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Nellie Grant

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Description: Studio portrait of Nellie Grant, daughter of Ulysses S. Grant, seated in a chair.
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Mrs. Simpson

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Description: Studio portrait of Mrs. Simpson, seated, probably a relative of Ulysses S. Grant. This image is one of several from the Grant family bible.
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Hannah Simpson

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Description: Studio portrait of Hannah Simpson, mother of Ulysses S. Grant. This image is one of several on a page from the Grant family bible.
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Female Relative of Ulysses S. Grant

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Description: Studio portrait of a young woman relative of Ulysses S. Grant. Writing on the photograph reads "Julia Dent Grant", who was the wife of Ulysses S. Grant, bu...
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Female Relative of Ulysses S. Grant

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Description: Vignetted head and shoulders studio portrait of an unidentified woman, probably a relative of Ulysses S. Grant. This image is one of several from the Grant...
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Grandma Dent

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Description: Studio portrait of Grandma Dent, seated, possibly a relative of Ulysses S. Grant. This image is one of several from the Grant family bible.
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Grant Family Bible Page

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Description: Page of photographs removed from the Grant family bible. Included are images of Judge Dan Dent, G. Dent, Mrs. G. Dent, A. Dent, and a hand-colored image of...
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Emma Gillett

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Emma Gillett, wife of Sherwin, mother of Lorin.
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Maria Schmitt

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Maria Schmitt (b.1842), mother-in-law of Sherwin Gillett.
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Mrs. G. Dent

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Description: Vignetted head and shoulders portrait of Mrs. G. Dent, wife of G. Dent and sister-in-law of Julia Dent Grant. This image is one of several on a page from t...
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Brewery Tour

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Description: Tour of the Potosi Brewery.
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W.T. Grant Company Employees' Party

Date: 10 27 1932
Description: Employees of the W.T. Grant Company, 21 S. Pinckney Street, in costumes at their Halloween party.
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Mrs. Elston

Date: 1941
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Mrs. Laura Elston, wife of Henry Elston of Muscoda.
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Rebecca Boone Grant Lamond

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Description: Ninth plate tintype/ferrotype. Quarter-length portrait of Rebecca Boone Grant Lamond. She is wearing a dark-colored dress, and a cap that ties under her ch...
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Two Women Wearing Hats

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Description: Full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two women wearing fancy hats and tailored suits.
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Jeannette Simmons

Date: 10 19 1948
Description: Portrait of Jeannette Simmons, new health educator for the Madison health department. Ms. Simmons joins the staff under a 3-year grant experimental program...
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Going Over Farm Plan

Date: 09 1939
Description: Farm Security Administration county supervisor going over farm plan with a rehabilitation borrower as his family looks on.
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Woman Gazing into a Pond

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a woman posing gazing into a mirror 'pond' while reading a book.
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Woman Posing before a Reflecting Pool

Date: 1898
Description: View of a woman wearing gauzy clothing and posing in front of a painted backdrop. Her hair is styled in a pompadour.
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Emma Schmitt Gillett and Monday

Date: 1933
Description: Full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Emma Gillett with their German Shepherd, Monday.

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