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Actor in Black Hawk Play

Date: 1857
Description: An actor in an Indian headdress and jewelry for performance of "Black Hawk, or Lily of the Prairie," a drama written by Mary Elizabeth Mears and presented ...
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Nettie Fowler McCormick with her Four Children

Date: 1873
Description: Tintype portrait of Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923), with her four children: Mary Virginia McCormick (seated at left, 1861-1941), Cyrus Hall McCormick,...
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Chippewa Man

Date: 1913
Description: A studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indian from the Bad River Indian Reservation at Odanah. The man is we...
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Portrait of Young Man

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a seated young man looking off to the right. His tabbed jacket is patched just below the lapel, on left s...
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Daisy Bates

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Description: Portrait of Daisy Bates wearing a dark dress and beaded earrings and necklace.
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Octagon House

Date: 1940
Description: View of the spiral staircase inside the Octagon House.
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Clifford Thompson

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Description: Portrait of Clifford Thompson, at one time the tallest man in America, in a jacket and top hat posing next to a chair.
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Portrait of Rosa Parks

Date: 05 31 1960
Description: Portrait of Rosa Parks at Mrs. Anne Braden's home.
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Richard W.E. Perrin

Date: 07 31 1962
Description: A head and shoulders studio portrait of Richard W.E. Perrin wearing a bow tie.
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Man Looking at Bust of "Uncle Walt"

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Description: Walter White Drew looks at a bust of "Uncle Walt," a character from Frank O. King's cartoon Gasoline Alley.
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Raymond Holzse

Date: 1925
Description: A copy of a waist-up portrait of Raymond Holzse. Holzse was described as a "bandit of northern Wisconsin, who planned several stage holdups."
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Seminole Native American Family

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Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Billy Bowlegs and his family. They are all wearing native Seminole clothing. Caption reads: "Billy Bowlegs...
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Portrait of John Wolf

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Description: A portrait of John Wolf, a Musquakie Native American, wearing jewelry, a headdress, and holding a feathered object in his hands. Caption reads: "John Wolf,...
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Dancing at a Bowlers Dinner Dance

Date: 04 24 1948
Description: A man and a woman dance together at the Lithographers Intercity Bowling Dinner Dance. She is wearing a large tag that says "ALA 'Windy' Ill. 48" and he is ...
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A Bowler in Action

Date: 12 31 1946
Description: A member of the Local 75 men's bowling team releases the ball down the alley.
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William M. Nelson

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Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of William M. Nelson of Racine, Wisconsin. In November 1863 he was assigned to the river gunboat U.S. Carondelet during...
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Thuy and Hong Nguyen Eating Dinner

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Description: Hong Nguyen sits on the floor eating dinner. Her daughter Thuy, wearing a red and white dress, is sitting next to her, and an unidentified person is visibl...
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Portrait of William Tennant

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Description: Studio portrait of William Tennant standing and wearing a suit and hat in front of a painted backdrop. He was a newspaper and magazine agent in Black River...
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Cat with Book

Date: 1905
Description: A cat, which appears to be dozing, is posed with an open copy of Ernest Seton-Thompson's "Wild Animals I Have Known."
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Forest Middleton and Leonore Judkins

Date: 1918
Description: Forest Middleton, wearing eyeglasses, holds Leonore Judkins Middleton on his lap. She is crocheting as he rests his head on her bosom.

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