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Portrait of J. Robert Taylor

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Description: Studio portrait of J. Robert Taylor with a pipe in his mouth.
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J. Robert Taylor

Date: 1907
Description: Portrait of the photographer J. Robert Taylor sitting at a table smoking a pipe and possibly woodworking.
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J. Robert Taylor and Son

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Description: J. Robert Taylor standing on a lake pier with either his son Frederick or Robert. Both of them are wearing swimming suits, and a boat is underneath the pie...
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J. Robert Taylor

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Description: J. Robert Taylor, the first photographer for the Milwaukee Journal, poses in a formal portrait, standing with his pipe. He wears a cravat style tie ...
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Alma and J. Robert Taylor

Date: 1905
Description: A studio portrait of Alma and J. Robert Taylor. Alma is sitting in a chair holding a sock to be darned, while putting her hand over J. Robert's mouth. He i...
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J. Robert Taylor with Camera

Date: 1936
Description: J. Robert Taylor standing in the middle of a street, holding a large camera. On the left, a car is driving by, and a person is walking on the sidewalk in t...
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J. Robert Taylor with Pike

Date: 1940
Description: The photographer holding a large Northern Pike and smoking a pipe in a living room.
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J. Robert Taylor Cleaning Furnace

Date: 10 01 1938
Description: J. Robert Taylor cleaning a furnace. He has a broom and a small brush in hand, a pipe in his mouth, and a dirty rag placed on his head. He is reading a doc...
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Portrait of J. Robert Taylor

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Description: Self-portrait of the photographer sitting on a table near a wall wearing a hat and holding a newspaper and pipe.
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J. Robert Taylor

Date: 10 01 1938
Description: Taylor is relaxing, sitting in a chair tilted back, and smoking his pipe and reading his paper in front of an open heater. A kerchief is covering his head....
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Asian Dignitaries

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Description: Asian dignitaries, including two women, amidst a crowd, perhaps at a railroad station.
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Group of Motorcycle Enthusiasts

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Description: A group of men and women motorcyclists standing in a semi-circle on the street, with bikes behind them.
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Asian Dignitaries

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Description: Asian dignitaries, including a man and two women, are standing amidst a crowd, perhaps at a railroad station.
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Man Standing on Sand Dredge

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Description: View looking up towards a man standing at the railing of a dredge smoking a cigarette. A life ring has the name "Diamond Alkali" written on it.
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Group of Men and Women

Date: 1908
Description: Group of well-dressed men and women wearing hats posing outdoors standing in a line, probably on a street in Milwaukee. Possibly a group of convention dele...
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Women and Children

Date: 1897
Description: Women of various ages are surrounded by babies and young children, as well as chairs and cribs. Each woman is holding a baby. Cribs are hanging on chains f...
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Men at Sporting Event

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Description: A group of six men sitting and standing near a barrier wall at a sporting event with bleachers in the background. They are all wearing jackets and hats, an...
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Four Men Around a Campfire

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Description: In a field with houses in the background, four men are gathered around what appears to be a campfire, from which smoke is visible. Two men are sitting, two...
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Group of People with "Intrepid"

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Description: A boat named "Intrepid" near a small pier. Three people (two men and a woman), are on the boat, and five people (four men and a boy), are standing on the w...
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People on Pier with Boats

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Description: Three boats next to a pier. The one on the end of the pier is the Intrepid, the one in the foreground, in which three people are sitting, is the ...

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