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Family Portrait of Deitz Family

Date: 12 1910
Description: Photograph hanging on the wall of the family cabin of John F. Deitz. The glass of the picture was broken by a bullet piercing the walls between the logs in...
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Group With Cigar Smoking Man

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Description: A group of fun-loving friends pose together. In the front row, from left to right, are Harold Gauer, Marion Bloch, Victor Ehr, Mary Jo Vonier and Robert Bl...
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Scene of a Humorous Murder

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Description: Harold Gauer, wearing makeup, a false nose and smoking a cigar, stands next to Alice Bedard, holding a revolver. They are standing over the body of Robert ...
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Angie and Robert Vail in Costume

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Description: Robert Vail, dressed up as a Monk, subtly caresses the thigh of Angie Vail. Vais is smoking and wearing only a tuxedo jacket with a bow tie, hat, and shoes...
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Group Photo of Harold Gauer's Friends

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Description: Large group of Harold Gauer's friends. In the front row from left to right are Bob Vail, Marion Bloch, Mary Jo Vonier, Angie Vail, an unidentified woman, a...
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Bar Room at Hotel Astor

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Description: Interior of the bar room at Hotel Astor, built in 1904. Waiters, bartenders, and patrons stand around the bar, decorated in the Old World style.
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McGlaughlin and Reynolds Brothers Saloon

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Description: Group of men gathered at the bar in McGlaughlin and Reynolds Bros. Saloon. There is a young boy standing on the bar, as well as a dog sitting on the bar. O...
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Forest Middleton and Friend

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic postcard of Forest Middleton, left, sitting cross-legged on a chair holding a pipe and glancing at a friend, possibly Eddie Quick. There is a ...
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Reporters Hangout

Date: 10 1947
Description: The Press Club Bar in the New York Herald Tribune Building in Paris, France.
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Bartender Serving Patrons

Date: 08 18 1949
Description: "Bartender Rita Koecher serves patrons: Russ Bandlow, Les Beck, & (unknown)."
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Film Still from "The Bride of Hate"

Date: 1917
Description: Film still of Interior bedroom with young woman in bed being comforted by a servant - a white actress in blackface. ("Black face" is written on the back of...
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Film Still from "The Bride of Hate"

Date: 1917
Description: Film still of two women, one extending her hand to a man, another man is standing by; a female servant in blackface is in the background.
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Hotz Family Christmas

Date: 1928
Description: Group portrait of members of the family of Ferdinand Hotz posed in front of the Christmas tree in the Hotz home. They are, standing in the back, left to ri...
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Fancy Ball at Villa Louis

Date: 1898
Description: Dousman family and house party guests dressed for a fancy ball. They are posed on the staircase and in the hall and are wearing fancy dress or costumes. On...
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Two Men Using a Saw to Cut a Bar in Half

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Description: View down bar towards two men pretending to cut the bar in half with a large saw. One of the men stands behind the bar on the left, and the other man stand...
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Bob Bender Party

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Description: Portrait of Bob Bender holding a drink in his hand and standing near a wall of five mounted deer heads. He appears to be standing in a basement area.
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Forest in Yokohama

Date: 1922
Description: Forest Middleton standing beside a bookcase holding a pipe. He is wearing a suit and tie. There are Japanese figurines on the top of the bookcase and a Jap...
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Herbert Brumder at His Desk

Date: 1915
Description: Herbert Paul Brumder sitting and reading in an upholstered chair in front of a desk. He is smoking a pipe and there is a small smoking stand to the right o...

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