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| Description: | Head and shoulders oval-framed formal studio portrait of Vinnie Ream Hoxie. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | A woman looks over parts used as bases for miniature Christmas trees. |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | A woman in a long dress, heels, earrings, and a double strand of pearls is holding of platter of food in front of an open International Harvester freezer. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | During a visit to Japan, Danny Kaye, then one of the best known comedians and actors, prompted a typical response from Martha Brown, the wife of Cecil Brow... |
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| Description: | Esther Van Wagoner Tufty, a nationally prominent journalist, whose papers are part of the collections of the Wisconsin Historical Society, chatting with Pr... |
| Date: | 10 11 1966 |
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| Description: | American journalist Esther Van Wagoner Tufty, who covered three wars, taking notes on an interview with Major Kim Pil Dal, a Korean nurse in Vietnam. Capti... |
| Date: | 05 1926 |
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| Description: | A woman wearing a beaded dress and necklace is sitting at a table to eat canned corn and peaches. |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Harry and Bess (Beatrice) Houdini in formal attire, the year of his death from acute appendicitis. |
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| Description: | Two-sided playing card used for advertising by magician Howard Thurston (d. 1936), arguably the greatest magician of his day. The reverse side of the card ... |
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| Description: | Advertising brochure for Dell O'Dell, one of a few professional female magicians. |
| Date: | 04 20 1954 |
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| Description: | Women work in a row on machinery building tires. |
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| Description: | Irene Norman, film editor of the "Milwaukee Sentinel," interviewing the film star Bebe Daniels. |
| Date: | 04 12 1960 |
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| Description: | In a recount that lasted almost four hours, the tide turned in favor of Alderman John Budzien, who apparently had lost last Tuesday's election to Robert A.... |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length portrait of the photographer Ferdinand Hotz (March 14, 1868 - December 28, 1946) as a young man. He wears a fine suit and a single pearl stu... |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | Head and shoulders portrait of Iva Welsh. She wears a pearl necklace. |
| Date: | 02 25 1945 |
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| Description: | Indigenous traders on the sidewalk in front of the Burns Philip Ltd. Store display window at Apia, British Samoa (today the independent country of Samoa). ... |
| Date: | 01 07 1943 |
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| Description: | Text attached to a print made from the negative reads, "This photo of me with a Papuan native carrier was made near Buna early in January. This fellow with... |
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| Description: | Photograph of Eydie V. Watts, member of the Milwaukee City Civil Service Commssion. Ms. Watts sits at her desk in an office. She is wearing a dress or blou... |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips sits at a table with a group of African American men and women. The table is covered with handbags, eyeglasses, and beverages. Several more pe... |
| Date: | 1891 |
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| Description: | Grace May Hall, as a five-year-old circus child, with a large show python coiled at her feet and a smaller show snake around her neck. |
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