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Gerhard and Christine Gesell

Date: 1879
Description: Studio portrait of photographer Gerhard Gesell, Sr. and his wife Christine Giesen Gesell taken shortly after their marriage in 1879. She is sitting in a ch...
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Sarah Fairchild Conover

Date: 1895
Description: Sarah Fairchild Dean Conover, sister of Civil War hero and governor Lucius Fairchild, reclines on a sofa in her home at 424 North Pinckney Street.
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Weighing Guests

Date: 1898
Description: Group of people on the front porch, weighing the guests. A visit was considered successful if the guests weighed more when they left.
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Hawksworth Ice Cream Parlor

Date: 1910
Description: A group of five young women sit at tables in the Hawksworth Ice Cream Parlor. The woman in the center has been identified as Josephine Edith McEvoy (later ...
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Children Around Christmas Tree

Date: 1913
Description: Group portrait of the Ponkratz girls sitting around the Christmas tree. Two girls are sitting on the left, with the older girl holding a doll, and the youn...
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Wedding Party

Date: 1927
Description: Studio group portrait of a wedding party. The bride, groom and three attendants. The women are holding bouquets. In the background is a painted backdrop.
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Family Dinner

Date: 1956
Description: The Ernst G. Kerns family, with Edna, Nancy, Ernest, and Maribeth sitting at a table.

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