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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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Irene Castle and Vernon Castle in Uniform with German Shepherd Dog

Date: 08 21 1917
Description: Original caption:

"The above picture is the first that has been taken of Mrs. Vernon Castle and her soldier husband since he returned to this country aft...

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Della Royal and Horse

Date: 1906
Description: Della Royal (Mrs. Rhoda Royal) sits in a 2-wheeled cart decorated with flowers and harnessed to her world famous horse, "Glendive," as taken from a 1906 ha...
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Family Posed near Fence and Frame House

Date: 1872
Description: An unidentified family, thought to be Yankees, pose at a board fence in front of an upright and wing frame house. The group includes two women with poses i...
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Family in Yard and Woman on Horseback

Date: 1869
Description: A family poses in a yard with one elegantly dressed young woman on horseback. The frame house has an unusually shaped attic story fan window. The porch is ...
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First School House in DeForest Wis.

Date: 1875
Description: The first school house in DeForest is a frame, one-story building with shutters. The group posed in front consists of the woman teacher and her students. B...
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Two Women at Horse Stall

Date: 09 08 1940
Description: Two women modeling Manchester clothes while standing in front of a horse stall. A dog is on the left. "Hundred to One, It's for You" Manchester's new Fall ...
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Two Women in Buggy

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Description: Two fashionably dressed women sit in a buggy that is pulled by a horse. The corner of a building is in the background on the right.
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Men Escorting Woman on Railroad Platform

Date: 1897
Description: Two men escorting a fashionably dressed woman with a feathered boa obscuring part of her face. People are standing in the background near a train next to t...
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Lenore Harrison Cawker with Bird

Date: 1896
Description: Studio portrait of Lenore Harrison Cawker holding a parrot on her hand.
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Group Seated at Table

Date: 1900
Description: A group of men, women, and children, including Nettie Fowler McCormick sitting at a table outdoors. A dog is standing in the foreground, and tea cups and c...
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Woman with Max the Dog

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Description: A woman kneels down next to Max, the family dog. Another woman stands on the sidewalk holding a hat, and a car can be seen in the background parked on the ...
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Woman with Bird on her Head

Date: 1936
Description: A woman stands on a golf course with a bird (a crow?)on her head. She is wearing a hat and sweater, and holds something (food?) in her right hand near the ...
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Jaycettes' Fashion Show

Date: 04 19 1950
Description: Three of the models participating in the Jaycettes' fashion show admire a large-sized cartoon that will be used in the show, inspired by State Journal cart...
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Horse-Drawn Parade Carriage

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Description: Horse-drawn carriage elaborately decorated with flowers appears to be stopped off parade route. The carriage is carrying four women wearing formal dresses ...
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Olive Thomas and Pekinese Dog

Date: 1918
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Triangle films star Olive Thomas wearing a light-colored suit and holding a Pekinese dog under her arm.
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Portrait of Two Women and a Dog

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Description: A studio portrait of two women and a dog in front of a painted backdrop and near a prop stone wall. The dog is posing sitting on top of the stone column be...
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Spectators Watching a Horse Show

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Description: Spectators watch a horse show from a grandstand while others stand near automobiles in the background. A building and a flag can be seen nearby.
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Parakeet Traveler

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Description: The arm of a woman wearing a long corduroy coat is holding a clear plastic purse with a parakeet on a perch inside. There are small jars of seed and water ...
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Jaycette Style Show Models

Date: 02 28 1956
Description: Louise Romaker, representing the Wisconsin Vererinary Medical Auxiliary, models fashion for the 'smart clubwomen.' She is accompied by her poodle, Cherie. ...

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