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Pro-McKinley Political Cartoon

Date: 08 29 1896
Description: Cover of Harper's Weekly, with a pro-William McKinley Presidential cartoon depicting McKinley as a soldier in 1861 and William Jennings Bryan as an ...
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Sela Nelson McFarland and Baby Joseph

Date: 1880
Description: William McFarland's second wife, Sela Nelson McFarland, sitting with her infant son Joseph.
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Extended Family of Aslak Olsen Lie

Date: 08 29 1876
Description: The extended family of Aslak Olsen Lie posing before the home he built in 1849 with his brother Ole after immigrating in 1848. The house is a combination o...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Will It Go In (without Vegetables)

Date: 1911
Description: Photographic mock-up for an Alfred Stanley Johnson photomontage postcard entitled "Will It Go In." Two men stand over an open cellar door, with their hands...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Shooting the Shoots (without Carrots)

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic mock-up for an Alfred Stanley Johnson photomontage postcard entitled "Shooting the Shoots." A small girl is sliding down a wooden plank, whic...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Shooting the Shoots (with Carrots)

Date: 1913
Description: Photomontage of children playing on giant carrots. Two girls are sliding down a giant carrot while a third is climbing up the steps to get to the top of th...
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Walter Peltz and Son

Date: 1947
Description: Walter Wolf Peltz and his son, Andre, in Memmingen, Germany.
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Portrait of Relles Family

Date: 1948
Description: Ida and Rabbi Mayer Relles with son Nathan; Ancona, Italy.
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Rabbi Mayer Relles with Sons

Date: 1949
Description: Rabbi Mayer Relles with sons Nathan (right) and George (left); Trieste, Italy.
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Cyla Tine Stundel with Daughter and Granddaughter

Date: 1980
Description: Portrait of three generations. Cyla Tine Stundel with her granddaughter and daughter, Golden Stundel Lerman.
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Portrait of the Wolnerman Family

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Description: Portrait of Holocaust survivor, Israel Wolnerman, his wife Irene, and their child. Wolnerman was among thousands of prisoners from Staltach (a subsidiary o...
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Refugees Stand Near Baby Carriages at a Displaced Persons Camp

Date: 1947
Description: A group of unidentified refugees are standing near baby carriages at a Displaced Persons camp in Germany.
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Mrs. Donald Burke and Children

Date: 06 26 1951
Description: Mrs. Donald Burke of Potomac, Maryland, posing with her children, Dennis, age 1, sitting in her lap, and standing, Patrick, age 3, and Megan, age 4.
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Ojibwe Woman Holding a Baby in a Tikinagan

Date: 1938
Description: Bad River Ojibwe woman standing outdoors holding a baby in a tikinagan. The woman is wearing a dress, a shawl and a headband. The Odanah Methodist church ...
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Schulist Family

Date: 1905
Description: Ten members of the Martin Schulist family standing in front of their frame home.
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Schulist Family

Date: 
Description: Family of Matt Schulist, father of Reverend Joseph Schulist, posed in front of the family home.
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Portrait of Newborns: Jennie and Edgar Krueger

Date: 1900
Description: Jennie and Edgar Krueger at 6-weeks-old lying propped up together in a chair.
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Frank Lloyd Wright and Daughter

Date: 1927
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright holds his baby daughter, Iovanna, in an outdoor informal portrait. She is looking at the camera and he is gazing at her. Iovanna Lazovic...
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Paul C. Goetsch Home

Date: 05 1902
Description: Paul C. Goetsch and family posing in front of their home. Mrs. Paul C. Goetsch and Russel Goetsch are sitting on the steps of the front porch. Paul is hold...
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Laurie, Muriel and James Peterson Outdoors

Date: 1913
Description: Laurie Peterson, standing, and Muriel Peterson, kneeling, pose as if taking photographs of James seated on the ground. They each hold a camera. James is tu...

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