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Ethelinda Johnston with her sister, niece, and friend

Date: 1913
Description: From left to right are Emma (Thorsen) Purchas (1862-1944), Ida Fisk, Ethelinda (Thorsen) Johnston (1856-1947) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Dorothy Purchas ...
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Four Girls Pose Outdoors

Date: 1930
Description: Four young girls pose outside of Witt's photography studio. They are wearing dresses. Two of the girls have jackets, and three of them have hair bows.
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Studio Portrait of a Young Woman

Date: 1906
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a young woman standing in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a dark dress, hair bow and shoes. A crucifix is hangin...
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Studio Portrait of Three Men

Date: 1910
Description: Full-length studio portrait of three men in front of a painted backdrop. Two men, Mel Endres (left) and Math Endres (right), are perched on the chair arms ...
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Studio Portrait of a Woman

Date: 1911
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Anna Bollenbeck Bowar, standing in front a painted backdrop. She is wearing a dark dress with white collar and cuffs, a stri...
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Studio Portrait of Young Woman

Date: 1916
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a young woman standing in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a light-colored dress with a lace overlay, hair bow an...
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Studio Portrait of a Woman

Date: 1916
Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait of a young woman standing in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a string of pearls, and a d...
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Studio Portrait of Young Woman

Date: 1911
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a young woman standing in front of a painted backdrop. Her left hand is resting on a table covered with a tasseled tableclot...
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Studio Portrait of Two Women

Date: 1915
Description: Full-length studio portrait of two women in front of a painted backdrop. One woman is seated, the other is perched on the arm of the chair. They are wearin...
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Studio Portrait of Two Women

Date: 1915
Description: Photographic postcard of a three-quarter length studio portrait of two women in front of a painted backdrop. One woman is seated in a wicker chair, the oth...
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Studio Portrait of Three Women

Date: 1915
Description: Full-length studio portrait of three women in front of a painted backdrop. One woman is sitting, holding a book; the other two are standing on either side ...
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Studio Portrait of Three Women

Date: 1911
Description: Full-length studio portrait of three women in front of a painted backdrop. One woman is sitting in the center, wearing a light-colored dress and dark hat t...
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Studio Portrait of Three Women

Date: 1911
Description: Full-length studio portrait of three women standing in front of a painted backdrop. Two women are seated, and the third woman is standing behind them. All ...
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Studio Portrait of Three Young Women

Date: 1916
Description: Full-length studio portrait of three women in front of a painted backdrop. Two women are seated, the third woman is standing behind and has her hands on th...
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A Maid in a Mob Cap

Date: 1900
Description: A young woman dressed as a maid in a long apron and wearing a mob cap, stands outdoors against the side of a house. She has a set of keys hanging from her ...
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Qua-bas-er-o-qua

Date: 1908
Description: Photographic postcard of Qua-bas-er-o-qua, an Ojibwa (Chippewa) woman. She is seated on the ground in a low woven chair, and is wearing traditional clothin...
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"Chippewa [Ojibwa] Indian Squaw"

Date: 1934
Description: Full-length portrait of a Native American Woman (Ojibwa) wearing traditional dress. Caption reads: "Chippewa Indian Squaw, Hayward, Wis."
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Lake Mills High School Senior Class

Date: 1907
Description: Group portrait of the Lake Mills High School graduating class. Caption reads: "LMHS07."
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Studio Portrait of Three Women Guests at Eastern Star "Gypsy Party"

Date: 01 18 1927
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three women wearing gypsy costumes. One women is sitting in the center, and two women are sit...
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Studio Portrait of Jennie White at Eastern Star "Gypsy Party"

Date: 01 18 1927
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Jennie White sitting on a chair in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a long, dark, patterned skirt, a light blouse...

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