Summary

A collection of photographs taken by Daniel Bastian Nelson from 1898-1919 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the surrounding Chippewa Valley, and Madison, Wisconsin. The photographs were taken using a Magazine Cyclone 3 camera and the negatives are on glass plates sizing 3 ¼”x4 ¼” and 4”x5”. The photographs are more informal than traditional studio portraiture of the era, documenting the lifestyle of the era and portraying the subjects in more casual poses than traditional portraiture.

Summary Photographic print collection of photojournalist John A. Orris (1921-2002), from Chicago, Illinois. Orris worked as a news photographer at The Milwaukee Journal, The Detroit News, and The New York Times, and also worked as a freelance photographer. From 1968-1977, he was a photojournalism and art instructor at UW-Platteville and UW-Eau Claire. He received many photography awards, was a member...