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Jane Theresa Taylor in Bajiou, Philippines

Date: 1913
Description: Trading market; Bajiou, Philippines. Image of boy with notation: "Janie paying a native of Bajiou P.I. for having his picture taken and giving me his hat."...
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The Latest Fashion

Date: 1915
Description: A woman models a chic outfit with split-leg skirt and stylish coat and hat.
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Julia and Julius Jacobson at the Museum

Date: 1912
Description: Well-dressed Julia and Julius Jacobson looking at Indian artifacts at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Museum during their wedding trip to Madison...
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Women with Straw Hats on Sidewalk

Date: 1910
Description: Young ladies with large straw hats standing on the sidewalk. One woman is holding a basket, while another woman is crouching down holding a purse. A child ...
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Women Wearing Hats Walking on Sidewalk

Date: 1912
Description: Young women carrying purses and wearing very large hats are walking down a sidewalk. A person on the left is holding an umbrella, and one woman is holding ...
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Suffragists Handing out Literature

Date: 1910
Description: Milwaukee Suffragists are holding small flags and handing out literature on a downtown street corner. A woman and a man are both wearing pin-back buttons t...
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Women Pedestrians

Date: 1911
Description: Three women in large hats walking away from two streetcars on a windy day. Other men and women are standing in the background. One of the streetcars has a ...
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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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Pearl White, Ralph Kellard, and Marie Wayne in "Pearl of the Army"

Date: 1916
Description: Pearl Date (played by Pearl White) threatens Captain Ralph Payne (Ralph Kellard) with a piece of firewood as he struggles with Bertha Bonn (Marie Wayne) fo...
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Irene Hunt and Vester Pegg in "Added Fuel"

Date: 1915
Description: The actors Irene Hunt and Vester Pegg in a scene still from "Added Fuel." She wears street clothes, a heavy coat and hat, and carries a purse. He is behind...
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Studio Portrait of a Woman

Date: 1911
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman standing in front off a painted backdrop. She is wearing a dark dress, shoes, hat with bow, light-colored gloves and...
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Studio Portrait of Three Women

Date: 1911
Description: Full-length studio portrait of three women in front of a painted backdrop. One woman is sitting in the center, wearing a light-colored dress and dark hat t...
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Looking West from Barber Shop

Date: 1913
Description: View down Main Street of businesses along the right side. A young boy stands with a shovel near a pile of gravel near the barbershop, which has a barber's ...
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Young Woman Sitting on a Fence

Date: 1919
Description: A fashionably dressed young woman is posed sitting on a fence. She is wearing a long coat over a dress, a hat with a wide brim, and high-button boots. Her ...
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Women Carrying Grain

Date: 1910
Description: Five women, four of them carrying large sacks of grain on their head, stand behind a group of women sitting on the ground. All of them are wearing head wra...
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Elizabeth Baker

Date: 1916
Description: Full-length portrait of Elizabeth Baker standing and holding a young girl in her arms. They are next to railroad tracks.
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Group at Lake Geneva

Date: 1918
Description: Outdoor informal group portrait of four women standing together at Lake Geneva. Trees are in the background.
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Alfred Lawson and Group

Date: 1919
Description: Group portrait of Alfred Lawson, two unidentified women, and three unidentified men. They are standing outdoors in front of a Lawson Air Liner. A leather s...
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Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: Close-up three-quarter view from front left of the cockpit of a Lawson Air Liner. A small set of wooden stairs is positioned near the cockpit. A man is sea...
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Austrian Soldiers Buying Woolen Clothing

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian soldiers, including an Uhlan, are buying woolen clothing for the winter.

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