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William Terrill Bradby

Date: 10 1899
Description: Portrait of William Terrill Bradby wearing a headdress and holding a club. Part of the Algonquian and Pamunkey Tribes.
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The Chicken Peddler

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Description: A man poses while selling chickens on the street. A building with an exterior brick chimney is behind him.
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Mary Virginia McCormick

Date: 02 17 1901
Description: Mary Virginia McCormick (1861-1941) leaning with her arm on a tree. Mary Virginia was the daughter of Chicago industrialist and inventor, Cyrus Hall McCorm...
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William Gustafson

Date: 06 08 1929
Description: William Gustafson poses in front of a tractor and other McCormick-Deering farm equipment.
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Baby with Milk

Date: 1923
Description: A baby sitting in a wooden highchair with a glass of milk placed on the tray.
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Portrait of Child with Toy

Date: 06 1923
Description: A boy is sitting on a wooden chair placed on top of an outdoor wooden bench. A toy dog with wheels on its legs is on the bench beside him.
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John Gilbert and Virginia Bruce

Date: 05 30 1932
Description: Three-quarter length portrais of actor John Gilbert and his fiancée Virginia Bruce. Both are smiling — he is looking at her and she is looking at the camer...
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Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hobbins Wedding

Date: 1902
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hobbins smile at one another and hold hands as a full-length wedding portrait is taken. She is standing, and he is sitting in a chair on...
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Outdoor Portrait of Blanchard Harper

Date: 12 03 1925
Description: Full-length portrait of Blanchard Harper, who is wearing a long dress with lace collar and cuffs. She appears to be standing in the corner of a porch, with...
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Ernst Schmidt

Date: 1904
Description: Ernst Schmidt (1893-1977) sits in front of a homemade teepee wearing an elaborate costume of feathers and furs. He is holding a club in his right hand.
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"Posking" (Chippewa)

Date: 10 15 1907
Description: Outdoor portrait of a man standing outside the open door of a wooden home with one hand on his hip, and in his other hand holding what may be a pipe restin...
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Fay Ann Albrecht

Date: 05 28 1941
Description: Caption reads: "Fay Ann Albrecht, 17, of Columbus, Wis., was selected for the "color girl" honor at presentation of the colors at Annapolis naval academy y...

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