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Civil War Reunion Group

Date: 1908
Description: Group portrait of men and women at a Civil War reunion posed on the steps in front of a building. Those identified are 4) C. W. Sackett of Beloit 5) Herman...
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Studio Portrait of Four Ho-Chunk Men and Women

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk women posing sitting in front of two standing Ho-Chunk men. The women are wrapped in shawls,...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Group in Regalia

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk women sitting in front of two Ho-Chunk men and a Ho-Chunk woman posing standing, all wearing regalia. The group is in front...
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Grand Avenue

Date: 09 1900
Description: View down Grand Avenue. Near a streetcar is the city's Civil War memorial, erected in 1898 by John Conway.
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Tug of War

Date: 08 28 1904
Description: Maggie von der Sump, center, is holding a ring sausage as two teams of three women each pull on opposite ends of a thin rope. Maggie's sisters Leta, far le...
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Studio Portrait of Charlie Saunders and Family

Date: 1900
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a European American man, and two Ho-Chunk women. The man is wearing a military hat and suit j...
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Turn of the Century Street Scene

Date: 1900
Description: Horse-drawn wagons, including a water wagon, stand on a street next to a broad sidewalk in a commercial district. The storefronts of P.L. McQuillan and Con...
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Farm Family in Living Room

Date: 1900
Description: A farm family posing in their living room. Sitting from left to right is John Dietrich (1874-1947), Grace Bowman (1879-1964), and Mrs. Lizzie Macke Dietric...
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Iowa Monument

Date: 1907
Description: A man is sitting on a headstone near the Iowa monument at the Andersonville National Cemetery. He is holding an umbrella in his right hand, and his hat and...
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Julia A. Hill, as a Nurse

Date: 1905
Description: Julia A. Hill, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as a nurse, attending to a wounded soldier. Part of a yearbook created by classm...
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Louisa M. Brayton Sawin

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of Louisa Brayton Sawin, the first teacher in Madison [Dane County, Wisconsin]. She was born in the town of Wilna, Jefferson County, New York, 3 ...
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John Mike Jr. and Family

Date: 1901
Description: John Mike Jr. (HayShooKeekah), rear left, pictured with his family. Standing from left to right are daughters Ada Mike (HunkEWinKah), Lizzie Mike (WeHunKah...

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