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George and Fannie Stacy Lincoln Monegar

Date: 1920
Description: Studio portrait of George Monegar (EwaOnaGinKah) and Fannie Stacy Lincoln Monegar (LeBaWinKah) posing standing in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearin...
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1925
Description: Snapshot of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., and Belle Case La Follette taken shortly before his death.
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Farm Couple

Date: 1920
Description: Farm couple seated together outdoors on the lawn, his arm around her shoulders.
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Iva and Otto Rindlisbacher

Date: 1920
Description: Portrait of Iva and Otto Rindlisbacher standing with various musical instruments. Otto is in Swiss costume.
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Rudolph Valentino with Voisin Car

Date: 1923
Description: Rudolph Valentino and his wife Natacha Rambova pose with their Voisin automobile.
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Group Portrait on Playground Slide

Date: 1920
Description: A group of friends pose on a playground slide. Included in the group are Cresence Esser Bowar, Matt Bowar (husband of Cresence), Herbert Esser (brother of ...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Couple

Date: 1920
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk couple, John Buffalohead and wife Mary Snowball Decorra Buffalohead, with their dog lying at their feet. Clans ke...
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Dinner Dance

Date: 09 25 1929
Description: Couples on the dance floor at The Chanticleer nightclub.
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The Brandels and the Taylors

Date: 1923
Description: E.W. Brandel, Mrs. Brandel, and the Taylors pose in chairs in front of a building. The man on the right is smoking a cigar, and behind them are windows wit...
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Couple with Horse-drawn Carriage

Date: 1924
Description: A young man and woman (probably Mary Brandel) pose on a parked horse-drawn carriage next to a drive. A man (face obscured) is standing behind the horse on ...
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Couple and Doll in a Boat

Date: 1925
Description: View from shoreline of young couple posing together in a boat by a pier. A doll is sitting on the bow of the boat. The far shoreline of the lake is in the ...
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Samuel Goldwyn and his Wife, Frances Goldwyn

Date: 1925
Description: Samuel Goldwyn and (the second) Mrs. Goldwyn (nee Frances Howard) after their marriage in Jersey City. Photo by Ira L. Hill's Studio.
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Thomas and Florence Quinney's Farmhouse

Date: 1920
Description: Thomas (Tom) and Florence Quinney standing in front of their farmhouse which has a climbing vine growing on it.
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Mr. and Mrs. Trimpey

Date: 1920
Description: A seated studio portrait of the photographer and his wife, Alice Kent Trimpey.
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Man and Woman Grooming Backyard

Date: 1924
Description: A man and woman (possibly husband and wife) maintain a residential backyard. The man, wearing a bow tie, is mowing the lawn with a reel mower, while the wo...
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Picnic with the Nofsingers

Date: 06 01 1929
Description: Bernard Arms (standing), uncle of Lewis Arms, shares a picnic with his neighbors Mr. and Mrs. (Betsy) Nofsinger.
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"Merry Christmas"

Date: 1928
Description: Holiday card depicting a view of the front of an automobile with a couple inside driving down a snow-covered road at night. Two crystals are glued to the h...
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Mr. & Mrs. Houdini

Date: 1926
Description: Harry and Bess (Beatrice) Houdini in formal attire, the year of his death from acute appendicitis.
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Forest and Leonore Middleton

Date: 1925
Description: Forest and Leonore Judkins Middleton pose on a sidewalk. There is snow on the ground.
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Man and Woman Wrapped in Wire Fencing

Date: 1926
Description: Portrait of a man and a woman posed together, wrapped in wire fencing. It must be a prank because they are both smiling. She is wearing a hat with a plume ...

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