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Fargo Family at Lake
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A family posing in an open carriage pulled by a matched team of horses on the shore of Rock Lake near Lake Mills. A handwritten caption identifies the family members as "Grandma [Elizabeth Farnsworth] Mears in back seat with Mother [Louise Mears Fargo] holding Stuart [Fargo]. Dorothy [Fargo] in front with Father [Frank B. Fargo]. Frank Fargo holding the reins. The horse nearer to the camera is wearing a crocheted fly net on his hindquarters and a fly bonnet with tassels.
1889
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1889 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 11 x 8 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Louise Mears Fargo family album, circa 1917 |
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| Call Number | PH 5039.4 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Parade Float
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Louise Mears Fargo and Her Children
August 1901
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Fargo Children at Play
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Fargo Family
July 1900
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Frank Fargo Advertisement
1904
An advertising card includes a photograph of a man in an open carriage holding the reins of a team of Holstein-Friesian cattle. Two well-dressed men are sitting behind him. The caption under the ph...
Louise Mears Fargo and Her Children
1914
Louise Mears Fargo (1866-1925) posing for a profile, three-quarter length standing portrait beside the front porch of the family home on Mulberry Street. She is wearing a striped dress with long ja...
