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Studio Portrait of Three Men

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait of three men standing, one of whom is a little person, standing in front of a painted backdrop. All of the men are wearing hats, and the ma...
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Portrait of Man Smoking Cigar

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Description: A man leans against a stump while smoking a cigar in front of a painted backdrop in a photography studio. He is wearing a hat, suit jacket, vest, and trous...
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Portrait of Man Reading Newspaper

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Description: A man sits for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop, smoking a corn-cob pipe and reading a Chicago newspaper. He is wearing a hat, suit jacket,...
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Young Men Smoking Cigars

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Description: A studio portrait of two young men who wear large hats, suit jackets, and neckties,. They are smoking cigars in front of a low stone wall and painted backd...
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Two Well-Dressed Men Smoking Cigars

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Description: A studio portrait of two well-dressed men wearing hats, suit jackets, vests with watch fob, neckties, and trousers. They are smoking cigars in front of a p...
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Henry Greencrow, William Hall and Charlie Greengress with Specimens of Taxidermy

Date: 1898
Description: Full-length studio portrait of three young Ho-Chunk men wearing suit jackets, trousers, and neckties in front of a painted backdrop. Two are wearing hats a...
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Leslie H. Fishel, Jr.

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Description: Portrait of Leslie H. Fishel, Jr., holding a pipe and sitting at a desk. He was the Director of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin from 1959 until 1...
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Woman Being Led Out of a Hurley Area Establishment

Date: 08 04 1942
Description: A woman is led out by a State Agent during a sweeping raid on many Hurley area establishments. The arrest warrants were for gambling and prostitution. The ...
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Bobby Feinglass, John Lewis, and Alicia Kaplow

Date: 11 02 1965
Description: Pictured, from background to foreground: Bobby Feinglass; John Lewis, noted politician and civil rights leader; and Alicia Kaplow, SNCC (Student Nonviolent...
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James Farmer

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of James Farmer, civil rights activist and co-founder of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality).
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Portrait of Kent Wood with Two Dogs

Date: 1897
Description: Outdoor portrait of Kent Wood, with a pipe in his mouth and sitting in a cart, posing with two dogs. All three are in profile. The side of a building is be...
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Sid with Group

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Description: Slightly elevated view of three well-dressed men standing together in the foreground, with the man on the left holding a camera over his shoulder. Behind t...

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