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Reliability Race Winner

Date: 08 1928
Description: John P. Wood of Wausau, winner of the 1928 National Air Reliability Tour, with his "Waco from Wausau." Also in the photograph are Wood's prizes: the Edsel ...
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Woman with Bow and Collar Pin

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated young woman with a bow in her hair and a collar pin on her lace collar.
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Portrait of Ruthe Distenfeld

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Description: Distenfeld requested a "glamour" type girlie portrait be taken. Her husband, Max, was an ex-gambler who owned five appliance stores.
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Mrs. Joseph Smith

Date: 1908
Description: Mary E. Smith seated in a bedroom in the Belvedere Hotel (?), probably in Washington, D.C. or vicinity. Her reflection is in the mirrored door behind her. ...
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"Not that You Won or Lost . . ."

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Description: Sid, holding an umbrella and sitting on bleachers outside the Wisconsin Historical Society building. Rain (graphite lines) is annotated on the negative. At...
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Boys with Their Dog

Date: 1905
Description: Stuart, left, and Frank Fargo posing with their dog, Mark, in front of a folding screen. There is a calendar on the screen behind them.
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Adda Howie with a Cow

Date: 1905
Description: Adda Howie and her pet cow at Sunny Peak Farm.
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Trout

Date: 1935
Description: An unidentified man wearing bib overalls is posing on a pier holding a large trout. On the reverse of the photograph is written: "An 8½ lb. trout taken fro...
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Mary Matilda Rumsey Visiting the Hermit

Date: 1898
Description: Mary Matilda Rumsey visiting "The Hermit" island, where George H. Holt had a summer cottage on Archibald Lake. Caption reads: "A 'Friend.'"
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Miss Doud Holding Baby Alfred Holt

Date: 10 1898
Description: Outdoor portrait of Miss Doud holding baby Alfred Holt in her arms while standing in front of tall trees. Caption reads: "A whooping cough baby — Miss Doud...
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Portrait of Jeannette and Alfred Holt on the Island Lodge Porch

Date: 08 1898
Description: On the screened porch at Island Lodge, baby Alfred Holt is sitting in an infant-sized wooden rocking chair with sister Jeannette standing at his side. She ...
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Olivia Monona with Oscar Hanke

Date: 1920
Description: Informal portrait of opera singer, Olivia Monona, with her husband, Oscar Hanke, first violinist with the Chicago Opera Company. The couple was married in ...

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