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| Description: | Harry Houdini in chains and ropes. He is tied to a wheel on a locomotive. |
| Date: | 1869 |
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| Description: | Carte-de-visite portrait of Edward Hitchcock (1793-1864), American educator and geologist. Hitchcock served as the third president of Amherst College from ... |
| Date: | 1869 |
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| Description: | Carte-de-visite portrait of John L. Russell (1808-1873), Botanist. From 1831-1854, Russell served as a Unitarian minister in a number of cities. Served as... |
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| Description: | Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Reverend Joseph Blake (1814-1888), Maine-born reverend, professor and botanist. Published first catalogue of Maine Pl... |
| Date: | 07 15 1948 |
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| Description: | Methodist bishop, H. Clifford Northcott, seated at a desk. |
| Date: | 06 16 1949 |
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| Description: | Bishop William P. O'Connor of the Madison Catholic diocese as he boards a Chicago-bound train on the first leg of his trip to Rome, where he will report to... |
| Date: | 10 30 1953 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Carl Stromberg, a Methodist minister newly appointed to First-University Methodist Church at 203 Wisconsin Avenue. His father, brother, and fou... |
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| Description: | Dr. Earl Lockman, a well-known escape artist, and his handcuff collection. |
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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... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length studio portrait of Werner "Dorny" Dornfeld, a Chicago area magician who was a leader in several national organizations of magicians. The "Be... |
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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: | Formal publicity portrait of magician Ben Bergor of Madison performing one of his sleight of hand tricks with lighted cigarettes. Bergor was billed as the ... |
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| Description: | Doc Mann of Beloit, Wisconsin, who performed novelty entertainment and "top hat magic" as Mandu the magician. |
| Date: | 11 27 1956 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Rev. E. J. Van Handel, Madison's Diocesan Director of the Catholic Welfare Bureau, sitting at his desk. Fr. Van Handel was also a promoter of t... |
| Date: | 1990 |
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| Description: | Close-up of a female domestic abuse counselor sitting at a desk holding a bible with a rope-noose around it. |
| Date: | 01 09 1913 |
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| Description: | A man is lying in bed, covered to his chin in bedding and propped up by pillows. On the right side of the bed is a large bible and a rosary. The room is ri... |
| Date: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | Portrait of John Henry Davis, taken by a fellow civil rights volunteer. "John Henry Davis, a most dedicated and brave freedom fighter, a warm personal frie... |
| Date: | 10 28 1957 |
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| Description: | State Luther Leaguers gather for a convention at Luther Memorial Church. Two members of the housing committee are shown at work; they are, from left: Jeann... |
| Date: | 09 03 1959 |
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| Description: | Among the models for the membership tea and fashion show of the Madison B'nai B'rith chapter are Elizabeth Jacobs, left, and Roslyn Kopelberg. |
| Date: | 02 03 1961 |
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| Description: | Models for the style show feature of the annual card party of the Queen's Guild of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church are Mary Conlin, left, and Mrs. ... |
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