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Doctor Treating Patient's Arm

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Description: A doctor gives a patient an inoculation in an office. The two men could possibly be two medical students horse-playing. The man on the right is probably Dr...
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Traveling Medicine Show

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Description: A group of people posed among tents, probably a traveling medicine show. On the table in the foreground, a contortionist is visible. A banner above a stage...
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Doctor and Woman in Tent

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Description: A woman sits and a man stands at the opening of a tent, probably Dr. Matthews of a traveling medicine show. Inside the open tent there is a table with a di...
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Portrait of Man with Crutches

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Description: A man with a bandaged foot sits in a chair holding crutches for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a suit jacket, hat, and tro...
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Portrait of Man Without Arms

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Description: A man without arms stands for a portrait in front of a painted backdrop, behind a table that holds a prosthetic arm, a towel and other miscellaneous items.
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Six Men Pulling Another Man's Tooth

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Description: Studio portrait of six young men pretending to pull a seated young man's tooth with pliers. One man is on the floor holding the dental patient's legs. Thre...
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Studio Portrait of Will Thunder

Date: 1902
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Will Thunder (NaKikSayWaHeKah) (son of [WaConChaKah] John Thunder aka Dr. Thunder and [WeHonPeKaw] Lucy Bear, Thunder) sitti...
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Studio Portrait of William Tennant

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Description: Studio portrait of William Tennant sitting and wearing a suit and hat in front of a painted backdrop. He was a newspaper and magazine agent in Black River ...
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Dentist Office and Church

Date: 1900
Description: View from across street of a dentist office and Baptist Church along a road. Two horse-drawn carriages are being driven in opposite directions on the road.
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Couple Posing in front of House

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Description: View across road towards a man and woman posing standing behind a picket fence in front of a frame house. The man appears to be holding a cane in his left ...

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