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Democrats for Goldwater

Date: 10 28 1964
Description: Women representatives of Democrats for Goldwater from Central Wisconsin rally to support their candidate.
Drawing

Edith Head Costume Design for "Who's Got the Action"

Date: 1962
Description: Costume design for "Who's Got the Action," the 1962 film starring Dean Martin, Lana Turner, and Eddie Albert. The dress, worn by Lana Turner, has a black ...
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Algerian Children and Woman

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian woman with braids posing in front of a dwelling with three children. The family is barefoot, and one of the children is holding two rocks.
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Edna Ferber Portrait

Date: 1939
Description: Edna Ferber, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and playwright, in a publicity portrait. She is looking directly into the camera and is wearing a dress with a...
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Vel Phillips Embracing Angie Brooks

Date: 02 1970
Description: Vel Phillips is embracing Angie Brooks, former United Nations representative to Liberia. Ms. Brooks is wearing a fur coat, turban and earrings. Both women ...
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Actress Florence Lawrence in a head and shoulders studio portrait with hat

Date: 1908
Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of Florence Lawrence wearing a hat. She wears a cameo and looks directly at the camera.
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Group of Four Women

Date: 1965
Description: Group of four standing women conversing informally at a social occasion.
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Florence Lawrence

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Description: Actress Florence Lawrence holding a puppy and smiling at the camera. She is wearing a hat, a dress, and gloves with embroidery on them.
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Family Portrait

Date: 09 04 1967
Description: A family posing together indoors; the father is bouncing a young girl standing on his knees. Caption reads: "Mrs. Alan S. Smith and her two sons watched as...
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Thanksgiving Dinner in Class

Date: 11 21 1967
Description: A woman is carving a turkey, which is on a table full of many dishes. Several children are sitting and looking on from behind their desks. Caption reads: "...
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Lillian Roth

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Lillian Roth looking at the camera. She is wearing a strapless dress and a necklace of small pearls on a gold chain.
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Mrs. Field and Kittens

Date: 09 02 1970
Description: A woman is sitting in a chair with three kittens on or near her lap. A number of home decorations and pieces of furniture are nearby, and a wooden church d...
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Ruth S. (Johnson) Shuttleworth

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Ruth S. (Johnson) Shuttleworth. Ruth worked as a stenographer at the State Historical Museum from 1917 to 1946, an assist...
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Solange Ruzinksi

Date: 09 17 1964
Description: A woman is standing and smiling while holding a dish for a couple dining at a table. The table in front of them is holding a plate of food, a soup tureen, ...
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"The World of Sholom Aleichem"

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Description: Sarah Cunningham is standing behind Morris Carnovsky, who is sitting, in a scene from the play "The World of Sholom Aleichem." She is smiling down on him w...
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Julie Harris, Borlis Karloff and Kermit Bloomgarden

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Description: Julie Harris, Boris Karloff, Kermit Bloomgarden and his wife Virginia Kaye are standing near a table at the Thespian Theatre Club Award dinner. Harris and ...
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Hans and Mary Kunzler

Date: 04 25 1979
Description: Portrait of a man and woman posing sitting together, with the woman sitting on the arm of the chair. Caption reads: "Hans and Mary Kunzler."
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International Designer Fashion Show

Date: 03 23 1979
Description: Two women are posing in the foreground. In the background is a woman modeling clothing while standing on a stage. Caption reads: "FASHION'S OUTLOOK for spr...
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Faye Emerson in Majorca

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Description: Faye Emerson siting in the shade in a chair by a pool in Majorca, Spain. She has a scarf on her head and is wearing a sleeveless yellow and purple paisley ...
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Faye Emerson with Magazine Cover

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Description: Faye Emerson standing next to an enlarged cover for the June 20, 1950 edition of the magazine People Today. She is featured on the cover. Faye is al...

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