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Frank P. Stanish

Date: 02 01 1947
Description: Druggist Frank Stanish of Hieber's Drugstore measures and compounds a prescription.
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Breaker Boy

Date: 1902
Description: Andrew Chippa hired on with Markle & Co., miners of anthracite coal to pay off his father's debt of $54 to the company store since his father's death in th...
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Young Woman on Farmall H Tractor

Date: 1947
Description: Young woman operating a Farmall H tractor.
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Elias Durand, Botanist

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Elias Durand (1794-1873), French botanist. Left France and came to America after the downfall of Emperor Napoleon. Es...
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Men Posing with Prize Cattle in Barnyard

Date: 1900
Description: Two men are standing and posing with prize cattle in between two farm buildings. This farmstead may be a model farm, an experimental farm of the late 19th ...
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Youth in Costume

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Description: A view of a boy and a girl clad in "costumes worn by brothers and sisters". The boy on the left is holding a Bible in his left hand.
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Philip Sheridan

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Major General Philip Henry Sheridan. For his actions in the war he was able to quickly rise through the ranks, starti...
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E.B. Trimpey Hunting

Date: 1913
Description: Ephraim Burt Trimpey poses while hunting, holding a shotgun. He wears a hunting jacket and cap, corduroy pants and high boots. He also sports a vest with...
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William H. Seward

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite profile portrait of William H. Seward, Secretary of State under the Lincoln Administration.
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George Levison

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Description: Casual portrait of George Levison.
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A Sorely Neglected Stretch

Date: 05 1892
Description: Frank Lenz posed with his bicycle on a badly neglected stretch of road. A split-rail fence encloses a field behind Lenz.
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Christian Miller

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Christian Miller of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Miller was the uncle of the donor of the portrait, Mrs. Julia Hicks. Half ...
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Charles Krips

Date: 1851
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Charles Krips. Charles Krips was the uncle of the donor of the portrait, Mrs. Julia Hicks. The portrait is a bust figure, faci...
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George Krips

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of George Krips of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. George is the uncle of the donor of the portrait, Mrs. Julia Hicks. The portrait i...
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Margaret McGuire, Alice in Dairyland

Date: 1948
Description: Margaret McGuire, Alice in Dairyland, posing standing, with a woman sitting on a sofa at the Barclay Hotel. Between them they are displaying a round gift t...
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Margaret McGuire, Alice in Dairyland at Airport

Date: 1948
Description: Margaret McGuire, Alice in Dairyland, standing on the runway immediately after her arrival. She is wearing a suit with a skirt, hat and gloves. In her arm ...
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Three Young Native American Men

Date: 1918
Description: Three young Native American men pose for a studio portrait. Joseph Oiyette (White Earth Tribe) is on the right, the other two student's names are unknown. ...

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