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Theodore Roosevelt with Art Smith

Date: 1915
Description: Former President Theodore Roosevelt with pilot Art Smith and his Curtiss Pusher at the Panama Pacific International Exposition.
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Carson Gulley Catering Services

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Description: Carson Gulley, in chef's hat, is leaning out of the driver's side of his catering truck. The promotional card indicates that the chef specialized in large ...
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Unidentified Girl on Her Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait of an unidentified girl on the occasion of her First Communion. She is wearing gloves, a white dress...
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Studio Portrait of Three Women

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of three women sitting in front of a painted backdrop. Each woman is wearing an elaborate hat and a necklace. The woman sitting...
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Studio Portrait of Two Women in Hats

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two women posing sitting and standing in front of a painted backdrop. On the left, the older woman is holding a basket on he...
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Easter Greetings

Date: 1910
Description: Easter postcard with a female rabbit sitting on an Easter egg and a male rabbit standing behind her. Another male rabbit is taking their picture with a cam...
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The Wonder Spot

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Description: Four women demonstrate the visual characteristics apparent at the Wonder Spot. Caption reads: "Wonder Spot, Lake Delton, Wis."
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A Merry Christmas

Date: 1910
Description: Holiday postcard showing Santa Claus behind the steering wheel of his motorized sleigh. Holly fills the front and pine boughs fill the back. He is wearing ...
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Seasons Greetings

Date: 1969
Description: Photographic holiday postcard of a couple on their bikes in a driveway. Shrubs and palm trees surround them. A map of the Pacific Ocean is in the backgroun...
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Merry Christmas, Happy New Year

Date: 1964
Description: Photographic holiday greeting card of three children, one boy and two girls, dressed in winter clothes, holding up an enlarged postcard. On the postcard is...
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Candy Cane

Date: 1909
Description: William Elwell Middleton stands beside the giant candy cane which he won on Christmas Day, 1909. There is a bookcase in the background.
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William Middleton

Date: 1910
Description: A seated portrait of William Elwell Middleton, wearing a suit.
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Santa Driving a Car

Date: 12 21 1909
Description: Embossed postcard with a drawing of Santa Claus wearing driving goggles and driving an automobile. A Christmas tree and several toys are loaded in the back...
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Victor L. Berger Posed with a Group

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Description: Victor L. Berger posed with a group for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. He was a founding member of the Socialist Party of America.
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Two Women Holding Hands

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait of two women wearing dresses in front of a painted backdrop. They are facing each other and holding ...
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Two Women Standing

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two women, with arms linked, standing in front of a painted backdrop.
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Margaret Pauhs Seated in a Chair

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Margaret Pauhs (also spelled Paus), identified on back of the photograph as "Mrs. Werner Esser's mother," in front of a pain...
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Portrait of Seated Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Eva Dahman Bowar in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a dark fashionable dress and jewelry. Her legs are crossed a...
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Portrait of Two Men

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Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of Edward Faust and Frank Schulenburg. They are both wearing suits. One man is wearing a bow tie and hat, the other is...
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Three Men with Hands Stacked

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Charles Meyer, Sr., James Gorman and an unidentified man, all wearing suits, posing in front of a painted backdrop. They hav...

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