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Portrait of Harry Houdini

Date: 1922
Description: Quarter-length publicity portrait of renowned escape artist Harry Houdini.
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Portrait of Harry Houdini

Date: 1919
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini.
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Mr. & Mrs. Houdini

Date: 1926
Description: Harry and Bess (Beatrice) Houdini in formal attire, the year of his death from acute appendicitis.
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Charles McCarthy

Date: 03 09 1917
Description: Candid portrait of Charles McCarthy.
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Michael Olbrich

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Michael B. Olbrich.
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Marcus Pomeroy

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Marcus Mills Pomeroy standing next to a chair with his hand in his pocket.
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George Watson

Date: 02 1953
Description: George Watson, Superintendent of Public Instruction in Wisconsin, seated at his desk wearing a necktie and holding a pencil.
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Alexander Simplot and His Wife

Date: 1866
Description: Tintype of Alexander Simplot, sitting, and his wife, standing, who is wearing a fashionable hat and coat and holding a fur muff.
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Michael Kruszka

Date: 1890
Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of Michael Kruszka, Representative of the 8th District in the Wisconsin Assembly.
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Leo Crowley

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Leo Crowley, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation of the United States. He is standing, holding his eyegl...
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Edwin E. Witte

Date: 1922
Description: A studio portrait of Edwin Witte as a young man.
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Charles J. Van Schaick Seated by Window

Date: 1942
Description: Informal portrait of Charles J. Van Schaick sitting by the window in his gallery, taken by his son Roy Van Schaick.
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Reverend J.W. Carhart

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Rev. J. Wesley Carhart of San Antonio, Texas.
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Butter is Better

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Description: Wisconsin Assemblyman Ben Riehle, a Democrat from Athens, spreads real butter on his bread at a restaurant near the Wisconsin State Capitol. Riehle, a dai...
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Portrait of John Gilbert

Date: 1918
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of actor John Gilbert wearing a tuxedo.
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John Gilbert and Greta Garbo

Date: 01 1927
Description: John Gilbert and Greta Garbo pose for photograph at the premiere of their film "The Flesh and the Devil." She is wearing a fur coat, white gloves and is ho...
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John Gilbert and Marlene Dietrich

Date: 1935
Description: Actor John Gilbert sits next to Marlene Dietrich at a party thrown by Clifton Webb. They are both in formal dress. There are empty dinner plates and a bask...
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Henry Clay Payne

Date: 1902
Description: Studio portrait of Henry Clay Payne, who is seated in a chair and holding a newspaper dated August 7, 1902.
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Henry Cullen Adams

Date: 1903
Description: Quarter-length oval studio portrait of Henry Cullen Adams.
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William Dempster Hoard

Date: 1901
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of William Dempster Hoard.

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