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| Description: | Portrait of Henry Mathews, 1866-1941, an early African American resident, holding the tools of his trade in front of a painted backdrop. He was a stone mas... |
| Date: | 10 23 1913 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Louis J. Petit, Milwaukee banker. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | International Harvester advertising artist sitting at his desk in a studio office with a wistful look on his face. Graphics from Deering brand advertisemen... |
| 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: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Carte-de-visite portrait of Edward S. Morse (1838-1925), American zoologist and orientalist. As a zoologist, he discovered that brachiopods are worms rathe... |
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| Description: | A studio portrait of Charles Van Schaick, sitting on a stool in front of a painted backdrop, holding and hugging a small boy on his lap. |
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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: | Quarter-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Francis Bloodgood, Milwaukee lawyer. |
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| Description: | Three-quarter length studio portrait of Frank P. Blumenfeld, Milwaukee company president, standing in front of a painted backdrop. |
| Date: | 10 09 1914 |
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| Description: | Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William King Coffin, Eau Claire banker. |
| Date: | 10 02 1914 |
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| Description: | Waist-up seated studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William J. Jones, Milwaukee company president. |
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| Description: | Three-quarter length seated studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of James D. Mortimer, New York company president. |
| Date: | 09 25 1914 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of David Stuart Rose, Milwaukee lawyer. |
| Date: | 09 28 1914 |
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| Description: | Seated waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Emanuel A. Wurster, Milwaukee company secretary and treasurer. |
| Date: | 03 25 1890 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of formally-dressed Henry Hamilton Bennett. This is his wedding portrait, which was made when he married Eva... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | W.C. Fields in a publicity still from the Broadway show "Poppy". He is seated in an ornate chair and is wearing a top hat, checkered pants and spats. |
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| Description: | Waist-up studio portrait of a seated Harold Van Schaick in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a coat, hat, and jacket. |
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| Description: | Joe Berg, a professional magician and magic dealer, who was based in Chicago. This autographed picture was presented to Ben Bergor, a Madison area magician... |
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| Description: | Outdoor portrait of Madison magician Ben Bergor, who performed as Bennie Golden Berger during the early years of his career. He billed himself as the faste... |
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| Description: | Doc Mann of Beloit, Wisconsin, who performed novelty entertainment and "top hat magic" as Mandu the magician. |
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