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Nina Sturgis Dousman

Date: 1870
Description: Portrait of Nina Sturgis Dousman, wife of H. Louis Dousman.
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Elizabeth Mills

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Description: Studio portrait of Elizabeth Mills in large, feathered hat. She is the daughter of Arthur Mills and granddaughter of General Simeon Mills.
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Osage Women

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Black Bow's wife, with infant in a papoose, and Saucy Chief's squaw.
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Aleksendra Zukowska

Date: 1910
Description: Portrait of Aleksendra Zukowska, a Russian Pole who was a machine hand at an International Harvester Twine Mill, probably in Chicago.
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Woman Holding Small Girl on Her Lap

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Description: A woman wearing a hat, blouse, and long skirt sits in profile in a studio with a small girl wearing a white dress on her lap. They are in front of a studio...
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Sigurd and Elizabeth Olson

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Description: Informal portrait of Sigurd and Elizabeth Olson standing on a pier.
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Portrait of Anna Chapman

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Description: Portrait of Anna Chapman, later Anna Chapman Dunn (Mrs. Merrill).
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Dorothy Dignam on S.S. "Geo. Washington"

Date: 05 1929
Description: Dorothy Dignam, one of the first women in the advertising field, worked in Chicago, Philadelphia, and New York City, and was active in raising the status o...
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Studio Portrait of European American Woman

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a panted backdrop of a European American woman posed sitting in a wooden chair. She is wearing a plaid skirt and light-colored ...
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Studio Portrait of European American Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a European American woman posed standing with her right hand on the back of a chair covered w...
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Studio Portrait of European American Woman

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Description: Studio portrait of an unidentified European American woman posed sitting on a cloth-covered chair with her hands clasped in her lap. She is wearing a light...
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Studio Portrait of European American Woman

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Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified European American woman posed sitting. She is wearing a plaid skirt,...
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Studio Portrait of European American Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified European American woman posed standing with her hands on the back of a chair ...
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Studio Portrait of European American Couple

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Mr. and Mrs John Breirg, posing standing near a prop fence and gate. The man is standing on the left wear...
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Studio Portrait of European American Family

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Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a boy posing standing on the left, and a woman posing sitting on the right. The woma...
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Studio Portrait of European American Couple

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of unidentified men and woman sitting close together. The man is wearing a dark-colored suit coat, ...
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Alma Schmidt Petersen

Date: 1945
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Alma Schmidt Petersen (1894-1989). The granddaughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp, Alma and her husband Dr. William F. ...
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Clara Seipp Bartholomay

Date: 1920
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Clara Seipp Bartholomay, a daughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. She is wearing a dress with elaborate trim and a pearl neckl...
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Emma Dryer

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Emma Dryer. She is wearing a light-colored cloak, or jacket with large sleeves, over a ruffled, high-necked blouse.
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Emma Dryer Sitting Outdoors

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Description: Candid portrait of Emma Dryer, seated outdoors. She is wearing a dark-colored dress and holding a book. There is a fence and foliage behind her.

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