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"The Pharmacopeia Comes of Age" Painting

Date: 02 1956
Description: Photograph of a painting titled: "The Pharmacopeia Comes of Age" by the artist Robert Thom. The painting depicts a scene from 1880. Pictured are the notabl...
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"The Founding of the United States Pharmacopeia" Painting

Date: 1957
Description: Photograph of a completed painting by artist Robert Thom titled: "The Founding of the United States Pharmacopeia". The painting depicts a scene from the fi...
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Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Men and Women

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk women posing sitting and wrapped in fringed plaid shawls which only show their faces. Behind...
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Two Ho-Chunk Men and a Ho-Chunk Woman

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Description: Studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk men posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop with their right hands clasped. Both men are wearing suit coats, and the ...
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Group Portrait of Scandinavian Men

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Description: Eight Scandinavian men in suits and ties sit and stand in two rows posing for a formal studio portrait. Behind them is a curtain and part of a painted back...
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United Steelworkers Convention Resolutions Committee

Date: 08 24 1946
Description: Posed group shot of the United Steelworkers of America District 32 Convention Resolutions Committee. The men wear suits and are all sitting or standing aro...
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Mock Wedding with Children

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a group of children. They are posed as a mock wedding party. The bride carries a bouquet and wears a circ...
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Wives of Zor Shriners

Date: 12 01 1956
Description: Group portrait of some of the wives of Zor Shriners at a party in their honor. Left to right: Mrs. Dean Strommen of Oconomowoc; Mrs. Roy Richardson of Jan...
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Back River Falls High School Class of 1894

Date: 1894
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of six men posed standing, two men and four women posed sitting. Probably the Black River Falls High School ...
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Studio Group Wedding Portrait

Date: 1938
Description: Studio group portrait of wedding party all standing while posing in front of a painted background. Three women and a young girl are wearing long white dres...
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Unknown Wedding Party

Date: 1920
Description: Studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified wedding party, including the bride, groom, best man, maid of honor and a flower gir...
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Madison Art Association Invitational Exhibition

Date: 10 07 1959
Description: Blanche Nesbit, Dr. Mark Nesbit, and Dorothy Guild posing in front of a large painting during the Madison Art Association Invitational Exhibition.
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Banquet Celebrating the Third Anniversary of the signing of the Social Security Act

Date: 08 15 1938
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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Group Portrait of Young Men and Women in Formal Attire

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three men posing sitting on the floor, in front of five men posing sitting in chairs, and four women stan...
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Family Wedding Portrait with Framed Wreath

Date: 1917
Description: Studio family wedding portrait in front of a painted background with a framed wreath in the center. The wreath is celebrating the wedding of the bride and ...
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Wedding Party

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Description: Interior group portrait of parties in a wedding, including four women and five men.
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Studio Group Portrait of Unidentified Wedding Party

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Description: Studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an eight person wedding party. The bride and groom are in the center.
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Mock Hanging

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two men and two women in a dramatic pose. The woman in the center has her head in a noose and is sticking...
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Wedding Party

Date: 1927
Description: Studio group portrait of a wedding party. The bride, groom and three attendants. The women are holding bouquets. In the background is a painted backdrop.
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Anita McCormick in Bridesmaid Dress

Date: 1888
Description: Group portrait of four women in front of a painted backdrop. Original caption reads: "Elizabeth King (left), possibly Katherine Isham,---, and Anita McC [M...

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