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Dickey Chapelle Covering Operation Inland Seas

Date: 07 1959
Description: Dickey Chapelle, photographer, on the same Milwaukee beach where she learned to swim as a young girl. She was covering "Operation Inland Seas" celebrating ...
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Increase A. Lapham

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Description: Formal portrait of Increase Lapham sitting in a chair.
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Photographer J. Robert Tayor

Date: 1928
Description: Standing atop a special vehicle fitted with a body built to resemble a camera, Taylor found the ideal vantage point from which to cover a news event. The c...
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William F. Vilas

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William F. Vilas posing with one hand on a law book and the other inside his long overcoat.
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Vintage Airplanes

Date: 07 27 1988
Description: Vintage aircraft always attract attention. In 1988 on their way to the EAA convention, the national organization of owners of World War II trainers made a ...
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Angus McVicar in His Darkroom

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Description: Angus McVicar, commercial photographer in Madison, works intently in his darkroom.
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Office at the Bennett Studio

Date: 1957
Description: Dorothy Phelps and Ruth Bennett Dyer have lunch in the office at the Bennett Studio as Miriam Bennett looks on.
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Theodatus Garlick, Sculptor and Plastic Surgeon

Date: 1872
Description: Reproduction of a carte-de-visite portrait of Theodatus Garlick (1805-1884), American surgeon and sculptor. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Garlick was one of th...
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Alabama Farmers Union Meeting

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Description: A man with a short tie standing up during an Alabama Farmers Union Meeting. An image in the background reads, "Peace, Abundance, Security, and Democracy f...
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P&H Accounting Office

Date: 08 12 1913
Description: Two men working a desks in the Pawling & Harnischfeger accounting office. There are photographs on the wall, including a crane, the P&H plant, and a St. Lo...
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Identifying Union Activists

Date: 1948
Description: James Newman, public relations director of the Rath packing company, takes photographs of striking workers from a window of the company's factory.
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Olson and Eisenstaedt

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Description: Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt and Sigurd Olson, during the session when Eisenstadt photographed Olson for Life magazine.
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Dickey Chapelle on the USS "Boxer"

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Description: Dickey Chapelle is sitting on the USS "Boxer" with cameras around her neck and luggage at her side.
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Miriam Bennett Working in Studio

Date: 1969
Description: Close-up of Miriam Bennett working on a photographic print at the Bennett studio. Possibly taken by Ruth Bennett Dyer or Oliver Reese.
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Ben Bergor Billboard

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Description: Madison magician Ben Bergor standing in front of the Leota Theatre. Bergor was born Ben Goldenberger, and first performed in vaudeville as Bennie Golden Be...
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Trimpey Studio Article

Date: 08 1925
Description: A brief article describing the new studio of photographer E.B. Trimpey, including photographs of the front and rear of the building. There is a landscaped ...
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Matthew Witt's Photography Studio

Date: 1913
Description: Hand-colored exterior of Matthew Witt's photography studio. He is standing at the door with his hand on the doorknob. Photographic prints are hanging in th...
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A Ghost Visiting Harry E. Hill

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Description: Harry E. Hill, seated at a desk, with a shrouded skull image to his left. The skull is exposed to look translucent, as is common in spirit photography.
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The Photoart House Processing Envelope

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Description: The tattered remains of a processing envelope from The Photoart House. Handwritten on the envelope is "Ice Machine, 111, 893," "Schoelkopf, 210 E Wash Ave....
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Stanley Hanks' Office

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Description: Interior view of Stanley Hanks' real estate office at 311 State Street. There is a chair in front of a desk with a calendar and two telephones. Above the d...

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