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Twin Infants in Coffins

Date: 1886
Description: Studio portrait of deceased twin infants in coffins. They are Robert and Janet Fitzpatrick, born July 5, 1885, died April 20, 1886, children of Robert and ...
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Baby in Coffin

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Description: Deceased baby in coffin.
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Small Girl in Coffin

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Description: Small girl in a casket which is standing upright against a wall. There is a man standing on the left nearby.
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Elderly Man

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Description: A portrait of a seated elderly man dressed in a white gown. Probably a corpse, the body is held in position by another man.
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Infant in Coffin

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Description: A studio portrait of an infant in an open coffin with flowers.
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Infant In Coffin

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Description: An infant in a bonnet holding a flower in an open coffin leaning upright against a wall.
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Dead Baby in Baby Carriage

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Description: A portrait of a baby lying in a baby carriage decorated with flowers, possibly deceased.
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Deceased Man on Bed

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Description: Portrait of a deceased man lying in state on a bed.
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Open Casket with Body of European American Man

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Description: Open casket with the corpse of an European American man lying inside it wearing a dark-colored suit coat and bow tie. Floral arrangements are placed above ...
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Deceased European American Woman

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Description: Interior view of a European American woman lying on a bed near a window with her hands on her chest. Probably a corpse on her deathbed. A framed painting i...
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Deceased European American Man

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Description: European American man layed out on a lounging sofa, dressed in a suit. Probably a corpse lying in state.
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Martin Lein/Lien's Funeral

Date: 05 1911
Description: Panoramic view from street of Martin Lein/Lien's funeral procession, showing Main and Water Streets before the flood of 1911. The procession includes sever...
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Men and Wagon

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Description: Group of people posing with a wagon from which several dead prairie-chickens are hanging. One man is sitting in the wagon with a dog. Seven men are standin...
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An Infant; Post Mortem

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Description: Indoor portrait of an infant post mortem, lying in a bassinet.
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Dead Infant

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Description: Interior view of an infant post mortem, lying in a baby buggy.
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Post-Mortem Portrait of a Man

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Description: Interior postmortem portrait of a dead man lying on a bed in a room.
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Deer Hunters

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Description: A group of three men are standing next to a wooden hunters' shack with a deer hanging from the roof. Two of the men are holding rifles.
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Deer Hunter with Deer

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a man posing standing and holding a rifle behind a propped-up dead deer in a forest.
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Photograph of Infant in Funeral Arrangement

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Description: Floral grave memorial with a photograph of a European-American child in the center.
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Man Holding Deceased Infant

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Description: Interior of a room with a European-American man posing sitting and holding a deceased small European-American girl holding a flower in her lap. One either ...

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