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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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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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Aaron Middleton

Date: 1900
Description: A seated portrait of Aaron Middleton, who is holding a book. Middleton was the father of William Middleton and father-in-law of Clara Middleton.
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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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Julian Bond in Madison

Date: 12 1969
Description: Julian Bond wearing a suit and standing in a wood paneled room with his arms crossed. Another man is standing at left holding a microphone.
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"Tiger Woman"

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Description: Nude woman with body painting eating a plate of strawberries and whipped cream. Sitting on a stool in a garage, she is painted like a tiger, with stripes c...
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"Beach Ball Girl"

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Description: Side view of "Beach Ball Girl" posing in front of a white backdrop. She is wearing a base of blue body paint, with red, blue and white flowers, and abstrac...
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Steve Hopkins with Trout

Date: 11 1977
Description: Steve Hopkins kneeling on a kitchen floor, looking at three gutted trout laid out on newspapers. He is wearing a dress shirt, khakis, white tennis shoes an...
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Grandfather Clock in Entry Hall

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Description: Sid Boyum's entry hall, with grandfather clock, carved wooden dragon head bench, Egyptian motif painted paneling, and old black rotary dial telephone. Ther...
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Woman in Wheelchair Bowling

Date: 02 14 1953
Description: Woman sitting in a wheelchair bowling.

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