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Anna M. Fox

Date: 1890
Description: Formal studio portrait in front of a painted background of Anna Fox, who married William F. Vilas of Madison, Wisconsin. This photograph was taken in Washi...
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Harry S. Truman and George C. Marshall

Date: 1947
Description: President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State George C. Marshall. After World War II President Truman appointed Marshall as his special emissary to Chi...
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Vinnie Ream with Lincoln Bust

Date: 1866
Description: Vinnie Ream posing in her studio in Washington, beside her bust of Lincoln which had been brought from the White House after the assassination.
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Harry S. Truman

Date: 1947
Description: Harry S. Truman in the oval office standing behind his desk.
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Woodrow Wilson

Date: 1913
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Woodrow Wilson taken early in his first term as president.
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William F. Vilas

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of William Freeman Vilas, attorney, Regent of the University of Wisconsin, member of the State Assembly of Wisconsin 1885, U.S. Senator fro...
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1908
Description: Portrait of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
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Abraham Lincoln

Date: 02 09 1864
Description: Formal portrait of Abraham Lincoln, seated.
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Peter the Interpreter

Date: 1867
Description: Peter, "the Interpreter," a studio portrait of a Potawatomie Indian in western attired taken by W. Snell in Washington, D.C., possibly on the occasion of ...
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William Howard Taft

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Description: Studio portrait of William Howard Taft.
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Alexander Gordon Jr.

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Alexander Gordon Jr., Company K, 7th Wisconsin Infantry. He has a sword on his left side.
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Ah-la-Kat, Nephew of Chief Joseph

Date: 01 1906
Description: Studio portrait of Ah-la-Kat, nephew of Chief Joseph and member of the Shahaptian, Nez Perce, a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the ...
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Chief Yshidiapas or Aleck-Shea-Ahoos

Date: 1905
Description: Studio portrait of Chief Yshidiapas or Aleck-Shea-Ahoos (Plenty Coups) in Native Dress with Ornaments. He was part of the Siouan, Crow tribe.
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Ahblocoenazin (Standing On the Prairie)

Date: 01 1900
Description: Studio portrait of Ahblocoenazin (Standing On the Prairie), called John Grant (Mixed Blood), with Peace Medal, Headdress and Bear Claw Necklace. Part of th...
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Portrait of Oto man, (George) Arkeketah

Date: 11 1898
Description: Studio portrait of Oto man, (George) Arkeketah, Head Chief. Part of Siouan (Sioux) and Otoe Tribes. He wears two medals and holds an axe.
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Portrait (Front) of Sub-Chief Arupa Esash

Date: 05 1905
Description: Studio portrait of Sub-Chief Arupa Esash (Big Shoulder Blade). Part of the Siouan (Sioux) and Crow Tribes.
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William Terrill Bradby

Date: 10 1899
Description: Portrait of William Terrill Bradby wearing a headdress and holding a club. Part of the Algonquian and Pamunkey Tribes.
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Portrait of Candi Tanka

Date: 03 1905
Description: Studio portrait of Candi Tanka (Big Tobacco) with headdress and breastplate, holding pipe. Part of Siouan (Sioux) and Yankton Tribes
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Portrait of George Caperty

Date: 02 1901
Description: Studio portrait of George Caperty in partial native dress with ornaments and beaded bag. Part of Shahaptian and Yakima Tribes
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Portrait of Car-Io-Scuse

Date: 01 1903
Description: Studio portrait of Car-Io-Scuse (Curly Bear) in native dress with ornaments. Part of the Siouan (Sioux) and Blackfoot Tribes.

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