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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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Two Women with Matching Hairstyles

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Description: Studio portrait of two seated young women with matching hairstyles, including a single curl in the middle of their foreheads. They are both wearing puffy-s...
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Woman Wearing Hat with Veil

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated young woman wearing a hat with a veil, gloves, and a puffy-sleeved blouse, posing with her hands behind her head.
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Woman Wearing Hat with Veil

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated young woman wearing a hat with a veil and feather, and a lace collar over a puffy-sleeved jacket. Possibly Mrs. Cumnock.
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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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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 ...
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St. Gall's Church

Date: 1894
Description: Southeast corner of Second and Sycamore Streets, later the site of a large street railway building. The picture was taken shortly after the interior was d...
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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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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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Peter Larsen

Date: 1864
Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype of Peter Larsen in a Civil War uniform holding a firearm.
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Portrait of Charles Donohue and his Grandson

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Description: Portrait of the Honorable Charles Donohue, Mayor of New Richmond, Wisconsin, and his grandson, Charles III. The elder Donohue was born December 5, 1843 in ...
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Reuben Gold Thwaites

Date: 1899
Description: Profile of Reuben Gold Thwaites taken in his home. This portrait was used as the basis for a painting by John Johansen of Reuben Gold Thwaites that resides...
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Shanghai Woman

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a woman from Shanghai in a traditional costume and holding a hand fan.
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Carl Gustaff Mellberg

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Carl Gustaf Mellberg.
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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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