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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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William Deering

Date: 1902
Description: William Deering (1826-1913), founder of the Deering Harvester Company. In 1902 the Deering company became part of the International Harvester Company.
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Jairus Fairchild

Date: 1862
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Jairus Cassius Fairchild (1801-1862), the first mayor of the city Madison (1856). Fairchild was also the father of Lu...
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George B. Delaplaine

Date: 1860
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of George B. Delaplaine (1814-1895), of Madison, Wisconsin. Delaplaine arrived in Madison in 1838 after having worked in...
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Samuel A. Cook

Date: 11 12 1914
Description: Waist-up seated portrait of Samuel A. Clark, Neenah manufacturer.
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Herbert H. Kohl

Date: 1971
Description: Studio portrait of Herb Kohl as President of the Kohl Corporation.
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Advertising Shapes American Life

Date: 02 14 1956
Description: John Worden and Ralph Denu recently formed an art studio bearing both of their names. Advertising agencies often use such an art studio.
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Advertising Shapes American Life

Date: 02 14 1956
Description: Ed Schumann, owner of Ed Schumann and Associates, and Frank Pellitteri, the production manager at the business, set up an advertising shot for Red Dot Pota...
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Ferdinand Hotz

Date: 1888
Description: Quarter-length portrait of the photographer Ferdinand Hotz (March 14, 1868 - December 28, 1946) as a young man. He wears a fine suit and a single pearl stu...
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Ferdinand Hotz with the Emperor Maximilian Diamond

Date: 1933
Description: Ferdinand Hotz poses holding the 41.94 carat Emperor Maximilian Diamond, which he owned from 1919 to 1946. He is wearing pince nez glasses and a pearl tie ...
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Herbert E. Uihlein

Date: 1930
Description: A signed and dated three-quarter length standing studio portrait of Milwaukee businessman Herbert E. Uihlein (1890-1947), son of Alfred Uihlein, president ...
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Studio Group Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Al Whitting; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Long

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Description: Studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two European American men and two European American women. Identified, from left to right, as: Fran...
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Frederick Layton

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Description: Ferrotype of Frederick Layton posing on a bench holding an umbrella in front of a painted background. Frederick Layton was the son of a Milwaukee butcher a...
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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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Charles Allis

Date: 1901
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Charles Allis, president of the Allis-Chalmers Company (1901-1905), vice-president and director of the Milwaukee Trust Company, ...

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