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Historical Essay

Blanchard Harper - Image Gallery Essay

The Work of Blanchard Harper
Learn about the work of Blanchard Harper, a female photographer who settled near Madison, Wisconsin.
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Portrait of Anna McConnell

Date: 1899
Description: Waist-up indoor portrait of Anna McConnell, sitting in three-quarter profile, looking out of a window.
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Library Skylight

Date: 1900
Description: Original Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room amber-colored skylights. Subcontractor was the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. of Chicago.
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SHSW Library Coffered Ceiling Detail

Date: 1901
Description: Close-up of the coffered ceiling detail in the Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room, also showing the pendant light fixtures.
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Picnic Point

Date: 07 1899
Description: Elevated view from hill of Picnic Point, located on the south shore of Lake Mendota.
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Bulletin Board at State Historical Society Building

Date: 03 27 1900
Description: Bulletin board at the State Historical Society building.
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Portrait of Anna McConnell

Date: 1897
Description: Full-length outdoor portrait of Anna McConnell standing in the shade in a field, with trees in the background.
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Quarry Drive

Date: 03 20 1986
Description: View of Quarry Drive, a sunken path lined with trees, near Mendota Heights. Branches and stones obstruct the pathway.
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Path Through the Woods

Date: 
Description: Original caption reads, "The path through the Woods-U.W." A sunken dirt path is lined with tree and brush.
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View from Observatory Hill

Date: 1900
Description: View from hill towards Lake Mendota and the surrounding neighborhood, looking northwest from Observatory Hill.
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Bergmann Pharmacy

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Description: Exterior view of the shop of H.F. Bergmann, Druggist. There is a sign advertising Tom Moore Cigars in front of the building and a wooden sidewalk.
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Elsie Stevens on "Kittie"

Date: 09 24 1896
Description: Outdoor portrait of Elsie Stevens sitting on "Kittie" the horse. They are posed with the lake in the background.
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Outdoor Portrait of Thomas Turvill

Date: 1897
Description: Outdoor quarter-length portrait of Thomas Turvill sitting in a chair. He is resting his head on his right hand.
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Interior View of the University of Wisconsin Library

Date: 06 1900
Description: View from balcony of the University of Wisconsin library.
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Main Hall in the Snow

Date: 
Description: Winter scene of snow-covered path outside Main Hall (Bascom Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Maple Bluff and Chemunk from the Old Mill

Date: 
Description: View from shoreline across Lake Mendota towards Maple Bluff. There are pilings in the foreground on the left.
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Summer Kitchen

Date: 08 1898
Description: Summer kitchen at the Turville family farmhouse.
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Madison Countryside

Date: 
Description: View from the western countryside towards Lake Wingra, looking east. In the foreground is a dirt road and fence.
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First Book Case at the Wisconsin Historical Society

Date: 
Description: First bookcase at the Wisconsin Historical Society, with two glass paneled doors that are slightly open to show three shelves with books.
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Elizabeth Turvill Wood on the Beach with Puppies

Date: 1899
Description: Elizabeth Turvill Wood on the beach with two puppies, who are investigating a dead fish. The lake is in the background.

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