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Holloway Family

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of James and Mary Bray Holloway and their children, Lizzie and Will.
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Young Child Wearing Frilly Hat

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a little girl wearing a dress and a frilly hat is posing on a bench. At her feet is a fur rug.
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Lorin Gillett

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Description: Sherwin Gillett's son Lorin playing an organ. He is posed in front of a painted backdrop. On the organ is written: "Beethoven Organ Co., Washington, N.J. U...
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Lorin Gillett as a Child

Date: 1919
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of young Lorin Gillett sitting on a stool.
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Studio Portrait of European American Family

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified family. A man and woman are posing sitting, with three children sitting and standing with...
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Studio Portrait of European American Family

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified family. A woman is sitting on the left and holding a child, who is posing sitting on a dr...
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Studio Portrait of a Man and a Stringer of Trout

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man posing sitting on a stool under a ladder. There is a stringer of trout tied to the ladder displayed...
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Elsa Seipp

Date: 1895
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...
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Two Boys in Costume

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Description: Two boys dressed in costumes posing for a studio portrait. The boy standing on the left is wearing a tall, ruffled hat with a plume, dark stockings, and a ...
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William F. Gray, David E. Kiser, William D. Lamont, and Henry Chappel

Date: 06 19 1886
Description: Ferrotype/tintype portrait of three students with their principal, taken in a studio in front of a painted backdrop, the day after their high school gradua...
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Women's Group Portrait

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop, and a draped tapestry or cloth, of six women, sitting or standing around a table. One woman at the table ap...
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Family Portrait

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man, woman, and two children. The man in the center is wearing a watch fob on his vest and is standing ...
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Family Portrait

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man, woman, and two children. The man in the center is wearing a watch fob on his vest and is standing ...
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Ceramic Arts Studios

Date: 01 27 1954
Description: Women applying the finishing touches on an assortment of ceramic figures at Ceramic Arts Studios, 8 North Blount Street.

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