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Gesell Family Burlesque

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Description: The Gesell family in costume with broom, sword, and other props for a humorous picture. Family members identified as follows: Gerhard Jr. (drinking from pi...
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Young Boy with Tricycle

Date: 1908
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young boy with a tricycle.
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Young Girl Holding Rose

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young girl standing on a chair, holding a rose in her hand. The young girl's hair is pulled...
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Boy with Accordion

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of boy in front of a painted backdrop. He is standing with his arm resting on an accordion placed on a table.
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Two Boys in Indian Costume

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Clemen and Mel Kalscheur, dressed in Indian costumes and sitting on the floor with arms and legs crossed.
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Two Boys in Indian Costume

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Clemen and Mel Kalscheur dressed in Indian costume.
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Portrait of Young Girl

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Eleanor Faust Fuller, dressed in black with a black bow in her hair.
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Two Boys in Indian Costume

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two boys, Bill and Hubby Schmity, sitting with legs crossed on the floor and dressed in Indian costumes.
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Mathew Joseph Coyle

Date: 1913
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Mathew Joseph Coyle standing on an ornate chair, and wearing a large belt and tie.
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Girl Sitting in Wicker Chair

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of young girl wearing a dark dress with her hair pulled back in fashionable bows. She is sitting on an ornat...
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Two Young Girls Wearing Matching Dresses

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two young girls, both dressed in plaid dresses and white bows in their hair.
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Toddler Leaning on a Stool

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Description: Studio portrait of a toddler leaning against a metal stool, dressed in a winter coat and hat in front of a painted backdrop.
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Two Children and a Rose

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Description: Studio portrait of two children, Liane Faust Hilgers and Harold Pick, sitting on stools in front of a painted backdrop. Harold is holding up a rose and Lia...
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Altar Boy

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Raymond Bowar dressed in his altar boy robe and holding an incense burner.
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Portrait of Elderly Ho-Chunk Woman and Two Girls

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Description: Studio portrait of an elderly Ho-Chunk woman with a shawl over her shoulders posing with two Ho-Chunk girls in front of a painted backdrop. The woman on th...
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Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Girls

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk girls, one posing standing and the other sitting, both wearing bead necklaces and possessing shawls in fr...
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Studio Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Boy

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Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk boy posing sitting and wearing a suit coat, slip tie, and hat.
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Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Boy

Date: 1890
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified boy holding a hat with a wide ribbon band on his knee.
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Elderly Ho-Chunk Woman and Children

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Description: Studio portrait of Mary Snowball, Decorra, Buffalohead (Pay Dok Se Kah), (Daughter of [Wau Soo Mon E Kah] Snow Ball and mother [Wa Con Cha Ka Win Kah], she...
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Studio Portrait of Winneshiek Children

Date: 1908
Description: Studio portrait of three Ho-Chunk children posing in front of a painted backdrop. Identified as the children of Chief George Winneshiek (WaConChawNeeKah) a...

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