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Girls in Yard

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Description: Group of girls posing in the yard of a clapboard house decorated with American flags.
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Wooden Schoolhouse

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Description: View across lawn towards a group of women, men, and children posing standing near and in front of a wooden schoolhouse.
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Crowd at a Speech

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Description: Crowd of men and boys gathered around a tent, probably listening to a political or patriotic speech or debate.
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Crowd at a Speech

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Description: Crowd of men, women, girls and boys gathered around a tent, probably listening to a political or patriotic speech or debate.
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Powwow

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Description: Group of men and drum posed in front of an arbor and an American flag. Native American powwow held six miles east of town.
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Parade Dispersing

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Description: Elevated view of spectators and a marching band leaving a parade. There are bridges crossing a river in the background.
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Disco School

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Description: View towards a boy posing standing in the yard of a wooden schoolhouse, which has a United States flag flying from the belltower. Identified as the school ...
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Gathering of Men

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Description: Group portrait of a group of men posing sitting and standing around a table. There are several female nude photographs hanging on the wall behind them.
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Patriotic Parade

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Description: View across unpaved road towards a group of people on a stagecoach patriotically decorated for a parade on a town street.
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Humbird School, Clark County

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Description: View across field from board sidewalk towards a school near a hill, with an exposed bluff in the background. Identified as the Humbird School in Clark Coun...
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Ho Chunk Powwow

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Description: View across field towards a group of people gathered in a clearing. There is a shelter in the background, and tents are in the far background.
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Scene at Maddock's Residence

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a European American woman posing standing and wearing a Native American costume in front of a wooden porch. The porch is decorated with...
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Aftermath of a Fire

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view of the aftermath of a fire, with several buildings surrounding the cleared area. Identified as Fairchild in Eau Claire County and the remains...
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Gathering in a Park

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Description: View towards a group of people gathered in a park. A structure with flags and patriotic banners is in the background. A band is sitting on chairs in the ce...
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Group of People Posed with U.S. Flag

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Description: Group portrait of a large group of people, primarily children, gathered on the porch of a building with a United States flag.
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Ho-Chunk Powwow Participants

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Description: This photograph of Ho-Chunk powwow participants is a copy made by Van Schaick. From left to right are: John Hazen Hill (HaNaKah), William Hall (HunkKah), W...
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Patriotic Parade Crossing Bridge

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Description: Patriotic parade crossing the bridge into town and probably heading up German Hill. The buildings identified, from right to left, the Spaulding wagon shop,...
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Group Holding American Flags

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Description: Two small girls holding American flags posed standing on the side of a building, while another girl looks outside from the window. To their side stands a w...
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Two Women in a Bedroom

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Description: View across bedroom towards two women sitting together. The woman on the right is holding a guitar. On the left is a dresser with a mirror, and a bed in th...
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A.P. Johnson Tavern on Independence Day

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Description: View from street towards a man and two women sitting in front of a storefront decorated with patriotic streamers. The woman on the left is holding a hand f...

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