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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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Portrait of a Girl

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Description: Waist-up portrait of girl with ringlets, and a belt at her waist with an ornate clasp.
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Ring Toss at the Fair

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Description: Rex Roope of Kansas City got attention as he told his audience "all you have to do is ring the prize and it is yours. Step right up folks."
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Children Posing with Nun

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Description: Studio portrait of three children with flower bouquets in front of a painted backdrop. One boy is seated and two girls are standing. All of the children ar...
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Four Young People with Blackberries

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of four young people. From left to right: Teresa Kalscheur Endres, Frank Kalscheur, Julia Kalscheur, and Ter...
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Studio Portrait of Family

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Description: A family of four stands by a studio prop of a stone wall in front of a painted backdrop. The father, in a long suit jacket and trousers, and youngest daugh...
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Studio Portrait of Four Young Ho-Chunk Women

Date: 1934
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two adolescent Ho-Chunk women posing standing behind two adolescent Ho-Chunk women posing sitting. They a...
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Portrait of Two Young Ho-Chunk Women

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two young Ho-Chunk women. One woman is sitting in front of a Ho-Chunk girl who is standing and has bobbed...
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Portrait of a Young Woman Posed Sitting

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a young European American woman posed sitting with her hands clasped on her lap. She wears a dark-colored dress, collar pin, an...
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Portrait of Two Young Ho-Chunk Women

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Description: Studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk women posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. They are both wearing several necklaces, earrings, and ribbons i...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Youth

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Description: Studio portrait, in front of a painted backdrop, of a young Ho-Chunk man posing sitting wearing a suit coat and hat between two young Ho-Chunk women posing...
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Portrait of Two Young Ho-Chunk Women

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting on the left wrapped in a plaid shawl, in front of another young Ho-...
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Portrait of Minnie Sherman

Date: 1905
Description: Studio portrait of a young Ho-Chunk woman, Minnie Sherman Prettyman-Bear Whitebear (AhHooSootchPaWinKah), posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. Sh...
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Three Women Seated with Syl

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Description: Three women in long dresses sit on the front stoop of a house with Syl.
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Seneca Native American Family

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Description: A group portrait of a Seneca Native American family, with a man, woman, four children, and a kitten. Caption reads: "Seneca Indian Family, Salamanca, N.Y."
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Reunion of Company F, 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

Date: 06 18 1890
Description: Group portrait outdoors of the reunion of Company F, 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, held at the farm of George W. Dibble in Rock County. Back row, left...
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Portrait of Two Young Women

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of two young women. Both young women have their hair pulled back and are wearing dresses with lace decoration.
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Studio Portrait of a Young Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a young woman standing in front of a painted backdrop. She is resting her right arm on a covered chair and is wearing a dres...
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Young Dancers outside Tent

Date: 08 08 2008
Description: Young dancers preparing to take the stage at Irishfest stand outside near a tent.
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"Rag Doll" Testing

Date: 1913
Description: Class of girls and teacher running a seed germination test ("rag-doll" test) in the classroom. The class is standing around a table, and are using a pail t...

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