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J. Robert Taylor
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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. Smoke is floating around the light in the upper right.
October 1, 1938
Taylor, J. Robert
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W013187
WHi 56175
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J. Robert Taylor Cleaning Furnace
October 1, 1938
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 document he is holding in his hand.
Portrait of J. Robert Taylor
Studio portrait of J. Robert Taylor with a pipe in his mouth.
J. Robert Taylor with Pike
1940
The photographer holding a large Northern Pike and smoking a pipe in a living room.
J. Robert Taylor and Son
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 pier at the shoreline. Taylor is smoking a pipe.
J. Robert Taylor at Desk
1938
Informal portrait of J. Robert Taylor at his desk talking on the phone.
Fixing a Screen Door
October 1, 1938
J. Robert Taylor fixing a screen door. He is standing on the inside of the door, with a hammer in his right hand.
