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Alma, Wisconsin

Date: 1883
Description: Man waving his hat in foreground with Alma, Wisconsin, visible in background across the Mississippi River.
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Cattle Drive In Alma

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Description: Farmers driving their cattle to a stockyard near the Burlington Depot, a weekly occurrence.
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Girls in a Ring

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three girls holding hands in a ring (dancing).
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Gesell Children Studio Portrait

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Description: Four of the Gesell children in a studio setting in front of a painted backdrop.
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Arnold Gesell with Tricycle

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Arnold Gesell with a large tricycle.
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Arnold Gesell as Roughrider

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop showing Arnold Gesell in a humorous pose dressed as Theodore Roosevelt in his Roughrider days.
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Swimming in the Mississippi River

Date: 1890
Description: View across water towards men and boys swimming and splashing in the Mississippi River. Alma is in the background on the far shoreline.
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Steamer "Lily"

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Description: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers buoy tender "Lily".
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Betsey Busied by Bossy's Butter

Date: 1905
Description: Woman churning butter.
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Christine Gesell and Son Arnold Gesell

Date: 1880
Description: Oval studio portrait of Christine Gesell, the photographer's wife, and son Arnold Gesell. Caption on reverse reads "1/2 yr - 1 yr."
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"The Gang's All Here" University of Wisconsin Bonfire

Date: 1903
Description: Large crowd gathered at University of Wisconsin bonfire, perhaps after a football game. Text "The gang's all here" is written on the negative.
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Alma from across the Mississippi River

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Description: Alma from across the Mississippi River. Steamer 'U.S. General Barnard" is at a landing.
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Gesell Boys in Baseball Pose

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two of the Gesell boys in a baseball pose.
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The Threshing Crew

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Description: Wisconsin threshing crew, with steam operated tractor, in Buffalo county.
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Boys on Mississippi River

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Description: Groups of boys on the Mississippi River shore undressing for a swim. Alma is visible across the river.
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Beef Slough Near Alma

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Description: Lumber raft in the water near the shoreline with two paddle wheel steamboats and a bluff in the distance.
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Larry Giese, Louie Mueller, and Gerhard Zimmerman

Date: 10 2002
Description: Larry Giese, a retired John Deere employee, poses with friends of the Giese family, Louie Mueller and Gerhard Zimmerman of Mayville, Wisconsin. Mueller, 99...
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Fountain City Magistrates

Date: 1888
Description: Outdoor group portrait of magistrates sitting around a table in front of the fire house. Identified (left to right): Edward Funke, William Schuster, David ...
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Children Wading in Lake

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Description: Three girls wade in a lake near Alma while another watches from a pier. A boy fishes from from a boat nearby.
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Town on Mississippi River in Winter

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Description: View across the Mississippi River showing a town located on a bluff, possibly Fountain City and Eagle Bluff, covered with snow.

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