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Hawaiian Style Dancers at Benefit

Date: 01 23 1957
Description: Six Jewish husbands dressed as female Hawaiian dancers in wigs and grass skirts posing for the camera. The husbands were part of a presentation at the annu...
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Thwaites, Welsh, and Foster

Date: 01 30 1912
Description: Ruben Gold Thwaites, Iva Welsh, and Mary Foster dressed as "Box and Cox" and Mrs. Bouncer from the 1840's comedy Box and Cox. They are at a costume ...
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Publicity Still of Eleanor Lawson, Marguerite Clark and Helen Greene

Date: 1917
Description: Three English girls who were raised as boys, from left to right: Tommy (played by Marguerite Clark), Willie (Eleanor Lawson), and Noel (Helen Greene) in a ...
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Publicity Still of Marguerite Clark

Date: 1917
Description: Marguerite Clark is seated in a Hansom cab in a publicity still for "The Amazons." She wears a man's tailcoat with white tie, cape, and top hat.
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Agnes Vernon and William Desmond in a scene still for "Bare-Fisted Gallagher"

Date: 1919
Description: Wearing men's western clothing Jem Mason (played by Agnes Vernon) looks doubtfully at Bare Fisted Gallagher (William Desmond). She holds a Winchester repea...
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Henry Woodruff, Rhea Mitchell, and Tsuru Aoki in a scene still

Date: 1916
Description: In this scene still for the silent drama "The Beckoning Flame," the Indian colonial administrator Harry Dickson (played by Henry Woodruff) and his English ...
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Jim Wiseman in Fashion Show

Date: 10 17 1990
Description: Jim Wiseman, husband of Louise Wiseman, drew some laughs when he appeared on stage at the Lioness Club Fashion Show. Wiseman wore a checked robe and boxers...
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Mary Miles Minter and Alan Forrest struggle in a scene still

Date: 1918
Description: Dressed in her brother's clothes, Phyllis King (played by Mary Miles Minter) struggles with Grayson Blair (Alan Forrest) in a scene still for the silent dr...
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Mary Miles Minter and Alan Forrest in a scene still by a boat house

Date: 1918
Description: Grayson Blair (played by Alan Forrest) discovers that the boy he has seized is actually Phyllis King (played by Mary Miles Minter) dressed in her brother's...
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Scouts at Wisconsin Pavilion

Date: 07 09 1965
Description: A group of scouts enjoy a snack at picnic tables outside the Wisconsin Pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair. Each scout has a glass of milk and a young woman ...
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Women in Costume

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a woman posing sitting on the left wearing a false moustache, uniform jacket and hat, and a woman wearing...
Historical Object

115 - Younger Campers at Joy Camps

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Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying four photographs of younger campers. In one photograph campers are standing on a dock near two boats. In two pho...
Historical Object

117 - Various Scenes from Joy Camps

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Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying five photographs. For one photograph the original captions notes: "The old, original road along the Lake which n...
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People in the Van Schaick Studio

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Description: Interior view of a two men posing sitting in front of windows in the photographic studio of Charles Van Schaick.
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Sarah and Florentina Krueger in Costume

Date: 1910
Description: Sarah and Florentina Krueger standing in front of a barn in costume. Sarah is dressed in traditional Pomeranian attire and is holding a bucket and milking...
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Florentina in White Overalls

Date: 09 1906
Description: Florentina Krueger posing outdoors in white overalls, tie, and mens hat with a cigar propped in her left hand.
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Florentina in a Man's Suit

Date: 09 1906
Description: Portrait of Florentina Krueger sitting outdoors in a wicker chair. She is wearing a man's white suit and hat, and is holding a cigar in her left hand and a...
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Flora Fels Weege on Horseback

Date: 1908
Description: Flora Fels Weege sitting on top of a horse holding a rifle. She is wearing a men's suit, a hat, and a belt holding ammunition.
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Hattie Fels Owen in Men's Suit

Date: 1908
Description: Hattie Fels Owen sitting in a wicker rocking chair. She is wearing a man's suit and hat and posing with a cigar.
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Flora Fels Weege Riding a Horse

Date: 1908
Description: Flora Fels Weege sitting on a white horse while wearing a man's suit, hat, and a belt containing ammunition. She has a rifle propped in her right arm.

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