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Orpheum Theatre Ushers

Date: 09 02 1928
Description: Group portrait of the Orpheum Theatre's staff of ushers.
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Orpheum Theatre Ushers

Date: 09 09 1928
Description: Group portrait of Orpheum Theatre ushers in uniform.
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Orpheum Theatre Ushers

Date: 04 10 1927
Description: Group portrait of new Orpheum Theatre ushers. Behind the group is a statue of a boy with a goat on a pedestal near the "Aisle 2" doors to the auditorium.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Senate Detail

Date: 1899
Description: Detail of several senators. The Senate was less crowded than the Assembly because of its small numbers, allowing a better glimpse of the floral carpet and ...
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Little Girls in the Sun

Date: 1890
Description: Two small girls dressed in ruffles and bows sit on a woven carpet outside in the sun.
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Consecration of Bishop Weller as Bishop Coadjutor

Date: 11 08 1900
Description: Consecration of Bishop Weller as Bishop Coadjutor, Diocese of Fund du Lac. Three Bishops seated, l to r: Bishop Nicholson of Milwaukee; Bishop Grafton of F...
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Woman with Man in Middle-Eastern Attire

Date: 10 04 1945
Description: Overhead view of a woman in western attire sitting on a cushion on a floor next to a man in Middle-Eastern attire who is sitting cross-legged on the floor ...
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Woman with Four Children

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Description: Woman sitting with three girls and one boy in a room, probably a farm family.
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Studio Portrait of Men Drinking Beer

Date: 1915
Description: Studio portrait of three men smoking pipes and cigars and holding beer bottles in front of a painted backdrop. From left to right, Jacob Bowar, Herman Kals...
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Reading Room of the First Church of Christ Scientist

Date: 1900
Description: View of the reading room of the First Church of Christ Scientist, built in 1903. A man and a woman are sitting at a table surrounded by chairs and wooden b...
Postcard

Woman Sitting in a Chair

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Lena Gerath Falkenstein seated in a chair on a patterned carpet in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a dress, flow...
Postcard

Gag Photo of a Man Posing with Paper Woman

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Description: A gag photo postcard of a man, seated on the edge of a bed, with his arm around a life-sized paperboard cut out of a beautiful, seated woman. He is holding...
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Studio Portrait of Men With Beer

Date: 1915
Description: Studio portrait of three men smoking pipes and cigars and holding beer bottles in front of a painted backdrop. From left to right, Jacob Bowar, Herman Kals...
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Caid Kahlifa Lamin

Date: 1930
Description: Caid Kahlifa Lamin poses in front of an opening, perhaps a door, in a cement wall, covered with a cloth hanging. He is dressed in official attire and is st...
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Woman Weaving a Rug

Date: 1929
Description: A woman is sitting at a loom, weaving a rug.
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Unidentified Man Posing with Chair

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a European American man with a moustache posed standing with his right arm resting on the bac...
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Studio Portrait of an Identified Man

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young European American man posed standing on fake grass with his right hand resting on a t...
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Studio Portrait of European American Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified European American woman posed, standing on fake grass on top of a carpet, and...
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Studio Portrait of European American Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified European American woman posed standing. She is wearing a dark-colored skirt, ...
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Studio Portrait of European American Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified European American woman. She is resting her hand on a chair, and is wearing e...

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