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Nina Sturgis Dousman

Date: 1873
Description: Full-length portrait of Nina Sturgis Dousman, wife of H. Louis Dousman, standing behind a chair. Born April 20, 1852; died July 25, 1930.
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Harriet Bell Merrill

Date: 1890
Description: Vignetted head and shoulders studio portrait of Harriet Bell Merrill.
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Inkle Looms

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Description: Two girls seated on a bench outdoors and working inkle looms.
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Girl Peeling Potatoes

Date: 1920
Description: Baskets of potatoes surround a young girl as she peels and cuts them outdoors near the side of a building.
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Belle Case and Fola La Follette

Date: 1886
Description: Belle Case La Follette posed with her daughter Fola.
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Portrait of a Woman and Child

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Description: Full-length portrait of a seated woman and a standing girl in front of a painted backdrop. The woman is wearing a dark dress with a collar pin, and has her...
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Two Women and a Tall Stump

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two women standing next to a tall stump in front of a painted backdrop. The woman on the left has one arm resting on the stu...
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Portrait of Infant in Long Dress

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Description: A studio portrait of an infant sitting in a chair, with hands clasped in front of his or her chest, and gazing downward. The infant is wearing a very long ...
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Studio Portrait of Youth

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two youth posing in front of a painted backdrop with a prop stone wall. The young man on the left is standing and holding an...
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Olivia Monona

Date: 06 1904
Description: Olivia Goldenberger, who was born in Madison, but went on to perform under the stage name Olivia Monona with the Chicago Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, ...
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Ada James with Others

Date: 1900
Description: Informal studio portrait of Ada James holding a gun, and her father, David G. James in a hat, with four other people dressed in pioneer-type costumes. A wo...
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Emma and Elena Schmitt

Date: 1901
Description: Portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Emma Schmitt (the future Mrs. Sherwin Gillett) and her sister Elena.
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Studio Portrait of European American Child

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified girl posing sitting in a chair with a tasseled back. She is wearing a plaid dress with li...

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