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Portrait of a Young Boy

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Description: A young boy poses in a costume from the late nineteenth century, while sitting on a small chair.
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Studio Portrait of William Tennant

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Description: Studio portrait of William Tennant sitting 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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Boy Drinking from Glass

Date: 1921
Description: Young boy drinking milk(?) from a glass while standing outdoors. A building or house is in the background.
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Ann Willms

Date: 1891
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Ann Willms (b. 1881) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is wearing a dress, necklace, earrings and ...
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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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William Rubin and Son

Date: 1918
Description: William Rubin, Wisconsin political figure and labor leader, in civilian clothes, visiting his son Abner, in military uniform, at a military camp.
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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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Harold Van Schaick

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young European American man posing standing with his right hand on the back of a chair on t...
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Studio Portrait of European Americans

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a woman posing sitting on the left and a boy standing next to her on the right. The boy is wearing a suit...
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Man with a Double Bell Euphonium

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a European American man posing standing and playing a Double Bell Euphonium.
Painting

Bugler with Flag

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Description: Chromolithograph depicting a young bugler holding a bugle to his mouth. With his left hand, he is holding an American flag on a pole, with the flag partly ...
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James Chaulk, Jr., Champion Potato Grower of Nebraska

Date: 1916
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a boy, 14-years-old, posing in front of a painted backdrop. He is standing next to a cloth covered table holding a plate of ...
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Miss Huddleston Posing with Dog

Date: 04 09 1917
Description: Miss Josephine Huddleston posing with dog. She had been driving the big IHC tractor at Harrison and Jefferson Streets for Chicago's City Garden Campaign.
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Nice Catch

Date: 1937
Description: Jean A. Pope is smiling broadly while holding a stringer of five bass. He is also holding his rod and reel, and is standing on a small wooden pier. A descr...
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Seated Sheik

Date: 1930
Description: A turbanned man, identified as a Sheik, is sitting on a patterned rug on the ground in front of a doorway. He is wearing a red robe with elaborate gold tri...
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Sheik Sitting

Date: 1930
Description: An man, identified only as a sheik, sitting on a patterned carpet in front of a narrow doorway. There is a large pillow behind him. He is wearing a white t...
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Anne Waldo Jackson

Date: 1913
Description: Full-length portrait of 2-year old Anne Waldo Jackson (1911-2002) standing. She is wearing her maternal grandmother's girlhood dress from 1862-1863. The dr...

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