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Neighborhood House Scrapbook: Portrait of Sam Cimino and Sam Romano

Date: 1929
Description: Hand-colored full-length portrait of Sam Cimino and Sam Romano, "2 neighbors and members," who are standing in the shade of a tree and dressed in overalls,...
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Mollie King Alexander and her Son

Date: 1920
Description: Studio portrait of the silent film actress Mollie King (Alexander) holding her infant son Kenneth Deedes Alexander Jr.
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Publicity still of Grace Darling

Date: 1916
Description: In this Campbell Studio publicity portrait, the 23 year old actress Grace Darling sits on a small table and wears a white, pleated gown. The portrait was u...
Print

North Coast Limited "Dude Ranch Vacations" Luncheon Menu Exterior

Date: 
Description: Exterior of the luncheon menu for the Northern Pacific Yellowstone Park Line, with a photograph of a woman wearing a blouse and skirt, neckerchief, and cow...
Print

North Coast Limited "Dude Ranch Vacations" Luncheon Menu Interior

Date: 
Description: Interior of the luncheon menu for the Northern Pacific Yellowstone Park Line, with set menu and à la carte selections.
Book or Pamphlet

Emerson Manufacturing Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1901
Description: Forty-ninth annual catalog cover featuring an orange and blue illustration, over a gray background, of two yoked oxen. Directly behind the oxen a man weari...
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Robert Harron

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of actor Robert Harron wearing a suit and tie, and looking off to the right.
Print

Me-Te-A, a Pottawatimie Chief

Date: 1849
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Metea, a Chief of the Potawatomi Tribe. He spoke against land cessions during the 1821 treaty negotiations.
Photograph

Mrs. Alma Seipp Hay

Date: 1912
Description: A seated, three-quarter length portrait of Alma Seipp Hay, a daughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. She is dressed in a finely detailed gown and holds a ...
Photograph

Shagbark Hickory

Date: 1982
Description: A tall, shagbark hickory standing alone on a small island in the middle of Edgewood Drive near its west end. A woman walking in the roadway is dwarfed by t...
Photograph

Hello, Dolly

Date: 03 30 1979
Description: Two women in costumes posing and stretching out their arms towards the camera. Caption reads: "Phyllis Bickham (left) and Amber Kelly will alternate in the...
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Grand Pair

Date: 04 17 1987
Description: An older woman and a young girl are holding hands and smiling. They are both wearing traditional Hmong jewelry, including the xauv (necklace) and a silver ...
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All Alone

Date: 05 21 1969
Description: A young girl is among a crowd of people, sitting on a tricycle and crying and wiping her face. Caption reads: "ALL ALONE — Little Kim Whitham, 4, of Waukes...
Photograph

David Friedlander

Date: 06 28 1989
Description: A boy wearing a baseball glove throwing a baseball. Caption reads: "David Friedlander, 4, throws a ball as he plays catch with his father, Gardner, in Klod...
Photograph

Louise and Francis Cerletty

Date: 02 20 1979
Description: Portrait of a man and a woman sitting together on a chair. Francis, wearing a suit and tie, is sitting on the arm of the chair to the left of Louise, who i...
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Scott Lawson's Soda Can Dress

Date: 05 09 1989
Description: A man is standing and posing wearing a dress and crown made from Coca-Cola and Diet Coke cans. Caption reads: "Scott Lawson models a dress he made from sod...
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Ann Agulnick

Date: 06 03 1962
Description: A woman posing holding a fan in her right hand. She is wearing a fascinator, a "flapper"-style dress, lace gloves, and a purse on a silk ribbon over her wr...
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Drawbridge

Date: 1960
Description: Drawbridge over the Wisconsin River with the lift mechanism on the left.
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Happy Birthday Bertha

Date: 08 08 1977
Description: Mary Griggs Burke dressed in a white fringe dress while twirling in a clearing in the woods at Forest Lodge. The photograph was a gift from Mary's cousin E...
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John Peter Altgeld

Date: 1893
Description: Portrait of John Peter Altgeld, a Union veteran of the Civil War, judge, lawyer, and politician. Altgeld was a Progressive Democrat and the 20th Governor o...

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