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Forrest Flower Studio Portrait
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Forrest Flower in his studio posing for a "formal" picture. Flower was a Wisconsin regional WPA artist known for working in the "socialist" style. Flower was the husband of Bernice, Milt Poland's secretary, where Gauer worked. Flower was also a devotee of 1940s jazz and hung out in Milwaukee's black districts.
circa 1940-1949
Gauer, Harold
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Milt Polland on Phone
circa 1940-1949
A record photograph of Polland when Gauer was working for him during the war.
Character Scene
circa 1940-1949
Amusing portrait of the gang "spoofing" jazz and beatnik culture. Alice Bedard is receiving a hypo injection labeled "JAZZ" from harold Gauer while Robert Bloch observies. They are posing in the La...
Group Party Picture on Stairs
circa 1950-1959
Costume party at Gauer's home on Downer Avenue. Ruthe Distenfeld owned five appliance stores, Bernice Flower was Forrest Flower's wife (WPA Artist), and Bebee was a commercial artist.
Harold Gauer with Cigarette
circa 1940-1949
Gauer "promo" photograph taken with a stack of his just published book: "How to Win in Politics," outlining Robert Bloch and Harold Gauer's modern campaign strategies. Photograph was taken in Milt ...
Portrait of Alice Bedard
circa 1940-1949
Formal portrait taken of Bedard by Harold Gauer.
Gauer and Bloch: Reaction to Ruess's Defeat
circa 1940-1949
Gauer and Bloch reacting to Ruess's campaign defeat. Gauer worked full time on the campaign, but Bloch was an occasional help. According to Gauer, Ruess was "very German" and hard to get along with.
