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Portrait of Anna Berger

Date: 1903
Description: Young woman facing to the right with her head turned toward viewer, hand on hip, wearing wire-rimmed eyeglasses, a flower in her hair, in long white dress ...
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Portrait of Woman in Chair

Date: 1893
Description: Studio portrait of elderly woman in black dress with large bow at neck, seated in chair with hands crossed in her lap in front of a painted backdrop. She w...
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Woman Wearing Hat

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated woman wearing eyeglasses, beads, and a hat in front of a painted backdrop.
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Woman Wearing Hat

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated woman crossing her legs, and wearing eyeglasses and a hat with flowers on it in front of a painted backdrop.
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Unidentified Girl on Her Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait of an unidentified girl on the occasion of her First Communion. She is wearing gloves, a white dress...
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Longfellow School Third and Fourth Graders

Date: 02 08 1949
Description: Third and fourth graders from Longfellow school putting on a "quiz show" about electricity and lights that they have been studying. Joanne Tewalt (left) is...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Centennial Art Exhibit

Date: 02 14 1949
Description: In front of Gainsborough's painting, "Miss Sparrow," are Professor and Mrs. Jack Klenitz, 208, Highland Avenue and, on the right, Professor Julian Harris, ...
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Studio Portrait of Couple Near Fence

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Description: Studio portrait of a man with a beard, wearing eyeglasses, suit jacket, vest, and trousers, and a woman in a long dress. They are standing by a wooden fenc...
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Edward R. Murrow at OPC

Date: 12 27 1957
Description: Edward R. Murrow, standing near the banner, speaks to a special Overseas Press Club luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria honoring CBS correspondents. Immediatel...
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Studio Portrait of Three Women

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of three women sitting in front of a painted backdrop. Each woman is wearing an elaborate hat and a necklace. The woman sitting...
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Studio Portrait of Two Women in Hats

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two women posing sitting and standing in front of a painted backdrop. On the left, the older woman is holding a basket on he...
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Governor Heil Inauguration

Date: 01 02 1939
Description: Governor Julius P. Heil, his wife and an unidentified man pose arm-in-arm in the Governor's Conference Room at the Wisconsin State Capitol. A number of oth...
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Fancy Dress Party

Date: 08 19 1887
Description: Cabinet card of a group portrait of four men in front of a painted backdrop. Two are dressed in male formal attire, with top hats. The other men are dresse...
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Victor L. Berger Posed with a Group

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Description: Victor L. Berger posed with a group for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. He was a founding member of the Socialist Party of America.
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Two Women Standing

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two women, with arms linked, standing in front of a painted backdrop.
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Margaret Pauhs Seated in a Chair

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Margaret Pauhs (also spelled Paus), identified on back of the photograph as "Mrs. Werner Esser's mother," in front of a pain...
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Portrait of Seated Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Eva Dahman Bowar in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a dark fashionable dress and jewelry. Her legs are crossed a...
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Dionne Sisters, World Renowned Musicians

Date: 10 31 1912
Description: Photographic postcard of two sisters posed with a guitar and a mandolin in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing dresses, and one sister has a lace...
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Four Generation Portrait

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Description: Four generation group portrait of (left to right), Mrs. Kalscheur, Mrs. Frank Brunner, Josephine Laufenberg (baby) and Priscilla Bowar in front of a painte...
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Group Studio Portrait

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two men and two women in front of a painted backdrop. Two are seated, the other two are standing. They are dressed in winter...

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