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Gottlieb Beisswanger

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Description: Gottlieb Beisswanger of the Wisconsin 12th Volunteer Infantry.
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J.T. West

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Description: J.T. West, captain of the Mississippi River sidewheel packets, Phil Sheridan and Northern Belle.
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Bessie Gordon at Organ

Date: 08 13 1941
Description: Side view of Bessie Gordon sitting at the organ.
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Belgian-American Performers

Date: 08 31 1946
Description: Either Anton de Beck or Theuphiel Ropson, Belgian-Americans who recorded French and Walloon dialect ballads for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
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Belgian-American Singer

Date: 08 31 1946
Description: Either Anton de Beck or Theuphiel Ropson, Belgian-Americans who recorded French and Walloon dialect ballads for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
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Professor Selig Perlman

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Description: Portrait of Professor Selig Perlman, a student of University of Wisconsin economics professor John R. Commons.
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Thomas E. Coleman (1893-1964)

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Description: Portrait of Thomas E. Coleman sitting at a desk. He was the "boss" of the Republican Party in Wisconsin in the 1950s and President of Madison-Kipp Corporat...
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Dandy, Second Chief and Orator

Date: 1866
Description: Carte-de-visite studio portrait of a Ho Chunk chief standing in front of a backdrop. He is wearing a long coat, fringed shirt, and a crown on his head. In ...
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White Water, Head Brave of the Winnebago

Date: 1867
Description: Carte-de-visite studio portrait of Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) man standing in front of a backdrop. He is wearing a blanket over a shirt and trousers.
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Catharine Elizabeth Demarest Eaton

Date: 1863
Description: Studio portrait of Catharine Eaton. She is wearing a dress and is seated in a chair with her arm resting on a table.
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Studio Portrait of Miriam Bennett

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Miriam Bennett wearing a white notched collar. Possibly taken by Evaline Bennett or Ruth Bennett Dyer.
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Richard Brobst

Date: 04 20 1947
Description: Portrait of Richard Brobst sitting on a couch. Opened packages of photography equipment are next to him.
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Anoxic Faint Chamber

Date: 02 1945
Description: Gwen Jensen, a female flight nurse, poses for a photograph during flight training at Alameda Naval Air Strip. In an anoxic faint chamber, used to simulate ...
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Nurse in Scrub Room

Date: 03 1945
Description: United States Army nurse, Ann T. Hyland, is washing her hands in the 148th General Hospital's scrub room. Hyland is wearing a white cloth around her hair, ...
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Crewman Eating Dinner

Date: 06 1942
Description: A member of the United Fruit Company's S.S. Santa Marta eating dinner while in the Caribbean. The man is wearing a button-up shirt and is sitting at...
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Female Marine Engineer

Date: 02 1945
Description: Private first class Ann D. Dozier, a refrigerating engineer from the United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve, posing for a photograph at the Mauna Loa R...
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William P. Kelly

Date: 1930
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of William P. Kelly. Kelly worked at the International Harvester Company for 20 years, with part of that time spent in the offi...
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Terry Andrae

Date: 1892
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Terry Andrae, who is wearing several medals on his chest won in bicycle races.
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Portrait of Aunt Betsy Chamberlain

Date: 1865
Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite of "Aunt Betsy Chamberlain." She is wearing a dark dress and a white cap tied under her chin.
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Woman in a Swiss Costume

Date: 1941
Description: Portrait of a woman in a Swiss costume holding a bouquet of flowers.

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