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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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Group of People with International Scout

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Description: Color advertising photograph depicting people in various professions and walks of life surrounding a new International Scout.
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Gesell Children

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Description: Studio portrait of Gesell children. Two boys, Arnold in center, pulling girl in wagon.
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Juvenile Coronet Band

Date: 1889
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Juvenile Coronet Band of Alma, Wisconsin, with boy holding instruments. Arnold Gesell is third from right...
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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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Arnold Gesell with Tricycle

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Arnold Gesell with a large tricycle.
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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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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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Charles and Harrie Atwood

Date: 1864
Description: Carte-de-visite full-length studio portrait of Charles David and Harrie Farwell Atwood, the sons of David Atwood of Madison, Wisconsin. They are posed on a...
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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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Young Boy with Tricycle

Date: 1908
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young boy with a tricycle.
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Toddler Leaning on a Stool

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Description: Studio portrait of a toddler leaning against a metal stool, dressed in a winter coat and hat in front of a painted backdrop.
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Two Children and a Rose

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Description: Studio portrait of two children, Liane Faust Hilgers and Harold Pick, sitting on stools in front of a painted backdrop. Harold is holding up a rose and Lia...
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Young Girl in Cap

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of an unidentified young girl wearing a bathing suit and cap, standing in front of a painted backdrop.
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Boy Holding Bells

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of an unidentified boy. He wears a hat and a woolen jumpsuit, and holds some bells in his hands. In the backgrou...
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Portrait of Ho-Chunk Woman and Child

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk woman with short hair, wearing a jacket, and dress. She is posing sitting and holding in her l...
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Stanley McCormick Portrait

Date: 1880
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a boy standing and resting his hand on a chair, possibly Stanley McCormick (1874-1947). He is posing in what appears to be a...
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Portrait of Ho-Chunk Woman and Child

Date: 1887
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of a woman in Ho-Chunk regalia wrapped in a blanket, with a child on her back. The child is wearing a fur hat, and they are ...
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Two Young Ho-Chunk Women with Child

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Description: Copy photograph of a studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk women sitting and wearing wool shawls over long skirts or dresses. Names (l to r) Maude Looking ...

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