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Charles J. Van Schaick Seated by Window

Date: 1942
Description: Informal portrait of Charles J. Van Schaick sitting by the window in his gallery, taken by his son Roy Van Schaick.
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Charles Anderson Triplets, Born 1900

Date: 06 1900
Description: Indoor portrait of a European American woman posing sitting and holding three infants. Behind her on the left is a European American woman posing standing....
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Autopsy Cadaver and Students

Date: 1900
Description: View of an autopsy cadaver around which eight male students are gathered. The photographer was from Black River Falls, probably Charles Van Schaick. This i...
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Kellogg 350 Drop Switchboard

Date: 09 1921
Description: Two woman operators posed seated at the Kellogg 350 drop switchboard of the telephone exchange. Calendar on the wall shows a date of September 1921.
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Copy Photograph

Date: 08 02 1906
Description: Copy photograph of the same circular photograph of a man and a postmark the reads: "Milwaukee, Wis. Aug. 2, 1906, 11:30 p. m." with different resultant siz...
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Studio Group Portrait of Unidentified European Americans

Date: 1985
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a group of four men and five women.
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Women Playing a Reed Organ

Date: 1900
Description: A woman sits at a reed organ while another looks on.
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Black River Falls Powerhouse

Date: 1910
Description: Man in the interior of the Black River Falls powerhouse.
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Studio Portrait of a Moose Head

Date: 1900
Description: A studio portrait of a taxidermy moose head set in cattails in front of a painted backdrop.
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Studio Group Portrait of Unidentified European American Wedding Party

Date: 1920
Description: Studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a wedding party, including two men, a woman, a girl and a boy. The bridal bouquet is at the bride's...
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1910 Black River Falls Basketball Team

Date: 1910
Description: Studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the 1910 Black River Falls basketball team. Three men are posing sitting, and four men are posing s...
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Bookshelves

Date: 1901
Description: Bookshelves in a law office, with a deer trophy mounted on the wall above. Below the shelves are chairs and a calendar for November 1901.
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Bedroom Interior

Date: 1900
Description: Interior of a bedroom, with part of a bed on the left, a closed door, and a dressing table with a mirror near a window and fireplace mantel. Otherwise unid...
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Betsy Thunder

Date: 02 06 1913
Description: Betsy Thunder, Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) medicine woman, posing in front of a painted backdrop near a prop stone wall.
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Studio Portrait of Two Young Ho-Chunk Women

Date: 1905
Description: Mabel Blackhawk St. Cyr, left, and Louisa Lowcloud Thunderchief Redbird (WaQuaWaZinWinKah).
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1910 Black River Falls High School Basketball Team

Date: 1910
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of six boys posing standing, kneeling, and sitting. Identified as BRF High School basketball team. The boys ...
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Portrait of Henry (Little) Snake

Date: 1915
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man, Henry (Little) Snake (HaRaChoMonEKah), sitting and wearing a scarf around his neck in front of a painted backdr...
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Men in Headdresses

Date: 05 1913
Description: Group of a dozen men mugging for the camera. Poster on the wall advertises a "Grand Picnic and Dance in Miller's Bowery, Caroline, Wis., Sunday, May 18th 1...
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Seated Portrait of Young Ho-Chunk Woman

Date: 1913
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Estelle Julia Decorra, Greendeer, seated. She is wearing a light-colored blouse and a short pearl necklace. In the background i...
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Studio Portrait of Annie Lizzie Falcon

Date: 1920
Description: Full-length portrait of Annie Lizzie Falcon Brown Whitedog Hall (DasChuntAWinKah) standing in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a traditional Ho-...

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