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Creek Woman

Date: 1897
Description: Miss Morton, a Creek, Indian University Class of 1897.
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Portrait of a Child

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an African American child (probably a girl) wearing a white dress. Text written on the back of the photog...
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Newhall House Rotunda

Date: 1881
Description: Interior view of lobby area with several people sitting in chairs. Manuscript notations on the mount makes much of the fact that it was photographed at ni...
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Ashley Bennett on a Bicycle

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Description: A studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of young Ashley Bennett posing on a bicycle.
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Carl Nelson

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Description: Full-length cabinet card portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Carl Nielson [as written on published Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, Volume 1 and on t...
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Burdick Men

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Description: The four Burdick family brothers pose together for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. Standing on the far left is Edmond. Seated at the far ...
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Marcus Pomeroy

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Marcus Mills Pomeroy standing next to a chair with his hand in his pocket.
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Scrap Portrait of a Young Man

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Description: Studio portrait of a three-quarter length view of an African American youth wearing a three-piece suit and a tie, in front of a painted backdrop. The image...
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Woman Posing with Dog

Date: 1888
Description: Woman in a long dress wearing a glove and holding a book [?] in her hand posing before a painted backdrop. There is a small white dog seated on a fur rug a...
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Polish Men

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Description: Studio portrait of five men in suits posed in front of a painted backdrop.
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Mrs. Langtry in "As in a Looking-Glass"

Date: 1887
Description: Lillie Langtry is in character as the adventuress Lena Despard from the play "As in a Looking-Glass." In this full-length portrait, she is seated, facing ...

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