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Martha and Notley Henderson

Date: 1885
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Martha and Notley Henderson with their three children. Their son Allen is standing. The Hendersons were e...
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1915
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
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Portrait of Mr. Rottman

Date: 12 10 1927
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Mr. Rottman.
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Portrait of Mr. Rottman

Date: 12 10 1927
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Mr. Rottman.
Postcard

Two Boys in Neckties

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of two unidentified boys, perhaps brothers. They both wear neckties, light-colored shirts and dark knickerbocker...
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Tony and Werner Rawls

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Description: Studio portrait of, (left to right), Tony and Werner Rawls standing in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing matching dark suits and knickerbockers...
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Studio Portrait of Three Children

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of three unidentified children, perhaps brothers and sister. The boys wear knickerbockers (knickers) and necktie...
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Unidentified Boy on His Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of an unidentified boy on the occasion of his First Communion. He is dressed in jacket and knickerbockers (knick...
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Studio Portrait of E.B. Quiner

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Description: Quarter-length oval studio portrait of E.B. Quiner by Fuller's Temple of Art in Madison.
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Advertising Shapes American Life

Date: 02 14 1956
Description: John Worden and Ralph Denu recently formed an art studio bearing both of their names. Advertising agencies often use such an art studio.
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Advertising Shapes American Life

Date: 02 14 1956
Description: Ed Schumann, owner of Ed Schumann and Associates, and Frank Pellitteri, the production manager at the business, set up an advertising shot for Red Dot Pota...
Postcard

Studio Portrait of Three Men

Date: 1910
Description: Full-length studio portrait of three men in front of a painted backdrop. Two men, Mel Endres (left) and Math Endres (right), are perched on the chair arms ...
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John Eustice, Designer of China Patterns

Date: 04 28 1958
Description: Portrait of John Eustice, a designer of china patterns, at work in his studio. A graduate of University of Wisconsin, and New York State College of Ceramic...
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Mr. & Mrs. B.W. Gillett

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Description: Portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Bradford and Alice Gillett, Sherwin Gillett's uncle and aunt. There is a framed portrait of two children on a ta...
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Wedding Portrait

Date: 1929
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted background of a wedding party. Three men and three women pose with a young girl and boy. The three women and one of th...
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Studio Portrait of Newlyweds

Date: 1920
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a couple, probably newlyweds.
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Studio Group Wedding Portrait

Date: 1938
Description: Studio group portrait of wedding party all standing while posing in front of a painted background. Three women and a young girl are wearing long white dres...
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Group Portrait of the Atwood Family

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Description: Seated from left to right; Martha, Rufus and Emma. Standing from left to right; Martha, Harris and Myron. The 1870 US Census has the family configuration a...
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Man in Horse-Drawn Buggy

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Description: Photographic postcard of a man sitting in a buggy drawn by a horse wearing a fly-net. Behind him is an automobile with two men leaning against the side. Al...
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Composite Floral Funeral Portrait

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Description: Photographic postcard of a composite studio portrait of funeral floral arrangements and a man in front of a painted backdrop. A head and shoulders portrait...

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