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Portrait of Man with Top Hat and Cane

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man holding a cane in his left hand, standing beside a tall stump with a hat resting on top...
Painting

Wisconsin State Capitol Mural

Date: 1910
Description: Hugo Ballin's "Spirit of Labor" mural from the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Caption reads: "Spirit of Labor, by Hugo Ballin. Mural Decoration. Capitol...
Photograph

Two Girls

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Description: Studio portrait of two young girls posing in front of a painted backdrop depicting trees and a tree stump. The older girl, on the left, is facing slightly ...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of a Young Man

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Description: A young man poses by a stump for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a suit jacket, vest, and trousers.
Photograph

Portrait of a Young Man

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Description: A studio portrait of a young man leaning against a stump in front of a painted backdrop. His hat rests on the top of the stump. He is wearing a suit jacket...
Photograph

Portrait of Man Smoking Cigar

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Description: A man leans against a stump while smoking a cigar in front of a painted backdrop in a photography studio. He is wearing a hat, suit jacket, vest, and trous...
Photograph

Portrait of a Bearded Man

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Description: A man with a long beard and moustache leans against a stump for a studio photograph in front of a painted backdrop. A coat and hat are on the top of the st...
Photograph

Portrait of Child with Long Hair

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Description: A young child stands for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The child has long hair and wears a ruffled shirt with short pants. A hat is on ...
Photograph

Seated Baby Wearing Shorts

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Description: A studio portrait of a young child wearing only shorts seated on a small chair which is on a bale of hay near two logs in front of a painted backdrop.
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Baby and Dog Seated in Baby Carriage

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Description: A studio portrait of a baby in a bonnet and a dog seated in a baby carriage with an umbrella in front of a painted backdrop and a prop tree stump.
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Studio Portrait of Boy

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Description: Studio portrait of a boy sitting on a stump log and grass on a rug in front of a painted backdrop. He is holding a hat and wearing a suit jacket, trousers,...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Young Ho-Chunk Man

Date: 1886
Description: Full-length studio portrait of (Hoonk Ha Ga Kah) (Son of [Wa Con Cha Kah[ John Thunder aka Dr. Thunder and [We Hon Pe Kaw] Lucy Bear, Thunder). He is leani...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of John Thunder

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a young Ho-Chunk man posing standing in front of a prop wooden fence and a stump in front of a painted backdrop. He is weari...
Photograph

Double Exposure with a Ho-Chunk Girl and Woman

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Description: Double exposure, one exposure of a studio full-length portrait of a Ho-Chunk girl posing standing in front of a painted backdrop wearing several necklaces,...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Men

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Description: Studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk men posed sitting on the ground against a large stump in front of a painted backdrop. Both men are smoking a pipe, wearing ...
Photograph

University Church at Fordham University

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Description: View looking down aisle toward the altar. The columns that run the length of the aisle have light fixtures and are decorated with garland. The sanctuary c...
Photograph

Two Women and a Tall Stump

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two women standing next to a tall stump in front of a painted backdrop. The woman on the left has one arm resting on the stu...
Photograph

Barn Painting

Date: 09 25 1980
Description: Pastoral panoramic painting on the side of a barn. Two people on scaffolding can be seen working on the mural at right. A silo juts above the barn. There i...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Girl in Snow with Dog and Doll

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Description: Cabinet card studio portrait of a young girl, posed with a doll in a baby carriage and her dog. The background is a painted backdrop of the Wisconsin State...
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Woman with Cane and Two Girls — Double Negative

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Description: On left: Woman posed sitting in a chair and holding a cane in the yard of a house, probably Mrs. Hassel Phillips. On right: Studio portrait of two young gi...

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