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Sophie Smith

Date: 1885
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Sophie Smith (1861-1945), posing standing in front of a painted backdrop. She would later marry Arthur Pugh. She is wearing ...
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Man Posing with Toboggan

Date: 1890
Description: Portrait of a man wearing a stocking cap, mittens and a double-breasted coat reclines on a toboggan which is supported on a studio prop at an angle in fron...
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Man Wearing Odd Fellows Regalia

Date: 1890
Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified man standing and resting his arm on the back of an upholstered chair...
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Lakeside Polo Club

Date: 1885
Description: Studio cabinet card group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the eight members of the Lakeside Polo Club of Racine. Four members are standing behin...
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Polo Players

Date: 1885
Description: Full-length group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three members of the Lakeside Polo Club for a cabinet card portrait, wearing roller skates and...
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Lakeside Polo Club

Date: 1885
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of eight members of the Lakeside Polo [Roller Hockey] Club posing with two finely dressed gentlemen wearing c...
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Arthur Pugh

Date: 1885
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Arthur Pugh standing. He was the captain of the Lakeside Polo Club. He is wearing a cap, athl...
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Carl Wilhelm Berg

Date: 1892
Description: Formal studio carte-de-visite in front of a painted backdrop of Carl Wilhelm Berg. He is dressed in the uniform of the Prussian Heavy Cavalry, his rank is ...
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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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M.E. Stewart and Mrs. I.B. Woodward

Date: 1884
Description: Ferrotype/tintype of M.E. Stewart and Mrs. I.B. Woodward. Three-quarter length portrait, both seated, facing forward, in front of a painted backdrop. They ...
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William F. Gray, David E. Kiser, William D. Lamont, and Henry Chappel

Date: 06 19 1886
Description: Ferrotype/tintype portrait of three students with their principal, taken in a studio in front of a painted backdrop, the day after their high school gradua...
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Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears

Date: 1860
Description: A photographic copy of an early, full-length studio portrait of Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears (1830-1907) standing in front of a painted backdrop with column ...
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Jacob Witting, Jr.

Date: 1885
Description: Jacob Witting, Jr., was born January 15, 1837 in Renhoff, Prussia. He was a soldier in the Iron Brigade during the Civil War. Jacob is posing standing with...
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Doll Collection

Date: 1888
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of dolls owned by Mrs. Breese J. Stevens, 401 North Carrol Street, Madison, Wisconsin.
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Adda Howie

Date: 1880
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young Adda Howie wearing a formal gown, gloves, and a wig. She is holding a feathered hand ...
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Pecan Club, Sun Prairie Snowbound Party

Date: 02 1881
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of fifteen well-dressed men and women. Caption identifies them as members of the Pecan Club, attending the Su...
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Ojibwa Delegation

Date: 1880
Description: Group portrait of Ojibwa Chiefs from Bad River, Lac Courte Oreilles, and Lac du Flambeau, in Washington, D.C. The reason they were there is in dispute. Rec...
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Weavers Guild, La Crosse

Date: 1895
Description: Studio group portrait of fifteen men and women posing together in front of a painted backdrop. Some of the people are holding weaving tools.
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Helene Klente

Date: 1896
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Helen Klente, wearing a hair comb in her hair, and a tie pin at her collar, standing in front of a painted backdrop. She is ...
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Unidentified Couple

Date: 06 19 1890
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a woman and man posing together. The man is sitting in a chair holding a hat and an umbrella. The woman i...

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