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Portrait of a Girl

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Description: Waist-up portrait of girl with ringlets, and a belt at her waist with an ornate clasp.
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Girl with Bows in her Hair

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of a young woman with bows in her hair, a choker locket, a fringed scarf around her neck and a pocket watch around her waist....
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Woman and Two Infants

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Description: Portrait of a woman holindg two babies in her lap. The babies appear to be twins, and are wearing caps and gowns.
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Woman with Curls

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Description: Waist-up portrait of a woman with a lace collar and pin. The woman's hair is in ringlets, and she is wearing a bow on top of her head.
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Bearded Man and Wife

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Description: Full-length portrait of a bearded man and a woman sitting.
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Elderly Couple

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Description: Portrait of an older couple sitting outdoors in front of a dark colored backdrop. The woman is wearing a striped dress and a cap. The man, who is bearded, ...
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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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Vedder House

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of the Cornelia Vedder house. A woman is standing on the porch. Described as the house "where George Winnie, a conductor on the...
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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, 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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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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Group of Men and Women Outdoors

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Description: Group portrait of a man and three women standing behind two seated women and a man in an outdoor setting.
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Woman Holding Books

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Description: Woman with books posed standing on a board sidewalk, possibly in front of the William T. Price home.
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Lucetta Case

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Description: Quarter plate tintype/ferrotype of Lucetta Case (1808-1884). Three-quarter-length seated figure wearing dark dress with white collar, and ribbons in hair, ...
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Little Girl and Toy Weber Wagon

Date: 1915
Description: Young girl posing sitting in a scale model or toy version of a Weber farm wagon on a residential lawn.
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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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Emma Gillett

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Description: Emma Gillett, Sherwin Gillett's mother, standing outdoors next to a hedge. She is holding a pail and a stick in her right hand.
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Elizabeth S. Jaques Upham

Date: 05 21 1850
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Elizabeth S. Jaques Upham (1815-1883), wife of Don A.J. Upham, Milwaukee Lawyer. The portrait is a three-fourths figure, hea...

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