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| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Asher Treat, collector of Appalachian folk songs, which were transplanted to northern Wisconsin (Crandon vicinity) by the "Kaintucks" (people from Kentucky... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | The stove and oven in the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after re... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | The living area in the restored Cornish miner's house, called Polperro, on Shake Rag Street. The house was temporarily covered with siding, but after resto... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A seated self-portrait of the photographer. He wears eyeglasses, and a suit with vest and floppy cravat. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | An interior view of a store with bolts and remnants of fabric for sale. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Elderly man sitting in a rocking chair and knitting. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of Alfred Hitchcock sitting and sketching a storyboard on the set of the film "Foreign Correspondent." Three men and a woman stand a... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | An overhead photograph from behind of Alfred Hitchcock sitting and drawing a storyboard on the set of the film "Foreign Correspondent." He is surrounded by... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Members of the cast and crew of the film "Foreign Correspondent" sitting and standing on the set. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Outdoor view of the Amsterdam Square set of the film "Foreign Correspondent." Scaffolding and lights are in the background, and many members of the cast an... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Indoor portrait of Alexander and Florentina Krueger sitting at either end of the dining room table. The table is set with a knit table cloth and candelabra... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Emil Hertz in a suit sitting next to the piano in the Krueger's living room. Several portraits are on top of the piano and an end table. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Interior portrait of an elderly man sitting in a rocking chair whittling. A small boy is standing behind him on the right. Potted plants are on the window ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View of a crowd gathered along a pier for Regatta Day. Boats are docked alongside the pier on the left. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Sophie Smith (Mrs. Arthur) Pugh sitting in an arm chair next to a Christmas tree. She is wearing a jacket over a dark dress with large buttons. The tree is... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Benedict's Heidelberg Club, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Benedict's Heidelberg Club, the showplace of the Northwest, is a truly beautiful re... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A man is sitting and hunching over the body of a violin. Other violins are hanging up behind him. Caption reads: "Louis J. Ropson, farmer & violin maker of... |
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