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Portrait of Charles Van Schaick and Boy

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Description: A studio portrait of Charles Van Schaick, sitting on a stool in front of a painted backdrop, holding and hugging a small boy on his lap.
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Two Deer Heads on a Wall

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Description: Two male deer heads are mounted on a wall.
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Tree Sections at Sawmill

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Description: Man posing standing among tree sections on a sawmill floor.
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Vegetable Garden

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Description: Outdoor view of a yard with vegetation and wooden buildings.
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Two-Story Frame House

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Description: View over fence towards a two-story frame house with yard.
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Two-Story Frame House

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Description: View across yard towards a two-story frame house with two porches.
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Man in Buggy

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Description: Man in a top-buggy posing with a team of two horses in front of the Merchants Hotel.
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Man and Woman Posed on Horseback

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Description: A man and woman pose on separate horses in a snow-covered farmyard.
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Deceased Man on Bed

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Description: Portrait of a deceased man lying in state on a bed.
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Ho-Chunk Summer Lodge

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Description: A Ho-Chunk summer lodge among trees.
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One-Room Cabin

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Description: One room wooden cabin with a shingle roof surrounded by a post fence.
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Man with a French Horn

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Description: Studio portrait of a European American man posing standing and holding a french horn.
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Floral Arrangement on an Organ

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Description: View of a floral arrangement sitting on an organ.
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Small Wooden House

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a small wooden house and bare trees in the yard.
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Tents Among Trees

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Description: Outdoor view of tents among trees in the distance.
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Event Tent

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Description: Outdoor view of several makeshift canopies with people underneath.
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Model Train

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Description: View of a model train set up on a table indoors.
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Farm and Rural Homestead

Date: 1890
Description: Bucolic scene in Wisconsin illustrates agricultural prosperity after the depression.
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Woman Carrying Straw

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Description: Woman carrying straw into a log shed. The straw is probably bedding for cattle.
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By the Piano

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Description: Two women and a man posing by a piano.

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