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Violet Dousman in Evening Dress

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait of Violet Dousman in an evening dress. Oldest daughter of Louis and Nina Dousman. Born December 7, 1874; died January 14, 1940.
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Jerusha Wilcox Sturgis

Date: 1866
Description: Full-length portrait of Jerusha Sturgis, standing near a chair. The wife of Samuel Davis Sturgis I and mother of Nina Dousman. Born December 1, 1827; Died ...
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Clara Bewick Colby

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Description: Studio portrait of Clara Bewick Colby.
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Studio Portrait of a Standing Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman standing in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a long dress with velvet accents, a bracelet, a ring, and a ...
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Portrait of Anna Chapman Dunn

Date: 1920
Description: Portrait of Anna Chapman Dunn (Mrs. Morrill).
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Wedding Photograph

Date: 1890
Description: Head and shoulders wedding portrait of William Elwell Middleton and Clara Case Middleton.
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Catherine Seipp

Date: 1880
Description: A full-length, seated cabinet card portrait of Catherine Orb Seipp wearing an elaborately detailed dress of heavy material. She is also wearing a bracelet,...
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Emma Seipp

Date: 05 1892
Description: A full-length standing cabinet card portrait of Emma Sibylla Seipp (1868-1942), eldest child of Conrad Seipp with his second wife, Catherine Orb Seipp. She...
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Mrs. Lydia Ely

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Description: Vignetted head and shoulders portrait of Lydia Ely, a well-known artist, humanitarian and promoter of the arts in the late 19th century.
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Grace Dawson Hayman

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Grace Dawson, Frederick Layton's cousin, who married Joel Hayman, Jr. in 1866. She was born in 1841.
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Maria Best Pabst

Date: 1870
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Maria Best Pabst (1842-1906). She is wearing a dress with leg of mutton sleeves and ornate embroidery. The daughter of su...
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Emma Sibylla Seipp

Date: 1885
Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of Emma Seipp, daughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. She is wearing a short jacket over a blouse and skirt. She is ...
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Clara Seipp

Date: 1890
Description: Head and shoulders profile studio portrait of Clara Seipp (1871-1956), a daughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. Her hair is cut short and she wears a whi...
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August and Margarethe Streb

Date: 1885
Description: August Streb leans against a chair as he poses next to his wife, Margarthe Orb Streb, who is seated. He is wearing a suit and a watch chain. Margarethe is ...
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Catherine Orb Seipp

Date: 1880
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Catherine Orb Seipp (1846-1920), wife of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. She is standing and wea...
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Sophie Smith

Date: 1885
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Sophie Smith (1861-1945), posing standing in front of a painted backdrop. She would later marry Arthur Pugh. She is wearing ...

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