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Belle Case La Follette

Date: 1885
Description: Formal studio portrait of Belle Case La Follette wearing a black lace dress. This photograph was taken about 1885, the year in which her husband, Robert M....
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Jerusha Abigail Wilcox Sturgis

Date: 1870
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Jerusha Sturgis standing, mother of Nina Dousman. Born December 1, 1827; died July 4, 1915.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Description: Portrait of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, leader of the first generation of women's rights activists.
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Nina Sturgis Dousman

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Nina Sturgis Dousman.
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Portrait of John and Anna Chapman

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of John and Anna Adams Chapman. John is behind Anna with his head resting on the back of her neck.
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Portrait of a Woman

Date: 1930
Description: Full-length portrait of a young woman sitting on a half wall inside the photographer's studio. She is wearing a fashionable dress with a ribbon belt, dark ...
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Briefing Book

Date: 1988
Description: Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin crouches just outside of his car, reviewing the information in his briefing book during a congressional trip to Hond...
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9/11 Destruction

Date: 09 2001
Description: Debris from the collapse of the Twin Towers in the churchyard at St. Paul's Church near the World Trader Center, a few days after 9/11.
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David Obey at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Congressman Bill Young of Florida (left), chair of the House Appropriations Committee, and Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin, the ranking committee De...
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Studio Portrait of European American Family

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of an unidentified family. A man and woman are posing sitting, both holding a child, with a girl posing standing between them, and a...
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Studio Portrait of European American Couple

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified man posing sitting on the left and a woman posing standing on the right.
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Studio Portrait of Unidentified European American Family

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two woman posing sitting. They are each holding an infant wearing clothing with the same patt...
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Jessie Jack Hooper

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Jessie Jack Hooper.
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Jessie Jack Hooper

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Jessie Jack Hooper.
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Alma Seipp

Date: 1895
Description: Full-length portrait of Alma Seipp posing seated in an ornately carved chair. She wears a floor-length gown with high collar and ribbon trim. Alma is a dau...
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Otto and Emma Schmidt

Date: 1891
Description: Dr. Otto L. and Emma Sibylla Seipp Schmidt pose for a vignetted head and shoulders portrait around the time of their marriage. Otto wears a suit and tie. E...
Postcard

The Word Peace

Date: 07 06 1986
Description: Caption on back, "Sign at the entry to Offutt AFB in Bellevue, Nebraska where the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters and targeting operations are loc...
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Algerian Woman

Date: 1930
Description: A woman is posing sitting in the doorway of a brick building. She has facial tattoos and is wearing a head scarf over her braided hair.
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Woman

Date: 1925
Description: A woman is posing for a head and shoulders portrait in the doorway of a dwelling. She is wearing traditional dress with head scarf and a bead necklace. Her...
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Woman in Doorway

Date: 1930
Description: An unidentified woman is posing for a head and shoulders portrait in the doorway of a stone or adobe building. She is wearing a head scarf, beaded necklace...

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