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Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr.

Date: 1880
Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. (1859-1936). Mr. McCormick was the oldest son of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884). He was ...
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Leander J. McCormick

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Description: Engraved portrait of Leander James McCormick (1819-1900) by the Century Publishing and Engraving Company. Leander was a younger brother of Cyrus Hall McCor...
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Cyrus Hall McCormick and his Wife Nettie

Date: 1884
Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884) with his wife Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923). McCormick was a Chicago industrialist and inventor in 1831 ...
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Employees at Office Christmas Party

Date: 12 1928
Description: International Harvester employees standing around a Christmas tree and Santa Claus during an office party. Many of the workers are wearing party hats and s...
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Harold Fowler McCormick, Stanley Robert McCormick and Cyrus Hall McCormick

Date: 01 07 1884
Description: Family portrait of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884), and his two sons, (L to R), Harold Fowler McCormick (1872-1941), and Stanle...
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Republican Presidential Nomination Candidates

Date: 06 05 1884
Description: Engraved portraits of candidates for the Republican Presidential Nomination. Chester A. Arthur, General John A. Logan, George Franklin Edmunds, and James G...
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Men Looking at Papers at Desk

Date: 04 1929
Description: Professor Perry G. Holden (right) and George W. Anstrand sitting behind a desk and looking at papers.
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Tree Planting at Columbian Exposition Grounds

Date: 05 03 1892
Description: Tree planting ceremony on the Wooded Island during construction of the Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park. Standing to the left of the tree wrapped with ...
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Algie M. Simons

Date: 1907
Description: Algie M. Simons, photographed in his office at the "Chicago Daily Socialist."
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Republican Presidential Nomination Candidates

Date: 06 05 1884
Description: Engraved portraits of candidates for the Republican Presidential Nomination. Robert T. Lincoln, General William T. Sherman, General Joseph Roswell Hawley, ...
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William Conrad Seipp

Date: 1880
Description: A standing full-length cabinet card portrait of William Conrad Seipp, the oldest son of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. He rests his left forearm on an ornate...
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Beer Barons

Date: 1885
Description: Six prominent German American brewers pose outdoors, seated around a table, for a portrait labeled "The Poterhouse [sic] Club." Well-dressed in suits and h...
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Conrad Seipp and Family

Date: 1884
Description: Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp (1825-1890), seated at left, poses with his second wife, Catherine Orb Seipp (1846-1920), seated to his left, with other family...
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Conrad Seipp

Date: 1875
Description: Oval-framed quarter-length portrait of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp (1825-1890). He is wearing a suit and vest with bow tie. The collar of the suit coat ha...
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Christoph Hotz

Date: 1880
Description: Vignetted three-quarter head and shoulders studio portrait of Christoph Hotz (1841-1904). He has a full beard and is wearing a suit coat, vest and necktie.
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Mr. and Mrs. Edward Petersen

Date: 1900
Description: Edward Petersen poses, seated in a chair, and his wife stands next to him on the left. They appear to be reading papers which Edward is holding. Behind the...
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Edward Petersen

Date: 1900
Description: Edward Petersen at home, wearing a smoking jacket with quilted collar and cuffs. He is sitting in a wide doorway, hanging with tasseled draperies, holding ...
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In the Backyard

Date: 1900
Description: Edward Petersen, left rear, and his son William F. Petersen, right rear, pose behind three unidentified people sitting on a rustic bench in a yard. Edward ...
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William and Mary Upham with Two Unidentified People

Date: 12 20 1867
Description: Formal studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William Upham (standing, left), his wife Mary Upham (seated, left), and a man and woman, bot...
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Man Wearing Business Suit at McCormick Works

Date: 05 01 1913
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing on a metal grate in front of a brick wall. A window on the right has a metal grate protecting it.

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