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Mary Ann Hall McCormick

Date: 1850
Description: Portrait of Mary Ann Hall McCormick (1780-1853), wife of Robert McCormick (1780-1846). Mary Ann and Robert McCormick were the parents of inventor and indus...
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Harriet Rhoads

Date: 1862
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Harriet Rhoads at the time of her marriage to Lieutenant D.G. Hudson of Camp Douglas, Chicago, Illinois (1862).
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Ferdinand Hotz

Date: 1888
Description: Quarter-length portrait of the photographer Ferdinand Hotz (March 14, 1868 - December 28, 1946) as a young man. He wears a fine suit and a single pearl stu...
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Catherine Seipp

Date: 1880
Description: A full-length, seated cabinet card portrait of Catherine Orb Seipp wearing an elaborately detailed dress of heavy material. She is also wearing a bracelet,...
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William Conrad Seipp

Date: 1880
Description: A standing full-length cabinet card portrait of William Conrad Seipp, the oldest son of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. He rests his left forearm on an ornate...
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Alma Seipp

Date: 1895
Description: Full-length portrait of Alma Seipp posing seated in an ornately carved chair. She wears a floor-length gown with high collar and ribbon trim. Alma is a dau...
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Elsa Seipp

Date: 1895
Description: A seated, full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Elsa Seipp, daughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. She is wearing a floor length gown wi...
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Catherine Seipp and Her Children

Date: 1887
Description: Group studio portrait in front of a painted background. Catherine Orb Seipp, seated at left, poses with her children. From left: Conrad, Clara, Emma (stand...
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Elsa Seipp Madlener

Date: 01 04 1898
Description: Waist-up standing portrait of Elsa Seipp Madlener on her wedding day. She is wearing a long-sleeved dress with a high collar, lace bodice and a lace veil w...
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Emma Huck Seipp

Date: 1880
Description: Full-length portrait of Emma Huck Seipp (1855-1891). She is standing and wearing a floor length sleeveless gown and opera length gloves. Emma was the first...
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Emma Sibylla Seipp

Date: 1885
Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of Emma Seipp, daughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. She is wearing a short jacket over a blouse and skirt. She is ...
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The Orb Sisters

Date: 1865
Description: Sisters Margarethe, left, and Catherine Orb posing for a full-length, standing portrait wearing matching dark floor-length gowns with fur-trimmed short sle...
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William and Mary Upham with Two Unidentified People

Date: 12 20 1867
Description: Formal studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William Upham (standing, left), his wife Mary Upham (seated, left), and a man and woman, bot...

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