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| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Alfred C. Clas (1859-1942), Milwaukee architect whose firm designed the Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters building. The architectural f... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Frances (Bull) Fairchild (1845-1924), wife of Wisconsin Governor Lucius Fairchild, wearing a court gown designed... |
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| Description: | Studio portrait in front of a table and painted backdrop of a bearded George F. Pond. He is wearing a suit coat, vest, and trousers, and has a watch fob ch... |
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| Description: | Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Billy Bowlegs and his family. They are all wearing native Seminole clothing. Caption reads: "Billy Bowlegs... |
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| Description: | Full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an Indian man in elaborate tribal costume in Alberta, Canada. Caption reads: "Indian in Costume, Med... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A painting, possibly a portrait of the two founders of the Switzer Foundation for Girls, Margaret and Sarah Switzer. A woman on the left is holding a scrol... |
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| Description: | Full-length studio portrait of Blanche Budd McFetridge in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a dress with a matching jacket and a hat with feather... |
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| Description: | Photographic holiday card from Marie and Averell Harriman. Mr. Harriman was governor of New York 1955-1958, U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union 1943-1946, ... |
| Date: | 06 1921 |
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| Description: | Full-length studio graduation portrait of Genevieve Milward (later McVicar), (1902-1987) of Madison, Wisconsin, standing in front of a painted backdrop. Sh... |
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| Description: | Seated from left to right; Martha, Rufus and Emma. Standing from left to right; Martha, Harris and Myron. The 1870 US Census has the family configuration a... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of four women, seated in front of three men, all unidentified. The women wear high-collared white blouses and long dark skirts. The men wear... |
| Date: | 08 15 1938 |
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| Description: | Banquet celebrating the third anniversary of the signing of the Social Security Act. From left to right: David J. Lewis, Congressman from Maryland, and Sen... |
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| Description: | Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted background of Little Soldier. He is standing next to a chair and holding a firearm. Hand-coloring on chee... |
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| Description: | Studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three men, two sitting, and one standing. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | An older girl styling a younger girl's hair. Both girls are sitting on the floor wearing brightly colored blouses and skirts, and are barefoot. Both girls ... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | A seated, full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Elsa Seipp, daughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. She is wearing a floor length gown wi... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Seated, full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Alma Seipp (1876-1966), daughter of prominent Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. She is seated on ... |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Group studio portrait in front of a painted background. Catherine Orb Seipp, seated at left, poses with her children. From left: Conrad, Clara, Emma (stand... |
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| Description: | Waist-up seated portrait of Shirley Clarke. She is holding a microphone and wearing a bowler hat and a black outfit with a white shirt, as well as a "Portr... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype. Three-quarter length portrait of a woman sitting in front of a painted backdrop. She is holding a straw hat in her lap. Hand... |
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