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Woman with Canoe Paddle

Date: 1910
Description: Woman standing on riverbank with canoe paddle and boat moored at tree.
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Laura Mock Wearing Wedding Dress

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Description: Laura Mock wearing Walter Dahl's mother's wedding dress.
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Young Beaver

Date: 06 17 1947
Description: Ami Kons (Young Beaver), an Ojibwa warrior. His two feathers means he has taken two Sioux scalps.
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Studio Portrait of a Young Man

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Description: A young man poses by a stump for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a suit jacket, vest, and trousers.
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Portrait of a Young Man

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Description: A studio portrait of a young man leaning against a stump in front of a painted backdrop. His hat rests on the top of the stump. He is wearing a suit jacket...
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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 a Bearded Man

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Description: A man with a long beard and moustache leans against a stump for a studio photograph in front of a painted backdrop. A coat and hat are on the top of the st...
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Portrait of Young Man Posing with Rifle

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Description: A young man dressed in a fringed, leather costume rests against a stump and holds a rifle for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop.
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Portrait of Child with Long Hair

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Description: A young child stands for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The child has long hair and wears a ruffled shirt with short pants. A hat is on ...
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Christmas Tree with Portraits

Date: 1900
Description: A Christmas tree decorated with ornaments and dolls is displayed with framed portraits of a man and woman on either side. A frame of artificial snow and ic...
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Seated Baby Wearing Shorts

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Description: A studio portrait of a young child wearing only shorts seated on a small chair which is on a bale of hay near two logs in front of a painted backdrop.
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Boy in Woods Holding Pistol

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Description: A portrait of a boy in the woods wearing a hat, jacket, and vest, holding a pistol in his right hand. There is a dog lying at his feet.
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Couple in Farmyard

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Description: An outdoor portrait of a man wearing a hat, suit jacket, and trousers seated on a stool, and a woman standing next to him, with a fence behind them. The ma...
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Elderly Woman Holding Book

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Description: An outdoor portrait of a woman seated near a tree, holding a book titled "Our Friends," with a fence in the background.
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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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Studio Portrait of Boy

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Description: Studio portrait of a boy sitting on a stump log and grass on a rug in front of a painted backdrop. He is holding a hat and wearing a suit jacket, trousers,...
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Two Children Posing with Christmas Tree

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Description: Portrait of a boy and girl posed by a Christmas tree. The boy is sitting on a toy horse on the left and is wearing a military style hat and holding a toy g...
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Picking Cherries in Door County

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Description: Elevated view of a boy holding a pail of cherries. Another filled pail rests on the ground in a Door County orchard.
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Cranberry Harvester with Cranberries

Date: 1935
Description: Unidentified man holding a cranberry rake, next to newly harvested cranberries in crates.
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Female Model with Camera

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Description: A female model poses with a camera in her lap while sitting in the grass. She is wearing a black bathing suit, a striped cape, and shoes with knee-high sto...

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