoor tea during "homecoming." Behind the woman on the left is a large spinning wheel. An American Flag is standing on the lawn in ...
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Ladies at an Outdoor Tea Party

Date: 1935
Description: Group of ladies sitting and standing at an outdoor tea party during "homecoming." There is a large spinning wheel on the lawn behind the group.

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