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Two Men Shaking Hands

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Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Ollie Bordson, wearing a suit, shaking hands with an unidentified man, who is wearing pants and a shirt. Ollie is holding his hat and and the other man's hat is hanging on the arm of a chair that is behind them.

Date Created:
circa 1920-1929
Creator:
Witt, Matthew

Publication Information

Creator
Witt, Matthew
Date Created
circa 1920-1929

Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
9 x 14 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
PH 2856

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder
Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W01365S
Legacy ID
WHi 93727

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