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Anthony Comstock

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Description: Anthony Comstock in his New York office.
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Sending Prescription Boy on an Errand

Date: 1888
Description: View of scene at J.N. Hegeman Drugstore, 1218 Broadway Street, New York. John Ferris hands a prescription written on a piece of paper to the errand boy. Fr...
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Andrew Carnegie

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Andrew Carnegie.
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1909
Description: Studio portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., about the time he founded "La Follette's Magazine."
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Theodore Roosevelt

Date: 1909
Description: Studio portrait of Teddy Roosevelt around the end of his term as president of the United States.
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N.B. Van Slyke

Date: 07 13 1872
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of N.B. Van Slyke at the age of 50 years.
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Radio Stars with Mechanical Cow at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 03 24 1933
Description: Radio stars Jack Pearl and Cliff Hal posing with a mechanical cow and milker in the International Harvester exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's ...
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Men in Office at International Truck Branch

Date: 05 24 1937
Description: E.S. Dumble (left), office manager, sits behind a desk in an office at International Harvester's Manhattan truck branch while W.H. Lorenz, cashier, sits be...
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Marcus Pomeroy

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Marcus Mills Pomeroy standing next to a chair with his hand in his pocket.
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Henry B. Harris

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Henry Harris, wearing a double-breasted suit, tie, and tie pin.
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Arthur J. Altmeyer with Sir William Beveridge

Date: 06 05 1943
Description: From left to right: Sir William Beveridge, author of the British "Cradle to the Grave" social security plan, and Arthur J. Altmeyer, Chairman of the Social...
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Lynn Fontanne, Noel Coward, and Alfred Lunt

Date: 04 19 1970
Description: Lynn Fontanne, Sir Noel Coward, and Alfred Lunt seated at a table in the Pyrenees Restaurant after the Tony Awards presentations at which Lunt and Fontanne...
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Edward John Brumder

Date: 1929
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Edward Brumder. He is wearing a three piece suit and tie.
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Portrait of Theodore Wright Griggs

Date: 1915
Description: Sepia tone portrait of Theodore Wright Griggs, (9/3/1872 - 2/13/1934), dressed in a suit with a handkerchief in the breast pocket.
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Portrait of T.W. Griggs

Date: 1926
Description: Portrait of Theodore Wright Griggs facing left. He is wearing what appears to be a mohair or cashmere suit jacket.
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"The Dark at the Top of the Stairs" Cast and Crew

Date: 12 1957
Description: Three men and two women pose together on a stage. Caption reads: "l to r: William Inge, Teresa Wright, Pat Hingle, Eileen Heckart, Elia Kazan. Photographed...
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Three Members of the Foreign Policy Association

Date: 12 10 1938
Description: From left to right, are: James G. McDonald, chairman, Sir Alfred Zimmern, and Raymond L. Buell, member of the board of directors of the FPA. They stand tog...
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Arkady Joseph Sack

Date: 11 12 1917
Description: Waist-up portrait of A. J. Sack, who was director of the Russian Information Bureau and author of The Birth of the Russian Democracy, America's P...
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Governor John Gilligan at Event

Date: 03 1971
Description: Group portrait of one woman and four men posing together. Caption reads: "NY RDD 3/1971. L to R: Marian Wright Edelman [civil rights activist and Yale boar...
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William Gillette

Date: 1916
Description: Actor's headshot of stage and early film actor William Gillette, best remembered for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes. Signature bottom right.

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