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Ganna Walska Holding a Cat

Date: 1921
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Ganna Walska, Polish opera singer, holding a cat. At the time this picture was taken, Ganna Walska was th...
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Orrin W. Beach

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Orrin W. Beach, Companies B and A, 34th New York Infantry. When the regiment was originally mustered in (June 1861 ...
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Elmer E. Ellsworth

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, F & S, 11th New York Infantry, in dress clothes. He was born in Malta, New York, but mo...
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Elmer E. Ellsworth

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, F & S, 11th New York Infantry, in Union uniform and cap. He was born in Malta, New York...
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Elmer E. Ellsworth

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, F & S, 11th New York Infantry, in full Union uniform, leaning on a sword. He was born i...
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Rufus King

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of General Rufus King in uniform with epaulettes, with a sword across his left leg.
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Abner Doubleday and his Wife Mary

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite of Major General Abner Doubleday in uniform, sitting, and his wife Mary, standing, wearing a cape over her dress.
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Nathaniel P. Banks

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks in a uniform with epaulettes, posed with his sword in his left hand. He was born o...
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John C. Fremont

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Major General John C. Fremont in full officer uniform, holding his sword in front. During the war he commanded the ...
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Art Studio at Saint Anselm's College

Date: 1915
Description: Interior of the art studio at Saint Anselm's College, founded in 1889 by the Benedictines. The studio contains paintings and sculptures, and a student is s...
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Columbia Broadcasting Studio Interior

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Description: View from stage left of the audience and performers at Columbia Broadcasting Studio. Members of the audience smile and laugh as the performers look to the ...
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Marcus Pomeroy

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Marcus Mills Pomeroy standing next to a chair with his hand in his pocket.
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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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Nina Dousman

Date: 1893
Description: Nina Dousman, age 13, relaxes in a chair for a full-length, cabinet card sized, studio portrait. She has her fingers interlaced and is wearing a light-colo...
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Karl Paul Gerhardt Link

Date: 03 18 1958
Description: Formal quarter-length studio portrait of Karl Paul Gerhardt Link with his pipe. He was a Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin and helpe...
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Edward John Brumder

Date: 1929
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Edward Brumder. He is wearing a three piece suit and tie.
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Portrait of Theodore Wright Griggs

Date: 1915
Description: Sepia tone portrait of Theodore Wright Griggs, (9/3/1872 - 2/13/1934), dressed in a suit with a handkerchief in the breast pocket.
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Portrait of T.W. Griggs

Date: 1926
Description: Portrait of Theodore Wright Griggs facing left. He is wearing what appears to be a mohair or cashmere suit jacket.
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Arkady Joseph Sack

Date: 11 12 1917
Description: Waist-up portrait of A. J. Sack, who was director of the Russian Information Bureau and author of The Birth of the Russian Democracy, America's P...
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Emma Abbott

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Description: Vignetted quarter-length semi-profile carte-de-visite portrait of opera singer Emma Abbott as a youth. Caption reads: "To my darling little mother."

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