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N.C. Wyeth Depiction of McCormick Reaper Demonstration

Date: 1931
Description: Painting by N.C. Wyeth depicting the public demonstration of the first reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steele's Tavern, Virginia in 1831. The painting sh...
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Family in Hats

Date: 1878
Description: A large group of people sitting around a table in the yard. The men and women are wearing hats. The table has a large piece of ornamental glassware on it. ...
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Man Wearing Medal

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Description: A man wearing a medal stands for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. He rests his one hand on a chair while the other holds an umbrella, and ...
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Studio Portrait of Two Women and a Child

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Description: Two women, one sitting holding an umbrella, and the other standing with a cane, pose for a studio portrait with a child (probably a boy) in front of a pain...
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Studio Portrait of Young Couple

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Description: A studio portrait of a standing man and woman in front of a painted backdrop. The woman holds a pair of gloves and an umbrella and wears an elaborate hat a...
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Three Women and a Child

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Description: Three women and a child pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. All of the women are holding umbrellas and are wearing hats. The child, ...
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Christmas Tree and Paintings

Date: 1899
Description: A decorated Christmas tree surrounded by toys, including a wagon, drum, and wheelbarrow. A painting is displayed on a stand nearby, and a painted umbrella ...
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Studio Portrait of Willy Goodvillage with Umbrella

Date: 1910
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man, Will (Willy) Goodvillage (MaHayEKeReNaKAh), posing standing in front of a painted backdrop near a chair. He ...
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Studio Portrait of Two Women and Chair

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a woman posed standing next to a stuffed chair and holding a hand fan, and a woman sitting on...
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Emma and Elena Schmitt

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Description: Portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Emma Schmitt (the future Mrs. Sherwin Gillett) and her sister Elena. The frame has the S. Gillett imprint, but t...
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Studio Portrait of European American Group

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two women wearing flowered hats and holding umbrellas poing sitting in front. Behind them are...
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Frederick Layton

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Description: Ferrotype of Frederick Layton posing on a bench holding an umbrella in front of a painted background. Frederick Layton was the son of a Milwaukee butcher a...

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