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Clara Resting

Date: 1908
Description: Clara Middleton lies on a love seat with her feet supported on a folding rocking chair.
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Woman Sitting Outdoors

Date: 1900
Description: Woman sitting outdoor in a chair near a tree with roadway and slight hill behind.
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Portrait of the Petersons

Date: 1899
Description: Indoor view of an elderly man posing sitting in a chair, and an elderly woman standing. They are probably in a bedroom. Perhaps the Peterson family.
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Woman Sitting in Chair with Cane

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Description: Woman posing sitting in a chair and holding a cane in the yard of a house, probably Mrs. Hassel Phillips.
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Black River Falls Barbershop

Date: 1895
Description: The interior of a barbershop with customers in chairs and barbers at work. Numerous mirrors, pictures, and lamps are hanging from the walls and ceiling.
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Viet Cong Prisoner

Date: 11 1965
Description: Viet Cong prisoner seated with his legs bound and his hands on his head. He is encircled by barbed wire. Soldiers are behind him.
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Portrait of Janus (James) Bruce Cartter

Date: 1897
Description: Studio portrait of a man posing sitting in a chair at a table with books on top, possibly Janus (James) Bruce Cartter, 1815-1897. He is in front of a paint...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Historical Society Librarian's Office

Date: 04 1892
Description: Daniel Steele Durrie, librarian of the Wisconsin Historical Society, seated at his desk in the South Wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol. This photograph ...
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Woman Sitting Outdoors & Outdoor Portrait of Man and Woman

Date: 1900
Description: Two images: Left side is: Woman sitting outside in a chair near a tree with roadway and slight hill behind. On the right side is: Man posing sitting in a c...
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Group Posing by Organ

Date: 1899
Description: Group of people posing around an organ. A young woman in a white dress is sitting at the organ, facing left, with an older man behind her on the right. On ...
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Studio Portrait of Two Brothers

Date: 1894
Description: Studio portrait of two young brothers, standing side by side. The man on the right has his hand on his brother's shoulder. They are both are wearing hats a...
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John Gould Anthony, Zoologist

Date: 1863
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of John Gould Anthony (1804-1877), head of the Conchology department at the Museum of Comparative Zoology from 1863 until his deat...
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Hall

Date: 1928
Description: A tiled hall area in the 1928 addition to the home of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese. A small stairway is on the right. The walls are wood paneled.
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Bedroom

Date: 1924
Description: A small table with books on the lower shelf is standing in front of the fireplace in a bedroom of the George and Henriette Brumder mansion at the corner of...
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Portrait of Two Men on Chair

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of two seated men with their legs crossed toward each other. One man has his arm over the chair back, and is sitting on the arm of the chai...
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High School Graduation in Opera House

Date: 1897
Description: Two young men and ten young women in white dresses sitting in a semi circle on the stage of the Black River Falls Opera House. The stage is decorated with ...
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John Lewis Russell, Botanist

Date: 1869
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of John L. Russell (1808-1873), Botanist. From 1831-1854, Russell served as a Unitarian minister in a number of cities. Served as...
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Entrance Hall

Date: 1928
Description: The entrance hall and stairway in the home of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese. There is a grandfather clock and antique rush seat chair in the hall,...
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Woman with Cane and Two Girls — Double Negative

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Description: On left: Woman posed sitting in a chair and holding a cane in the yard of a house, probably Mrs. Hassel Phillips. On right: Studio portrait of two young gi...
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Library

Date: 1924
Description: Tall bookcases flanking a large fireplace in the library of the George and Henriette Brumder mansion at the corner of Grand (later Wisconsin) Avenue and 18...

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