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Clarence Darrow

Date: 01 17 1917
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Clarence Darrow, signed by Darrow and embossed by photographer Mabel Sykes.
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Harry S. Truman and Adlai Stevenson

Date: 07 1952
Description: The Democratic convention, with Harry S. Truman and Adlai Stevenson standing at a podium.
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Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr.

Date: 1880
Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. (1859-1936). Mr. McCormick was the oldest son of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884). He was ...
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Nettie Fowler McCormick

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Description: Portrait of Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923), wife of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884), done by W. Kurtz.
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Leander J. McCormick

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Description: Engraved portrait of Leander James McCormick (1819-1900) by the Century Publishing and Engraving Company. Leander was a younger brother of Cyrus Hall McCor...
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Jean Pond Miner with "Forward"

Date: 1893
Description: Sculptor Jean Pond Miner working on her statue "Forward" in the Wisconsin Building at the Columbian Exposition.
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Warren Harding

Date: 1920
Description: Studio portrait of Warren G. Harding, the year he won the election for president of the United States.
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William Howard Taft

Date: 1908
Description: Studio portrait of William Howard Taft prior to his tenure as president of the United States.
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Elizabeth Mills

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Description: Studio portrait of Elizabeth Mills in large, feathered hat. She is the daughter of Arthur Mills and granddaughter of General Simeon Mills.
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Lars Reque and Martha Rothie Nelson

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Description: Studio portrait of Lars Davidson Reque, age 90, seated showing a book to his grandniece Martha Rothie Nelson, age 5.
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Egbert W. Gillett

Date: 1893
Description: Lithograph portrait of Egbert W. Gillett, who wrote Gillett's magic cook book in 1892 and founded the Northwestern Yeast Company in Chicago in 1893....
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W. K. Gillett

Date: 1894
Description: Lithograph portrait of W. K. Gillett, general auditor for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company.
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Birthplace of Emma Abbott

Date: 03 09 1887
Description: Stereograph view of a wooden house. Caption reads: "Birthplace of Emma Abbott, Kinzie St. Chicago, Ill. No. 51 Windows with open shutter - showing white c...
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Fred Abbott

Date: 1890
Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of a man wearing a hat and bolero jacket (chaquetilla). Caption identifies him as Fred Abbott of the Chic...
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Cyrus Hall Adams

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Description: Lithographic portrait of Cyrus Hall Adams, a Chicago commodities broker who merged his father's company with Cyrus McCormick & Co., to form McCormick, Adam...
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Jane Addams

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Description: Profile portrait of Jane Addams, a social worker, political activist, and author. She was a co-founder of Chicago's Hull House, as well as the American Civ...
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John Q. Adams

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Description: Lithographic portrait of John Q. Adams, a teacher and Republican politician. He was Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Columbia 2nd district (...
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W. W. Albers

Date: 1884
Description: Quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of William W. Albers, a Democratic politician and businessman. This image is from the time he was a student at the ...
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A.F. Allen

Date: 02 03 1869
Description: Carte-de-visite of a vignetted portrait of a man. It is signed: "Yours truly, A.F. Allen. Feb. 3rd 1869."

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