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Filter: COLLECTION_NAME of Matthew Witt photographs, circa 1917-1950
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| Description: | Two women pose in front of a sign advertising lots for sale. They are both dressed fashionably and their arms are stretched out with their fingers touching... |
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| Description: | Two women embracing and kissing on the shore of a lake or river. They are both dressed in dark skirts and middy blouses with ties. |
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| Description: | Two women strike a pose on the beach wearing bathing suits. One woman wears a bathing cap, the other a headband. |
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| Description: | A young man and woman wearing work clothes are standing in a garden, holding very large root vegetables. The woman is wearing a bonnet and the man is weari... |
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| Description: | Black Earth hearse drawn by horses. Chris Schanel, the Black Earth undertaker, is driving. |
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| Description: | Black Earth hearse drawn by horses. Chris Schanel, the Black Earth undertaker, is driving. In the background on the right a small pig is running near a fen... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Chris Schanel, undertaker, stands next to the back of his hearse. A home and trees are in the background. |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Danz School building with the students and teacher gathered outside. Several students are holding up a large American Flag. |
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| Description: | A young man is squatting in a doorway to a stone barn with his arm around the neck of a white calf. He is wearing striped pants and jacket with a cap. An e... |
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| Description: | A young girl stands in a yard near the corner of a house with her Teddy Bear in one arm. She is shading her eyes from the sun and is looking down. She is w... |
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| Description: | Two young children on the top step of a porch are holding an American Flag. One is standing and the other is sitting. They are wearing dresses, stockings, ... |
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| Description: | Three soldiers and two cooks pose in front of a building. They soldiers are wearing uniforms and the cooks are wearing aprons. |
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| Description: | Seven young swimmers and a man crouch down in the water while three women wearing bathing suits and caps stand behind them. In the background is a shorelin... |
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| Description: | A nun stands on the sidewalk with a suitcase near a woman standing on the steps to a porch. The nun is wearing the traditional habit and headpiece and the ... |
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| Description: | Roman Esser and Werner B. Esser stand in front of their truck. They are wearing work clothes. The truck appears to be decorated for a parade. A banner on t... |
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| Description: | A woman stands in the yard petting and scratching a chicken perched on a stump. She is wearing a dress and has a barrette in her hair. In the background is... |
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| Description: | An outdoor group portrait of a birthday party. A cake with many candles and a lace tablecloth sits on a table in front. Most of the party are dressed up. N... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length portrait of unidentified man with a beard and moustache. He is wearing a jacket. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length portrait of unidentified man with a moustache. He is wearing a jacket and polka dot scarf. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length portrait of unidentified woman. She is wearing a dark dress and a crucifix on a chain. |
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