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Lillian Sholes

Date: 1872
Description: Lillian Sholes, demonstrating a prototype typewriter invented by her father, Christopher Latham Sholes.
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Young Girl in Dress and Bonnet

Date: 1900
Description: Young girl in dress and bonnet posing with wood crate. The photograph was likely used by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company's advertising department ...
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Young Girl in Overalls and Straw Hat

Date: 1900
Description: Advertising photograph of young girl in overalls and straw hat pointing to spot on a blank poster.
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Woman Posing as if Drinking from Cup

Date: 1900
Description: Waist-up portrait of a woman dressed as a "dairy maid"(?) posing as if holding an imaginary cup or glass. The image was most likely used as a model for a c...
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Sidell Sisters

Date: 1927
Description: The Sidell Sisters, Billie and Pierre, posed as a Latin couple. The Sidell Sisters were from Madison, Wisconsin. They were students of Leo T. Kehl and th...
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Jacob J. Blumenfeld

Date: 03 20 1915
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Jacob J. Blumenfeld, Milwaukee merchant.
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Hans Bruening

Date: 04 25 1915
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Hans Bruening, Milwaukee, Wisconsin College of Music director.
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M. E. Burke

Date: 08 21 1915
Description: Quarter-length portrait of M. E. Burke, Beaver Dam attorney.
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Humphrey J. Desmond

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Humphrey J. Desmond, Milwaukee lawyer, editor, and publisher.
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William Thompson Dorward

Date: 05 07 1915
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of William Thompson Dorward, Milwaukee pastor.
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Franz C. Eschweiler

Date: 04 10 1915
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Franz C. Eschweiler, Milwaukee lawyer.
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Otto Herbert Falk

Date: 04 17 1915
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of General Otto Herbert Falk, Milwaukee manufacturer.
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Edward Fellman

Date: 06 12 1915
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Edward Fellman, Milwaukee manufacturer.
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Erwin Foerster

Date: 04 10 1915
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Erwin Foerster, Milwaukee merchant.
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Conrad Fox, Sr.

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Conrad Fox, Sr., Racine farmer and manufacturer.
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Charles Freeman

Date: 05 28 1915
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Charles Freeman, Racine manufacturer.
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William A. Fricke

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Description: Quarter-length studio profile portrait of William A. Fricke, Milwaukee insurance commissioner.
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Gustave C. Gehrz

Date: 06 10 1921
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Gustave G. Gehrz, Milwaukee Circuit Court judge.
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George Gorton

Date: 05 01 1915
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of George Gorton, Racine manufacturer.
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W.D. Gray

Date: 04 10 1915
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of W.D. Gray, Milwaukee engineer.

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