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Ole Bull

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Description: Monograph of famous Norwegian violinist Ole Bull holding his violin and bow.
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Radiophone

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Description: A woman takes down menus and recipes that she hears on her radiophone.
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Sculpting a Figure

Date: 1950
Description: A female artist sculpting a female figure from clay.
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Metalworker

Date: 1950
Description: The components of a necklace come together under the skilled hands of a jewelry maker.
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Gem Cutter

Date: 1950
Description: Arthur Virthaler, professor of art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the studio with materials and tools for making jewelry. He was known for sim...
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Kehl Dancer in Silver and Pink

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Description: An unknown dancer ("Brown") wearing a glittery pink and silver costume poses on her toes with arms outstretched at the Kehl School of Dance.
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Henry Hamilton Bennett

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Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of a white-haired H.H. Bennett.
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Portrait of Harry Houdini

Date: 1919
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini.
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Dorothy Werner

Date: 1932
Description: Formal full-length portrait of Dorothy Werner standing at a fireplace. She wears a dress that is now held by the Wisconsin Historical Society.
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Alma Seipp

Date: 1909
Description: Seated, full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Alma Seipp (1876-1966), daughter of prominent Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. She is seated on ...
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Portrait of James William Murphy

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Description: Quarter-length portrait, halftone printed, of James William Murphy. Murphy served as a U.S. House of Representative member from 1907 to 1909. His signature...
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William and Otto Madlener

Date: 1916
Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of twins Otto, left, and William Madlener, sons of Albert F. and Elsa Seipp Madlener. The boys are ...
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Colleen Dewhurst

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of actress Colleen Dewhurst. She is smiling and looking at the camera. Her hair is pulled back and she is wearing a white sweat...
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Agnes Moorehead as Endora

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Description: Portrait of Agnes Moorehead as Endora in a scene from the TV show Bewitched. She is standing with one foot on a large cushion and is holding up her ...
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Henry Winkler and Al Molinaro

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Description: Henry Winkler, as Fonzie, gets baptized by Al Molinaro who plays Father Delvecchio, the twin brother of Al Delvecchio on the TV show Happy Days. Tom...
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Charlotte Rae

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Description: Waist-up portrait of actress Charlotte Rae. She is smiling and standing with her hands folded in front of her.
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Shirley Clarke and Mal Waldron

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Description: Shirley Clarke standing next to Mal Waldron, who is sitting. There is a television monitor behind them. They are working on the film "The Cool World."
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Shirley Clarke

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Description: Shirley Clarke is seen kneeling against a stair banister during the shooting of the film "The Cool World." She is wearing a derby hat. There are three lig...
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James Weber and Alison Newman

Date: 12 30 1956
Description: A man and a woman are smiling as they slow-dance. Caption reads: "Among the dancers at Tuesday's tea-dance were James Weber, N. Marietta Av., and Miss Alis...
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Arthur Miller

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Arthur Miller smoking a pipe while at a rehearsal for the play "After the Fall."

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