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Seated Couple at Home

Date: 1899
Description: Portrait of an elderly couple seated in their home. The woman is holding a bouquet of flowers. The man is seated slightly behind her, with his right arm o...
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Portrait of Elderly Couple

Date: 1893
Description: Studio portrait of an elderly couple, both seated in chairs in front of a painted backdrop.
Postcard

William Tennant Sitting

Date: 1912
Description: Studio portrait of William Tennant, a magazine and newspaper agent in Black River Falls, sitting in a chair holding a magazine. His artificial legs are pr...
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John Joseph Olver (Oliver) Family

Date: 1898
Description: Group portrait of the Olver (Oliver) family. In chairs: Alice Melissa and John Joseph; sons, from left to right standing: Louis Franklin (Frank), Willard S...
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Portrait of an Elderly Couple

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Description: An elderly man and woman sit for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a long, dark dress, and he is wearing a suit jacket over ...
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Elderly Woman Wearing a Bonnet

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Description: Studio portrait of an elderly woman wearing a black dress and bonnet stands for a studio portrait near a chair in front of a backdrop.
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Seated Elderly Woman

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Description: An elderly woman sits in a stuffed chair and poses for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop.
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Portrait of a Woman

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Description: A studio portrait of an elderly woman sitting in a stuffed chair and wearing eyeglasses.
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Studio Portrait of Elderly Couple

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Description: A studio portrait of a seated elderly man with a beard, and an elderly woman in a dress standing beside him. Both are wearing hats in front of a painted ba...
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Studio Portrait of Elderly Man and Woman

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated elderly man wearing a suit jacket, vest, necktie, and trousers, and an elderly woman in a long dress with a lace collar, standi...
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Studio Portrait of Elderly Man

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Description: A studio portrait of a seated elderly man with a beard holding a cane in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a suit jacket, vest, necktie, and trous...
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Elderly Ho-Chunk Man James Bird

Date: 1900
Description: Full-length studio portrait of an elderly Ho-Chunk man posing sitting. He is wearing a suit jacket, vest with watch fob, trousers, and a hat with a United ...
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Studio Portrait of Elderly Ho-Chunk Man Henry Rice Hill

Date: 1900
Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of an elderly Ho-Chunk man Henry Rice Hill (SanJanMonEKah), posing in front of a painted backdrop. Henry was a privat...
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Studio Portrait of Two Elderly Ho-Chunk Women

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Description: Studio portrait of two elderly Ho-Chunk women posing in front of a painted backdrop. The woman on the left is sitting and wearing several short necklaces, ...
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Studio Portrait of Betsy Thunder

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Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop wearing several necklaces, earrings, file bracelets, and a ribbon work sk...
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Portrait of Two Older Ho-Chunk Women

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Description: Studio portrait of two older Ho-Chunk women posing in front of a painted backdrop. The woman on the left, Rachel Funmaker Winneshiek (HockJawKooWinKah), is...
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Group Posed Outdoors

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Description: Elderly man and woman posed sitting on either side of a table in front of a wooden house. The couple is surrounded by a group of adults and one child. Thre...
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Family in Living Room

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Description: In the center is a man posing sitting in a chair. Beside him on the left are two teenage girls standing near a doorway, and on the right standing next to h...

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