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Studio Portrait of Two European-American Women

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Description: Studio portrait of two women posing sitting in a chair, looking at a letter held by the woman sitting lower on the right. Both women are wearing light-colo...
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Outdoor Group Portrait of Three European American Women

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of three unidentified women sitting together on the grass. In the background is a wooden building. The woman on the left is posing k...
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Two Women with Train Time Tables

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Description: Studio portrait of two women, one standing and the other seated, displaying train time tables in front of a painted backdrop.
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Two Women with Letter

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Description: Two young women, one sitting and one standing, pose with a letter for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. Both of the women are well-dressed ...
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Woman with Rolled Paper

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Description: A young woman with short hair sits in a chair and poses for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. She holds a rolled piece of paper, perhaps a ...
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Studio Portrait of European American Women

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three unidentified women. They are all wearing dark-colored dresses and hats and are posing around a prop...
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Red Cross Volunteers

Date: 02 21 1961
Description: Two volunteers dressed in Red Cross uniforms and caps working with records of 22,000 blood donors. The women are Alma Wiese (left) and Violet Hughes.
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Woman in Room with Cubbyholes

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Description: Interior portrait of a woman posing standing near a table with cubbyholes on the walls behind her. Possibly a post office or hotel front desk.
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Madison Police Department Civilian Staff

Date: 04 19 1954
Description: Civilian employees in the Madison police department records center. Staff are sitting at their desks in an open office space with different filing cabinets...
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Petition to President Lincoln

Date: 1864
Description: Petition to President Abraham Lincoln for the establishment of soldiers homes and hospitals in Wisconsin. The petition is signed by 18 women.
Postcard

Three Women Posed Around Folding Screen

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three women posing around a folding screen. From left to right, Mamie Meyerkiester, Gertrude Boehnan Endr...
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Portrait of Gov. Knowles and Unidentified People

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Description: Portrait of Gov. Knowles sitting at his desk in the Wisconsin State Capitol signing a piece of paper. Behind him is standing a young woman wearing a dress ...
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Two Women Wearing White Dresses

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Description: A studio portrait of two women wearing white dresses and elaborate hats in front of a painted backdrop. Both are seated on the same chair holding flowers, ...
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Three Women Proofreading Documents

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Description: Three women sitting at a table appear to be proofreading documents at the U.S. Naval Training School (Radio).
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Governor Patrick Lucey hands James Morton Smith the Historic Preservation Week Proclamation

Date: 05 1975
Description: Governor Patrick J. Lucey, (left) stands holding the proclamation, and James Morton Smith, director of the Wisconsin Historical Society, (right) holds the ...
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Representative Sylvia H. Raihle

Date: 02 25 1949
Description: Portrait of Representative Sylvia H. Raihle, Republican, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, at her desk in the Assembly Chambers.
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Formally Dressed Man and Woman

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Description: Studio portrait of a man wearing a suit jacket with a flower in the lapel, vest with watch fob, bow tie, and trousers. A woman sits next to him and is wear...
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Studio Portrait of Young European American Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified young European American woman posed standing. She is holding a diploma with b...
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Submitting Petitions for the Progressive Party

Date: 06 18 1934
Description: Two men and a woman are turning in signature petitions to Secretary of State Theodore Damann to form the Progressive Party.
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Studio Portrait of European Americans

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three unidentified people posing sitting. The man in the center is wearing a suit jacket and reading a le...

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