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Mrs. Kate Gay's Living Room

Date: 12 18 1937
Description: Mrs. Kate (widow of Leonard) Gay's living room, looking north, Apartment 101, Lyon Apartment Building, 330 N. Carroll Street.
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Mrs. Kate Gay's Apartment

Date: 12 18 1937
Description: Mrs. Kate (widow of Leonard) Gay's living room, looking south into the dining room, in her apartment 101, Lyon Apartments, 330 N. Carroll Street.
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Murder and Suicide Room on Henry Street

Date: 09 24 1934
Description: Room where murder, suicide occurred. Adele Burnton was murdered by Harold Kotvis, who then committed suicide. 521 North Henry Street.
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Mrs. Theodore Statz with Her Baby in Apartment

Date: 09 18 1948
Description: Mrs. Theodore Statz and her 6-month old daughter Cindy in the kitchen of their basement apartment at 425 West Wilson Street. They are soon to be evicted be...
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Fire at 15 S. Bedford Street

Date: 11 28 1948
Description: Fire-charred apartment of Annie Simmons and her four children, at the rear of the tiny bedroom in which Florence Dinger and her three children died.
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Mrs. J. Riley (Anne) Best and Her Two Children

Date: 01 04 1949
Description: Mrs. J. Riley (Anne) Best, Eagle Heights apartments, reading a book to her two children, Sally 6, and Steven, 4. The family is new to the area, having move...
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Eagle Heights Apartment Interior

Date: 01 26 1949
Description: Mrs. J.E. Hurff standing on the stairway of her Eagle Heights apartment, furnished with Chinese art objects purchased during Captain J.E. Hurff's naval dut...
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University Houses in Eagle Heights

Date: 01 20 1949
Description: University Houses at Eagle Heights. This is the living room of Professor and Mrs. C.A. Brandly.
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University Houses in Eagle Heights

Date: 01 20 1949
Description: University Houses at Eagle Heights. This is the dining room of Associate Professor and Mrs. Schott Cutlips.
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University Houses In Eagle Heights

Date: 01 20 1949
Description: University Houses at Eagle Heights. This is the dining room of Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. Harry E. Hagerty.
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William C. Treichel House

Date: 12 13 1949
Description: Mrs. William C. Treichel sitting in the above-store apartment that she and her husband decorated in the Colonial style. Mr. Treichel, an attorney, gave up ...
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William C. Treichel House

Date: 12 13 1949
Description: View of the Georgian dining room decorated with floral wallpaper in the dining room of the William C. Treichel above-store apartment in Marshall.
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John Doolittle as a Rumor Monger

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Description: For Smiles magazine. Playing a political rumor monger, in character clothes.
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John Doolittle: "Ward Worker"

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Description: This character of a "ward worker" photograph was taken for Smiles magazine. On the wall behind the man a small American flag is propped on the apart...
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Robert Bloch Posing as a Sheriff

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Description: Bloch playing the character part of a candidate for sheriff to illustrate a possible book on political "types."
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Harold Gauer Posing as a Political "Type"

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Description: Gauer as a political player. He is wearing a top hat, holding papers smoking a cigar, and gesturing with his left hand. This photograph was meant to illust...
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Harold Gauer Posing as a Political "Type"

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Description: Gauer as a political player. He is wearing a top hat, holding papers smoking a cigar, and gesturing with his left hand. This photograph was meant to illust...
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Character Portrait of Victor Ehr: Hat and Wig

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Description: Character costume photograph of Ehr, taken when he was on leave for the service. Ehr went on to be the head of the chamber of commerce for Baton Rouge, Lou...
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Robert Bloch as a "Political Type"

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Description: A series of photographs taken to illustrate "political types." On the wall behind him a small American flag is propped on the apartment intercom.
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Alice Bedard

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Description: Bedard in "exotic" New Year's Eve costume.

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