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Edward Sylvester Morse, Zoologist and Orientalist

Date: 1873
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Edward S. Morse (1838-1925), American zoologist and orientalist. As a zoologist, he discovered that brachiopods are worms rathe...
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Pottery of Aaron Bohrod and F. Carlton Hall

Date: 03 20 1951
Description: F. Carlton Ball (left), University of Wisconsin Assistant Professor of Art, and Aaron Bohrod, University of Wisconsin Artist in Residence, pose for a portr...
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Man Creating Earthenware Vessel

Date: 09 1951
Description: Man squatting on ground while making a large, earthenware pot in Jaipur, India.
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Road to Joppa and Camp of Bedouin Arabs #1709

Date: 1893
Description: A depiction of Jerusalem on the day of Jesus' crucifixion. This is the road to Joppa and a camp of Bedouin Arabs. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wond...
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Old Cistern, Mts. Mizpeh and Emmans in Distance #1710

Date: 1893
Description: A depiction of Jerusalem on the day of Jesus' crucifixion. Mount Mizpeh and Emmaus are in the distance. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders and Be...
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Damascus Road and Old Caravansary #1711

Date: 1893
Description: A replication of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Depicted is the Damascus Road, the site where Saint Paul is believed to have converted to Christianity. T...
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Interior of House on the Rock

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Description: Interior of room at House on the Rock. A young man is sitting on a bench near the window.
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Shopkeeper

Date: 1920
Description: A smiling shopkeeper in traditional dress showing a ceramic cat to Leonore Middleton. There are shelves behind Leonore which are crowded with figurines.
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In the Shop

Date: 1925
Description: Leonore Middleton, left, is holding a bowl, with an unidentified woman watching on the right. They are standing in front of a table which is holding other...
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A Friendly Game

Date: 09 1921
Description: Leonore and Forest Middleton, on the far left, playing cards with two other women and a man while sitting at a small table. The man on the far right has th...
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Pottery Shop

Date: 1920
Description: A shopkeeper is using a feather duster to clean stacks of bowls displayed on a low table in the open air. Teapots in an array of shapes and finishes are su...
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Pottery Class

Date: 1970
Description: A woman is throwing a pot on the wheel in a pottery class.

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