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Infant in Elaborate Stroller

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Description: A studio portrait of an infant in an elaborate stroller/carriage/buggy in front of a painted backdrop. The stroller is covered by a lacy umbrella, and the ...
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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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Food Storage

Date: 1931
Description: Jars of food are stored in an opened cabinet within a farmhouse kitchen.
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The Great Artesian Fountain - Anaglyph

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of the Artesian Well near the intersection of Wisconsin and Minnesota (later renamed Wacouta) Streets. The following is printed on the back of ...
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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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Forest Middleton

Date: 1894
Description: Forest Middleton poses for his portrait in a kilt, holding a toy horse. He is standing on a chair which is draped with a cloth.
Book or Pamphlet

A Geographical and Topographical Description of Wisconsin

Date: 1844
Description: Title page of Increase Lapham's A Geographical and Topographical Description of Wisconsin published by P.C. Hale of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Mr. & Mrs. B.W. Gillett

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Description: Portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Bradford and Alice Gillett, Sherwin Gillett's uncle and aunt. There is a framed portrait of two children on a ta...
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Boy on Wooded Path

Date: 1963
Description: Young boy, photographed from behind, running along a wooded path.
Book or Pamphlet

The Oliver Alphabet with Illustrations

Date: 1889
Description: Front cover of booklet advertising the Oliver Chilled Plow Works.
Book or Pamphlet

Pages from The Oliver Alphabet

Date: 1889
Description: Interior pages of the pamplet, with illustrations for the letter "H" and "I."
Photograph

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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William Conrad Seipp

Date: 1880
Description: A standing full-length cabinet card portrait of William Conrad Seipp, the oldest son of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. He rests his left forearm on an ornate...
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Conrad Seipp Jr.

Date: 1900
Description: Conrad Seipp, Jr. (1883-1909), poses for a full-length portrait wearing a sailor suit in front of a tapestry background. He was the youngest child of Conra...
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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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William H. Metcalf

Date: 1880
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of William Metcalf seated sideways in a chair.
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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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Frederick Pabst

Date: 1890
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Frederick Pabst (1836-1904). He is wearing a suit with white tie and a carnation boutonnierre.

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