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Gesell Family Burlesque

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Description: The Gesell family in costume with broom, sword, and other props for a humorous picture. Family members identified as follows: Gerhard Jr. (drinking from pi...
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Vinnie Ream with Lincoln Bust

Date: 1866
Description: Vinnie Ream posing in her studio in Washington, beside her bust of Lincoln which had been brought from the White House after the assassination.
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Harold F. McCormick and his Wife Edith Rockefeller

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Harold Fowler McCormick with his first wife Edith Rockefeller McCormick.
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Women with Schuetzen Rifles

Date: 06 1887
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Emma Protz, an unidentified woman (likely Julia Protz), and Clara Tester posing with "schuetzen-rifles." ...
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Two Women in Dresses

Date: 1892
Description: Studio portrait of two women wearing white pointed hats and long, white dresses with fluffy collars, and broad white belts. They stand their backs to the c...
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Gesell Children Studio Portrait

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Description: Four of the Gesell children in a studio setting in front of a painted backdrop.
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Wilma Gesell in Feathered Hat

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Wilma Gesell in a feathered hat, fur stole and muff.
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Grandma Dent

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Description: Studio portrait of Grandma Dent, seated, possibly a relative of Ulysses S. Grant. This image is one of several from the Grant family bible.
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Men and Women Strolling in Studio

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Description: Group of men and women in a photography studio, posing in front of white backdrop. They are posed in a way that suggests a street scene. Harry Dankoler is ...
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Girls with Tambourines

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Description: Studio portrait of thirteen girls in costume, posing sitting, standing, and holding tambourines in front of a painted backdrop.
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Portrait of Two Women in Hats and Gloves

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two women posing standing. They are wearing dark dresses and hats. One woman is wearing glove...
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Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Olson

Date: 1898
Description: Studio portrait of a man posing sitting on the arm of a chair and holding an umbrella, and a woman posing standing. They are in front of a painted backdrop...
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Cassville Storefronts

Date: 1910
Description: Three storefronts on a dirt road. A man, said to be Charles Grimm, is driving a horse and buggy. The building in the center is Feiker's photo studio. Near ...
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Women Holding Fans

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Description: Studio group portrait tintype in front of a painted backdrop of four women sitting and holding hand fans with portraits of men printed on them. The women a...
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Mary Virginia McCormick

Date: 10 10 1883
Description: Portrait of Mary Virginia McCormick (1861-1941). Mary Virginia was the daughter of Chicago industrialist and inventor, Cyrus Hall McCormick.
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Anita McCormick as Bridesmaid

Date: 03 05 1889
Description: Full-length carte-de-visite of Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954) dressed as a bridesmaid for the wedding of her brother Cyrus McCormick, Jr. (1859-1936) t...
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Kenneth Pray in Childhood Dress

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young Kenneth Lewis Moffat Pray (1882-1948. Kenneth was born September 27, 1882,in Whitewater, WI, the ...
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Mr. and Mrs. William Hall, Sr.

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Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting on a prop wooden fence, and two Ho-Chunk men flanking her. The woman is wearing a shawl over her head, a...
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Two Fashionable Women

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two women, Mrs. John Zander (Mamie Endres Zander), and Catherine Endres Mick, wearing fashionable clothing, including muffs,...
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World War I Soldier and Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman seated in a chair, and a soldier dressed in a First World War uniform sitting on the arm of the chair. They are posi...

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