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August Derleth at His Desk

Date: 1942
Description: Author August Derleth surrounded by books at his desk.
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Portrait of a Cat

Date: 1935
Description: A hand-colored portrait of the Trimpey family cat, Mary, posed by a small Christmas tree. The tree is decorated with ribbon garland and there is a toy mou...
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Portrait of a Cat

Date: 1935
Description: A hand-colored portrait of the Trimpey family cat, Fluffy, sitting in a basket.
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Portrait of a Cat

Date: 1935
Description: A hand-colored portrait of the Trimpey family cat, PollyAnna, lying in a basket.
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Portrait of a Cat

Date: 1935
Description: A hand-colored portrait of the Trimpey family cat, Sally, lying on a table.
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Portrait of a Cat

Date: 1935
Description: A hand-colored portrait of the Trimpey family cat, Honey.
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Zona Gale

Date: 1920
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Zona Gale (Mrs. William Breese) standing near a window and holding a rose in her left hand.
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Eliza Beers Gale

Date: 1920
Description: A portrait of Eliza Beers Gale, the mother of novelist and playwright Zona Gale.
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Charles Franklin Gale

Date: 1920
Description: Portrait of Charles Franklin Gale, the father of novelist and playwright Zona Gale, reading a newspaper.
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Mr. and Mrs. Trimpey

Date: 1935
Description: Ephraim Burt Trimpey and his wife Alice Kent Trimpey sit in front of their fireplace. The Trimpeys were antique dealers and collectors; Mr. Trimpey was als...
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Portrait of a Young Woman

Date: 1925
Description: A full-length studio portrait of a young woman, possibly a dancer, in costume.
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Alice Kent Trimpey

Date: 1930
Description: A portrait of the photographer's wife, Alice Kent Trimpey, sitting. Mrs. Trimpey was an authority on antiques and antique dolls.
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Ephraim Burt Trimpey

Date: 1940
Description: A seated self-portrait of the photographer. He wears eyeglasses, and a suit with vest and floppy cravat.
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Machine Shop

Date: 1935
Description: A group of eight men pose in the back of a room against a row of windows in a machine shop. There are overhead belts that power a row of grind stones; meta...
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Dance Band

Date: 1925
Description: Six musicians pose in front of a backdrop with their instruments, including saxophones, clarinets, a banjo, drums and trumpet with mutes. The drum has bee...
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Office Interior

Date: 1931
Description: An interior view of a cluttered but organized office, possibly that of the photographer. There are prints of female nudes and bathing beauties on the far w...
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Office Interior

Date: 1931
Description: A view of a cluttered office, possibly that of the photographer, with several desks and two typewriters. There is a large model train on a mantle above a s...
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Norwegian Chest

Date: 1930
Description: A Scandinavian chest with old script and rosemaling. The metal fittings are handmade.
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Bed and Cupboards

Date: 1930
Description: The head and foot boards of a maple bed lean against two cupboards. The cupboards hold pewter ware as well as crockery.
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Oil Lamp

Date: 1930
Description: An old oil lamp with a cut cased glass font and a cast metal base in the form of a cavalier.

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