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Harry Dyer and Helene Stratman-Thomas

Date: 08 06 1941
Description: Harry Dyer (b.1864), a former logger and Mississippi riverman, with Helene Statman-Thomas.
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Portrait of Susie Ammundsen

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Description: A portrait of Susie Ammundsen, the sister of Gjertrud A. Dahl.
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Mrs. Belle Knickerbocker

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Description: Carte-de-visite full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Mrs. Belle Knickerbocker of Shullsburg, Wisconsin. She is holding a book in her left...
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Slave from New Orleans

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Description: A carte-de-visite of a slave sitting with three children. The text at the bottom read: "Learning is Wealth. Wilson, Charley, Rebecca, & Rosa. Slaves from N...
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Tom Thumb and Wife

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Description: A carte-de-visite of "General Tom Thumb" (Charles Stratton) and his wife Lavinia Warren, the "Little Queen of Beauty".
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Women Holding Fans

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Description: Studio group portrait tintype in front of a painted backdrop of four women sitting and holding hand fans with portraits of men printed on them. The women a...
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Edith Grignon

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Description: Hand-colored carte-de-visite portrait of Edith Acker with hat and parasol. She married Rossiter Grignon.
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Leaning Against a Tree

Date: 1935
Description: View across dirt road towards a man leaning against a tree next to the home of Edgar Krueger. He has a cigarette or cigar in his mouth. Elna Krueger is sta...
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Building

Date: 1950
Description: View of the entrance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation building. Three women are entering the building.
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Hear No, Speak No, and See No Evil

Date: 1950
Description: Group portrait of three young people sitting in a row on steps leading up the entrance of a building. The woman in the foreground sits on the second highes...
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Shirley on the Back Porch of George Washington's Mount Vernon

Date: 1950
Description: Shirley Krueger standing near one of the columns on the piazza. Several chairs are lined up against the wall to the left of an open doorway.
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Posing Next to a Well

Date: 1950
Description: Three women and man posing next to a water well under a pavilion in a park. The women pose while the man pretends to drink from a bucket.
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United States Naval Academy

Date: 1950
Description: View across street towards several men and women standing in a park with trees and benches. Some of them are taking photographs of the United States Naval ...
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U.S. Naval Academy Chapel Doors

Date: 1950
Description: View of a group of people gathered in front of U.S. Naval Academy Chapel Doors at the United States Naval Academy. Several people stand on the steps in fro...
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Glenn and his Grandparents

Date: 1954
Description: Glenn Oestrich standing between his grandparents, Edgar and Elna Krueger, holding their hands. In the background is the barn on the Krueger farm.
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The Oestreichs

Date: 1954
Description: Outdoor portrait of the Adelbert Oestreich family posing in front of a row of trees. From left to right: Shirley Krueger Oestreich, Glenn Oestreich, and Ad...
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Holding Hands

Date: 1954
Description: Glenn Oestreich holding hands with a young girl in front of a row of pine trees.
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Lucy Rumsey Holt with Camera

Date: 01 1913
Description: Amateur photographer Lucy Rumsey Holt is holding a folding camera. Her daughter Jeannette Holt is standing beside her outside on the porch at the Evergreen...

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