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| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William Tennant, standing with short pants that reveal his prosthetic legs. He holds a newspaper in his ... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of memorial wreath grouping surrounding a draped portrait of W.T. Price. The wreaths have text which read: "... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of a man posing sitting in a chair at a table with books on top, possibly Janus (James) Bruce Cartter, 1815-1897. He is in front of a paint... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of William Tennant in front of a painted backdrop. He was a newspaper and magazine agent in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, who lost both his... |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of signs that advertise "GEM," list "C.J. Van Schaick, Black River Falls, Wis.," and a hat. GEM may be a manufacturer of photographic equip... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of three standing men, two wearing matching straw hats, and vests with trousers, and the other holding a camera on a stool. They are posing... |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of two women, one standing and the other seated, displaying train time tables in front of a painted backdrop. |
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| Description: | Two men sit in a photography studio and pose with a photograph of a standing man which is displayed between two vases of flowers on a table in front of a p... |
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| Description: | Two young women, one sitting and one standing, pose with a letter for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. Both of the women are well-dressed ... |
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| Description: | A man sits for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop, smoking a corn-cob pipe and reading a Chicago newspaper. He is wearing a hat, suit jacket,... |
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| Description: | A man, probably Charles J. Van Schaick, wearing a long jacket and trousers, sits on a stone wall in a photography studio and looks at photographs in front ... |
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| Description: | A studio portrait of William Tennant, sitting in a chair wearing a suit jacket and trousers. He is holding a cane and a book in front of a painted backdrop... |
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| Description: | A studio portrait of a man holding an object, possibly a booklet, in front of a painted backdrop. |
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| Description: | A seated elderly woman holding a book on her lap poses for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. |
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| Description: | A seated woman holds a book in her lap while a young girl stands behind her, both posing for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. |
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| Description: | Four young women sitting around a table and reading books while posing for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing white blouses... |
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| Description: | A studio portrait of two women wearing white dresses and elaborate hats in front of a painted backdrop. Both are seated on the same chair holding flowers, ... |
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| Description: | A young woman with short hair sits in a chair and poses for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. She holds a rolled piece of paper, perhaps a ... |
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| Description: | A studio portrait of two women standing near a chair and reading from the same book in front of a painted backdrop. They both wear similar black dresses an... |
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| Description: | A studio portrait of a man who is posing standing with one leg resting on luggage and holding a pencil and a bill pad in front of a painted backdrop. He is... |
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