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Agnes Moorehead as a Child

Date: 1903
Description: Agnes Moorehead is shown at about 4 years of age. She wears a white dress stands beside a flowering bush.
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Seated Couple at Home

Date: 1899
Description: Portrait of an elderly couple seated in their home. The woman is holding a bouquet of flowers. The man is seated slightly behind her, with his right arm o...
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Wedding Portrait

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Description: A studio wedding portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The groom is sitting in a chair in a suit jacket, vest, and trousers, with flowers in his lapel, ...
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Studio Wedding Portrait

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Description: A married couple stands, holding hands, for a wedding portrait in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing flowers in the lapel of his suit jacket, and s...
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Portrait of a Married Couple

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Description: A bride and groom pose for a wedding portrait in a photography studio in front of a painted backdrop. The groom sits in a chair with flowres in his lapel, ...
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Married Couple Posing for Portrait

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Description: A bride and groom stand, holding hands, for a studio wedding portrait in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing flowers in his lapel, and she is wearin...
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Studio Portrait of a Married Couple

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Description: A bride and groom pose for a studio wedding portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The groom sits in a chair with flowers in his lapel, as the bride in h...
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Studio Portrait of a Wedding Party

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Description: A bride and groom sit while two attendants stand behind them for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The bride wears a long dress and veil, a...
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Studio Portrait of a Bride

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Description: A bride stands in a photography studio for a wedding portrait in a long dress and veil in front of a painted backdrop.
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Portrait of Three Men

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Description: Three men holding canes stand for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop near a low fence. The men wear straw hats, white neckties, suit jackets ...
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Studio Portrait of Two Men

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Description: Two well-dressed men wearing hats pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop near a prop fence. The man on the right holds a cane, and they ...
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Profile of Well-Dressed Woman

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Description: A well-dressed woman poses for a portrait. She wears a large white hat, a locket, and flower corsage.
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Portrait of Four Women

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Description: A studio portrait of four women in front of a painted backdrop. All of the women wear white dresses with pinned corsages on their shoulder.
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Two Women Wearing White Dresses

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Description: A studio portrait of two women wearing white dresses and elaborate hats in front of a painted backdrop. Both are seated on the same chair holding flowers, ...
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Cary Bass

Date: 1896
Description: A cabinet card studio portrait of Edward Cary Bass, son of Dr. Edward A. Bass.
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Formally Dressed Man and Woman

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Description: Studio portrait of a man wearing a suit jacket with a flower in the lapel, vest with watch fob, bow tie, and trousers. A woman sits next to him and is wear...
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Wedding Portrait

Date: 02 28 1911
Description: Studio portrait of Rose and Louis Meyer. Rose Swetlik (1892-1968) married Louis Meyer (1887-1949), a farmer, on February 28, 1911 in Kossuth Township (Mani...
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Formal Wedding Portrait

Date: 02 28 1911
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Rose and Louis Meyer. Rose Swetlik (1892-1968) married Louis Meyer (1887-1949), a farmer, on February 28,...
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Infant In Coffin

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Description: An infant in a bonnet holding a flower in an open coffin leaning upright against a wall.
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Young Woman in Clearing

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Description: A portrait of a young woman wearing a hat and dress, and holding a bouquet of flowers, standing in a clearing. In the background is the darkroom horse-draw...

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