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Jefferson Davis Mansion

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Description: View across street toward the Jefferson Davis mansion. Caption reads: "Jefferson Davis Mansion, now Confederate Museum."
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Richard Davis

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Description: Richard Davis giving a talk.
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Robert Spitzer and Glenn Davis

Date: 1972
Description: Robert Spitzer shaking hands with Glenn Davis. There is a U.S. Flag behind them. Glenn Davis wrote a message and signed the print which reads: "With best w...
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Glenn Davis with Autograph

Date: 1953
Description: Portrait of Glenn Davis in a necktie with an autograph to Warren Knowles, which reads, "For my friend Warren Knowles, to whom the people of Wisconsin, and ...
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Anna Mae Davis

Date: 1932
Description: Anna Mae Davis, a Madison attorney, economist, and perennial candidate for attorney general on the Wisconsin Socialist Party ticket. This portrait is from ...
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Mary Frances Davis

Date: 01 24 1944
Description: Mary Frances Davis (Mrs. Dudley H. Davis), Vice-Chair of the Wisconsin Wilkie-for-President Committee and also Vice-Chair of the Dane County Republican Org...
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Davis Gasoline Engine

Date: 1895
Description: Advertisement for the Davis gasoline engine. An illustration of the engine is surrounded by text reading: "Gasoline Power....That is Absolutely Safe and Re...
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Edenfred (Davis) House

Date: 11 25 1927
Description: Dr. Frederick A. and Edith Davis house, 6048 S. Highlands Avenue, called Edenfred.
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Edenfred (Davis) House

Date: 11 25 1927
Description: Dr. Frederick A. and Edith Davis house, 6048 S. Highlands Avenue, called Edenfred.
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A Manuscript Map of Fort Winnebago

Date: 1830
Description: Fort Winnebago from an original drawing by Jefferson Davis.
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Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis scene still.

Date: 1921
Description: Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis flirt at the stable door. Both wear riding clothes, but Lloyd has managed to lose his jodhpurs.
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Mildred Davis and Harold Lloyd scene still.

Date: 1921
Description: Mildred Davis points off screen while Harold Lloyd looks alarmed. Both wear riding clothes in a scene still for "Among Those Present."
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Sammy Davis, Jr.

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Description: Sammy Davis Jr. posing with his hands up and his mouth open in front of a curtain. He is wearing a suit coat, tie, hat and a pinky ring on one hand.
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Davis and O'Connell Store Window

Date: 03 16 1937
Description: Davis and O'Connell men's clothing store windows, 114 State Street.
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Davis House, East Terrace

Date: 05 24 1934
Description: East terrace of Dr. Frederick A. and Edith Davis house, 6048 South Highlands Avenue, called Edenfred.
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Cartoon of the Flight of Jefferson Davis

Date: 1865
Description: Jefferson Davis in a hoop skirt with a basket and fallen dagger. Photographic card of a cartoon concerning Jefferson Davis' flight across Georgia in women...
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Jefferson Davis

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Description: Engraved three-quarter length carte-de-visite portrait of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America.
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Davis Junction

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Description: View uphill of a log house with a "Davis Junction" sign on the porch.
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Harold Davis

Date: 06 03 1935
Description: Original caption reads: "Harold Davis, who had bad experience in Alaska and became influential as a colonist among the pioneers." He is standing outdoors, ...
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Richard Davis

Date: 1979
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of UW-Madison Professor Richard Davis playing the bass.

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