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August Derleth and His Jazz Collection

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Description: Wisconsin writer August Derleth and his jazz collection.
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Zona Gale

Date: 1920
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Zona Gale (Mrs. William Breese) standing near a window and holding a rose in her left hand.
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Eliza Beers Gale

Date: 1920
Description: A portrait of Eliza Beers Gale, the mother of novelist and playwright Zona Gale.
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Charles Franklin Gale

Date: 1920
Description: Portrait of Charles Franklin Gale, the father of novelist and playwright Zona Gale, reading a newspaper.
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Mr. and Mrs. Trimpey

Date: 1935
Description: Ephraim Burt Trimpey and his wife Alice Kent Trimpey sit in front of their fireplace. The Trimpeys were antique dealers and collectors; Mr. Trimpey was als...
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Alice Kent Trimpey

Date: 1930
Description: Mrs. Ephraim Burt Trimpey points to a zinnia blooming in a late summer garden. She us wearing a hat and fur-trimmed coat.
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Young Woman with Flowers

Date: 1925
Description: An unidentified young woman in old-fashioned dress holds flowers as she stands in front of entrance of the Trimpey house at 719 Oak Street.
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Portrait of a Young Woman

Date: 1925
Description: A full-length studio portrait of a young woman, possibly a dancer, in costume.
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Ephraim Burt Trimpey

Date: 1940
Description: A seated self-portrait of the photographer. He wears eyeglasses, and a suit with vest and floppy cravat.
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Three Dolls

Date: 1935
Description: Three dolls from the collection of the photographer's wife, Alice Kent Trimpey, are posed seated at a small table with a tea set. The dolls date from the m...
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German Fashion Doll

Date: 1935
Description: A doll from the collection of Alice Kent Trimpey, the photographer's wife. This early twentieth century porcelain doll was made in Nymphenburg, Germany, fr...
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Self-Portrait of Photographer

Date: 1930
Description: The photographer doffs his hat and smiles at the camera. He is wearing a long coat and gloves, and carries a cane.
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Becky the Doll

Date: 1930
Description: A doll named Becky, with china head and old-fashioned dress, sits on a small chair.
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Young Hunter

Date: 1925
Description: A studio portrait of a young man in front of a painted backdrop wearing rubber boots holding his gun and a dead fox with his dog standing nearby.
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Wooded Lane

Date: 1935
Description: A man stands at the end of a country lane lined with trees and carpeted with leaves. The trees overhead form a Gothic arch. The top of a wooden fence and g...
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Alice Kent Trimpey with a Doll

Date: 1945
Description: Mrs. Trimpey sits in a chair holding her doll, Emeline.
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Men with Fish

Date: 1925
Description: Two unidentified men pose with ten fish attached to a board in front of a canvas backdrop.
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August Derleth

Date: 1939
Description: A studio portrait of Sauk City author August Derleth.
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Trimpey Christmas Card

Date: 1920
Description: Winter scene with Ephraim Burt and Alice Kent Trimpey seated in a sleigh wearing overcoats and hats, and covered with a fur lap robe. A handwritten message...
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Man and Woman Seated on a Hillside

Date: 1898
Description: Man and woman seated on an overgrown hillside. The woman has ferns on her lap and is holding an umbrella. Inscribed on reverse of original mount: "B.D.L. a...

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