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Abraham Lincoln Portrait and Impersonator

Date: 10 28 1931
Description: Abraham Lincoln impersonator, Charles E. Bull, of Hollywood, California, and Jesse S. Meyers, commander of the Madison G.A.R. post, stand in front of a por...
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Chinko the Juggler

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Description: Chinko The Juggler balances a large portrait of a woman on his head.
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Circus Performers Astride Horses

Date: 1899
Description: Two horses stand next to each other in front of what may be a painted backdrop of a tree-lined street. A male circus performer stands in the center holding...
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Arnold Gesell as Roughrider

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop showing Arnold Gesell in a humorous pose dressed as Theodore Roosevelt in his Roughrider days.
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Girls with Tambourines

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Description: Studio group portrait of thirteen costumed girls posing standing and holding tambourines. They are wearing identical jumpers with puffy-sleeved blouses, an...
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Girls with Tambourines

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Description: Studio portrait of thirteen girls in costume, posing sitting, standing, and holding tambourines in front of a painted backdrop.
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Woman Wearing Patriotic Costume

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Description: Studio portrait of a woman with long hair and a trailing dress leaning on a United States flag in front of a painted backdrop.
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Woman Dressed as Queen of Spades

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Description: Studio portrait of a woman dressed as the queen of spades, probably Minnie Jones Taylor, in front of a painted backdrop.
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Studio Portrait of Man

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Description: Studio portrait of a man sitting on a stone fence in front of a painted backdrop, probably dressed in a Norwegian costume.
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Man wearing Costume

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Description: Studio portrait of a man, probably in circus costume posing in front of a painted backdrop.
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Longfellow School Play

Date: 03 25 1947
Description: Cast members in costume at Longfellow School play, "The Bear's Dream".
Postcard

Two Boys in Indian Costume

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Clemen and Mel Kalscheur, dressed in Indian costumes and sitting on the floor with arms and legs crossed.
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Two Boys in Indian Costume

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Clemen and Mel Kalscheur dressed in Indian costume.
Postcard

Two Boys in Indian Costume

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two boys, Bill and Hubby Schmity, sitting with legs crossed on the floor and dressed in Indian costumes.
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Mrs. Robert (Dorothy L.) Sirney

Date: 10 13 1948
Description: Mrs. Robert (Dorothy L.) Sirney, standing in front of a curtain and wearing a Norwegian costume. She is holding a wooden platter she has decorated with ros...
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Mrs. Celin Furu and Her Rosemaled Folkart

Date: 12 06 1948
Description: Mrs. Celin Furu is shown in Norwegian costume displaying her rosemaled painted platters and sideboard cabinet. She was a wartime resident of Bergen, Norway...
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Mrs. Celin Furu and Her Oil Painting

Date: 12 06 1948
Description: Mrs. Celin Furu is shown in Norwegian costume displaying her oil painting of Trolfjord, as well as Rosemaled furniture. She was a wartime resident of Berge...
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University of Wisconsin Beefeaters' Dinner

Date: 11 08 1948
Description: Dressed in Elizabethan costume during the University of Wisconsin Beefeaters' Dinner in Tripp Commons are Felice Michaels, Chicago, Chairman of the Union n...
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John Steinhaus Children

Date: 12 24 1948
Description: John Steinhaus's children (a boy and a girl) sitting on Santa's lap.
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Three Musicians in Blackface and Costume

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Description: Three musicians, two males with banjos and possibly a woman with a guitar, pose in blackface and costumes for a studio portrait in front of a painted backd...

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