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Portrait of Robert Bloch: Behind Fantstic Magazine

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Description: Bloch wearing a top hat and reading one of his published stories in Fantastic magazine. This is not a Gauer photograph, but a copy of a negative of ...
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Portait of Harold Gauer and Robert Bloch: Geekmaster and Geek

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Description: Bloch dressed as the "Geekmaster" and Gauer as the "Geek." Gauer is "geeking" a wooden snake in the photograph. It was to be used to illustrate an unpublis...
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Thad Wasilewsky

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Description: Gauer maintains this photograph was taken because of the man's interesting look. Man talked repeatedly with Vail and Vonier about running for office, but n...
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Character Portrait of Victor Ehr: Hat and Wig

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Description: Character costume photograph of Ehr, taken when he was on leave for the service. Ehr went on to be the head of the chamber of commerce for Baton Rouge, Lou...
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Portrait of Alice Bedard

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Description: Formal portrait taken of Bedard by Harold Gauer.
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Alice Bedard on Bridge

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Description: Alice Bedard at the Lake Park Bridge on Milwaukee's East side.
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Unidentified Woman in Hat

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Description: Possibly a picture of Harold Gauer's brother Norman's "exotic oriental' dancer wife. Photograph was taken in the Brady Street "Lab."
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Portrait of an Unidentified Woman

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Description: Possibly Lee Wong, Norman Gauer's (brother of Harold Gauer) "exotic oriental" dancer wife. Photographed in the Brady street "Lab."
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Portrait of Marion Bloch

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Description: Formal portrait of Robert Bloch's wife, Marion. On the wall a small American flag is propped on the apartment intercom.
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Marion Bloch with Baby

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Description: Formal portrait of Marion Bloch with baby Sally Ann.
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Angie Vail in Costume

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Description: Costume party picture of Angie Vail (nee Siajn) taken by Harold Gauer at the Brady Street apartment. The party was during the war years. On the wall a smal...
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Angie Vail in Hat and Boots

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Description: Angie Vail (nee Siajn) in "exotic" costume. Photograph may have been a "girlie" shot taken for Bob Vail.
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Angie Vail in Costume

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Description: Costume party portrait of Angie Vail (nee Sianjn), taken in Harold Gauer's Brady Street apartment. On the wall a small American flag is propped on the apar...
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Angie Vail in Suit

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Description: Formal portrait of Angie Vail (nee Siajn), taken by Harold Gauer in his Brady Street apartment. On the wall a small American flag is propped on the apartme...
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Portrait of Alice Bedard

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Description: Formal portrait of Alice Bedard, taken in Harold Gauer's Brady Street apartment.
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Portrait of Marion Bloch

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Description: "Dress" photograph of Marion Bloch taken at Harold Gauer's Brady Street apartment.
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Glamour Portrait of Angie Vail

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Description: A "glamour" portrait taken of Angie Vail, probably while Bob Vail was in the service.
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Portrait of Alice Bedard

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Description: "Formal" portrait of Bedard.
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Portrait of Alice Bedard

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Description: "Formal" full-length portrait of Bedard in the Brady Street "Lab." Harold Gauer states she was, "...a sweet and reserved girl, with no pretense whatsoever....
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Daniel Wells

Date: 1855
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Daniel L. Wells.

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