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Portrait of Woman with Fur Coat

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Description: Studio portrait of a standing young woman, wearing a hat with a veil and flower, and a fur-lined coat in front of a painted backdrop.
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Eli and Mary Tiffany Portrait

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Description: Studio portrait of an elderly man and woman sitting in front of a painted backdrop. Identified as Eli and Mary Tiffany of Melrose by their descendant Jeff ...
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Portrait of a Woman

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Description: An informal sketch of a young woman.
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Design for Madison's City Hall

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype of drawing of Madison's city hall, built in 1857 and located at 2 West Mifflin Street, designed by August Kutzboch, who with Samuel...
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Woman Wearing Patriotic Costume

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Description: Studio portrait of a woman with long hair and a trailing dress leaning on a United States flag in front of a painted backdrop.
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Woman Dressed as Queen of Spades

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Description: Studio portrait of a woman dressed as the queen of spades, probably Minnie Jones Taylor, in front of a painted backdrop.
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Studio Portrait of Woman

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Description: Studio portrait of a woman standing behind a stone fence in front of a painted backdrop.
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Studio Portrait of Four Women

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Description: Studio portrait of four women in hats, two standing and two sitting, in front of a painted backdrop.
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Studio Portrait of Man

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Description: Studio portrait of a man sitting on a stone fence in front of a painted backdrop, probably dressed in a Norwegian costume.
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Studio Portrait of Two Women

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Description: Studio portrait of two women with short hair sitting with their backs to the camera in front of a painted backdrop.
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Studio Portrait of Man, Woman and Girl

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Description: Studio portrait of a man sitting, and a woman and girl standing, in front of a painted backdrop.
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Man and Woman Wearing Hats

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated man and a standing woman holding an umbrella in front of a painted backdrop. Both are wearing hats. The man is wearing a suit j...
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Woman Curling Man's Hair

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Description: Studio portrait of a standing woman curling the hair of a seated man in front of a painted backdrop.
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Four Boys wearing Hats

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Description: Studio portrait of four boys in hats posing in front of a painted backdrop. They are all wearing vests, and are holding or carrying their suit jackets. Two...
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Portrait of Girl and Boy

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Description: Studio portrait of a girl sitting on a stone window ledge and a boy standing. The window and wall are a painted prop.
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E.O. Kimberley

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Description: Studio portrait of E. (Edwin) O. Kimberley wearing a hat and holding a musical instrument in his lap, possibly a trumpet. Kimberley was leader of both the ...
Postcard

St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of church at 904 E. Knapp St. The belfry tower has a rounded corner turret. Caption reads: "St. Paul's Church, Milwaukee."
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"The Spirit of the Northwest"

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Description: "The Spirit of the Northwest," a sculpture by Sidney Bedore which features a missionary, an explorer, and a Native American.
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Leonore Judkins

Date: 1915
Description: Leonore Judkins, later Mrs. Forest Middleton, poses in a rocking chair with her hands behind her head. She wears a fancy dress and high buttoned shoes. The...
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Irene Hunt in "Added Fuel"

Date: 1915
Description: Jane Pepper (played by Irene Hunt) is a reporter for "The Daily Mail." She sits at her typewriter while a group of six men talk behind her back in this sce...

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