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Cherry Mine Disaster Survivor and Family

Date: 11 1909
Description: Group portrait of a family. Caption reads: "W.H. Clelland and Family. One of the Cherry Mine survivers [sic]. It is this man who was said to have le...
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Fathers and Sons Drinking

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Description: Studio portrait of two fathers and their sons holding drinks in front of a painted backdrop. In the front row, from left to right, are Jacob Birrenkott of ...
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Portrait of Two Children

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of two young unidentified children, perhaps a brother and sister. They are standing in front of a painted backdr...
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Studio Portrait of a Young Family

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Description: A studio portrait of a young family posing in front of a painted backdrop. A woman is standing on the right in the back, wearing a skirt, ruffled blouse, a...
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A Merry Christmas

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday postcard with a father and mother seated in chairs watching their baby play with a ball. A decorated Christmas tree is in the background. Other toy...
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The Return From the Alps

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Description: Color postcard of a Swiss farmer returning home with his animals. Many of the animals, and five of the shepherds, are labeled with a name. The path loops b...
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Portrait of a Mother and her Two Daughters

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Description: The woman, Mary Zehnpfennig Bachmayer, is seated in this studio portrait. Her daughters Lucy and Kunigunda Helene stand next to her.
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Portrait of Two Men

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Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of Max and Robert Petersellie in front of a painted backdrop. Max is seated and Robert is standing with his hand on th...
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Two Men in Coats

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Oswald M. and John R. Farrell in front of a painted backdrop. One man is seated with crossed legs and is wearing a coat with...
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Portrait of Two Men

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Otto and John Braun in front of a painted backdrop. One man is seated and the other is standing on the left. They are both w...
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Portrait of Two Men

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of John Maly (seated) and another man (also with the last name Maly). One man is seated and the other is perched on the arm of ...
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Four Generation Portrait

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Description: Four generation group portrait of (left to right), Mrs. Kalscheur, Mrs. Frank Brunner, Josephine Laufenberg (baby) and Priscilla Bowar in front of a painte...
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Man and Young Girl

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Charles Faust, seated in a chair, holding Lynne Faust Hilgers on his lap. He is wearing a shi...
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Young Man and Girl

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Elizabeth and Clemens Hellebrand in front of a painted backdrop. He is sitting in a chair, and she is standing and resting h...
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Portrait of Two Young Women

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Mary and Elizabeth Holfelder in front of a painted backdrop. They are possibly sisters. Both are wearing dresses, and the wo...
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Portrait of Two Women

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two women, one seated and the other perched on the chair arm, posed in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing dresses...
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Two Children Outdoors

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Description: Two children pose outdoors in the corner of a yard next to a building. They are sitting on tricycles or pushbikes, one has an owl logo on the front. Both a...
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Family Portrait on Porch

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Description: Group portrait of a family posed on a porch. The three women in the back hold a large enamel bowl, a mixing bowl and spoon, and a grinder or sifter. In fro...
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Studio Portrait of Three Men

Date: 1910
Description: Full-length studio portrait of three men in front of a painted backdrop. Two men, Mel Endres (left) and Math Endres (right), are perched on the chair arms ...
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Family Posing in front of House

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic postcard view of the exterior of a house with a family posing in front.

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