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Man Carrying Cotton

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an African American man carrying a bushel basket full of cotton, location unknown.
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Cotton Workers

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Description: Posed studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two African American agricultural workers picking cotton, location unknown. A little girl sits in a...
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Harold Van Schaick

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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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Studio Portrait of Newsboy

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of an African American boy dressed in the costume of a stereotypical newsboy. The child holds up a newspaper in one hand and holding a stac...
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Advertising Shapes American Life

Date: 02 14 1956
Description: Gilbert Stahl, camera man for Brock Engraving Company, adjusts art in the copy holder. Shown is the camera which will shoot the art; negatives are develope...
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John Eustice, Designer of China Patterns

Date: 04 28 1958
Description: Portrait of John Eustice, a designer of china patterns, at work in his studio. A graduate of University of Wisconsin, and New York State College of Ceramic...
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Cowboy with Gun and Whip

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man dressed as a cowboy. He is aiming a gun in one hand and holding a whip in the other. Th...
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S.M. Babcock

Date: 1888
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of group of nine men, identified on the reverse as associates of the Geneva, New York Experiment Station. St...
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Warrington Colescott's Studio Open House

Date: 10 14 1954
Description: Artist Warrington Colescott poses with paint brush in one hand and a paint palette board in the other hand as he gazes upon a nearly completed oil painting...
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Louise Leighton

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Description: Louise Leighton poses sitting at her typewriter. She is wearing a dress, necklace, ring and an embroidered handkerchief in her pocket. The typewriter sits ...
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Reierson Studio Storefront

Date: 09 1972
Description: View across sidewalk of the Reierson Photography Studio storefront, in its new location, 14 East Mifflin Street, between adjoining businesses. The Wisconsi...
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Reierson Studio Storefront

Date: 09 1972
Description: The Reierson Photography Studio storefront, in its new location, 14 East Mifflin Street, between adjoining businesses. The Wisconsin State Capitol is refle...
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Sid Going Through the Wringer

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Description: Sid in darkroom with a cigar in his mouth, rolling a miniature, printed cut-out version of himself through a photographic print wringer in a darkroom. Sid ...
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"Tiger Woman"

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of "Tiger Woman." Sitting on a stool before a white wall, the long-haired model states straight at Sid, the photographer.
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"Tiger Woman"

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Description: Full-length, black-and-white portrait of "Tiger Woman," a female model posing nude against a black paper backdrop. She is painted like a tiger with striped...
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James Chaulk, Jr., Champion Potato Grower of Nebraska

Date: 1916
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a boy, 14-years-old, posing in front of a painted backdrop. He is standing next to a cloth covered table holding a plate of ...
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"Tiger Woman"

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Description: Nude woman with body painting eating a plate of strawberries and whipped cream. Sitting on a stool in a garage, she is painted like a tiger, with stripes c...
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Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears

Date: 1860
Description: A photographic copy of an early, full-length studio portrait of Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears (1830-1907) standing in front of a painted backdrop with column ...
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"Tiger Woman"

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Description: A nude woman, with long hair, is standing and posing against a backdrop. Her body has been painted to look like the face of a tiger, with stripes on her ar...
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Ceramic Arts Studios

Date: 01 27 1954
Description: Paul Byrge making molds for ceramic figures at Ceramic Arts Studios, 8 North Blount Street.

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