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Elizabeth Hull & Elizabeth Nesbit

Date: 1915
Description: Elizabeth Hull & Elizabeth Nesbit, sit outside on a bench on Madeline Island.
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Mary Brandel Posing on Log

Date: 1924
Description: Mary Brandel posing on a weathered log, with fields, fence, and buildings in the background.
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Mary Brandel and Friend with Car

Date: 1925
Description: Mary Brandel and a friend pose on the sideboard of a parked car in what appear to be bathing suits. They are near a drive near a small building on the left...
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Merry Christmas

Date: 1930
Description: Inside of holiday card depicting a family tree. The family photographs are positioned over a pine tree covered with snow. At the bottom is a cartoon of San...
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D-30 Bus Picking Up High School Students

Date: 1938
Description: International D-30 bus with a Picayune body picking up high school students. There is also a young child near the bus, possibly the sister(?) of a student....
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Herold Team of the Milwaukee Turners

Date: 09 21 1886
Description: Twenty-seven young men and George Brosius posing outdoors with sporting equipment. The young men are dressed in short sleeved shirts and pants (possibly an...
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Swimmers on a Pier

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Description: Large group of young women and girls lined up on a pier. A group of them are perched on a diving platform on the end. A man and woman are in a boat in fron...
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Two Indigenous Women

Date: 08 18 1943
Description: A young indigenous woman wearing a flower in her hair poses with an older woman who is balancing a basket on her head on Kiriwina Island in the Solomon Sea...
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Louise Kolafa

Date: 1932
Description: Louise Kolafa, a 15-year old student at the New Fane school, posing near a country road.
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Three Seated Farm Girls

Date: 1895
Description: Three farm girls, probably of German extraction, seated on a bench, playing with three kids (young goats) in their laps. There are buildings in the backgro...
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Jean Emily Dyer Reese

Date: 1944
Description: Outdoor full-length portrait of Jean Emily Dyer (Reese) in her prom dress with a corsage. She is posed on stone steps with the train of her gown spread out...
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Obey Family

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Description: The Obey family poses for a casual outdoor portrait. (Left to right, standing), David, Douglas and Joan, (sitting) Craig. Trees and foliage fill the backgr...
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Teens and Christmas Tree

Date: 12 24 2013
Description: Two teen girls gaze at a Christmas tree with gifts underneath as they sit on the floor in the Temp home. One girl is wearing a turquoise dress and black ti...
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Paper Boy

Date: 2012
Description: Paper boy riding a bike along Charles Street on Labor Day. He is wearing a green shirt, camouflage shorts and white tennis shoes. In the background is a ne...
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Indian Boys Practice Archery

Date: 1956
Description: Six Native American boys and teenagers take part in an archery competition. They are holding their bows and carrying arrows in a bag on their backs. Riley ...
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Daniel J. Travanti

Date: 1958
Description: Daniel J. Travanti smiles as he stands outside on a lawn. He is wearing a suit with a flower pinned to his lapel and is dressed up for his high school grad...
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Family Portrait

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of family on the patio, under the trees.
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William G. Brumder Wedding

Date: 04 28 1934
Description: Outdoor group portrait of William George Brumder, center, and his bride June Johnston on their wedding day in Florida. Pictured with them, from left, are J...
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Trimming the Tree

Date: 1932
Description: The children of Herbert P. and Margaret Bouer Brumder, from left, Herbert E., Philip, and Barbara putting decorations on an electrically lighted Christmas ...
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Christmas 1933

Date: 12 25 1933
Description: The three children of Herbert P. and Margaret Bouer Brumder, from left, Barbara, Herbert E. and Philip, posing standing in the living room of the family ho...

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