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| Date: | 1879 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length studio portrait of a woman in Ho-Chunk regalia wrapped in a blanket, with a child on her back. The child is wearing a fur hat, and they are ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | A baby sits in a galvanized tub holding on to the sides. The tub is on top of a chair with a can of talcum powder next to it. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two smiling Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) women identified as Clara St. Cyr, a Nebraska Winnebago, lef... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of two seated men with their legs crossed toward each other. One man has his arm over the chair back, and is sitting on the arm of the chai... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | A mother sits with her baby on front steps in the sun surrounded by toys. |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | An outdoor portrait of Mary E. Smith, taken by her husband Dr. Joseph F. Smith. Mrs. Smith is sitting in the grass, and wears an elaborate hat decorated wi... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | Carl Bohnsack (left) and August Marquardt sitting on a bench outside a jewelry store. They are wearing hats and suits. Pocket watches are on display in the... |
| Date: | 09 1904 |
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| Description: | Edgar and Jennie Krueger playfully hunting for eggs. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Interior portrait of a mother holding a child. On the wall behind them is a portrait of a child. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Mrs. A.G. Zimmerman posing in a home on W. Washington Avenue. She is standing reading a document in a parlor with a piano. |
| Date: | 12 1905 |
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| Description: | Jennie Krueger sitting in a rocking chair on a porch holding her cat Tramp, who is dressed in baby clothes. |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Henry Bigalk relaxes in a wheelbarrow holding an axe in his left hand, while Emil Kuney (Keune) is grabbing the wheelbarrow handles as if to transport Biga... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Twins Marie Johanna and Friedrich Wilhelm Ginnow pose in front of a decorated altar on their confirmation day. This was the last confirmation class at the ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of three standing men, two wearing matching straw hats, and vests with trousers, and the other holding a camera on a stool. They are posing... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Hattie Taylor and daughter Tannisse walk under a Milwaukee park culvert. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Portrait of a young girl standing beside a wicker-back chair. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of Earl Lester sitting on a wicker bench in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a shirt and bib overalls. |
| Date: | 05 07 1913 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length studio portrait of a woman in Ho-Chunk regalia wrapped in a blanket, with a child on her back. The child is wearing a fur hat, and the woman... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | A portrait of the photographer's mother-in-law, Harriet Millard Smith. She sits in a chair next to a window. |
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