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Cedakunim and His Son, Benjamin

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Description: Cedakumin, chief of the Clyaquot Indians, seated next to his son, Benjamin.
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Sioux Papoose

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Description: Portrait of a Sioux papoose.
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Three Native Americans

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Description: Portrait of three unidentified Native Americans.
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Frank Lloyd Wright as a Young Child

Date: 1869
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright as a young child. The photograph was made in McGregor, Iowa, where Wright's father briefly served a Baptist congregation as minister af...
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Charles and Harrie Atwood

Date: 1864
Description: Carte-de-visite full-length studio portrait of Charles David and Harrie Farwell Atwood, the sons of David Atwood of Madison, Wisconsin. They are posed on a...
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Jane Wright (Porter)

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Description: Studio portrait of Jane Wright as a young girl.
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Anita McCormick as a Young Girl

Date: 1873
Description: Portrait of Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954) as a young girl. She wears a striped sash over an embroidered dress, and a ribbon in her hair.
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Mary and Anita McCormick

Date: 1872
Description: Studio portrait of Mary Virginia (1861-1941) and Anita McCormick (1866-1954) as children. They are wearing dresses and have ribbons in their hair.
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Children Dressed as Nurses

Date: 1917
Description: Outdoor portrait of three girls dressed as Red Cross nurses and a boy with a bandage on his head. One girl holds a U.S. flag.
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Cyrus McCormick, Jr. (1859-1936)

Date: 1862
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Cyrus McCormick, Jr. as a child.
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Johnnie Potter

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Johnnie Potter standing in uniform. He is standing next to a table, and there is a sword on his left side. The boy ...
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Family Portrait

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Description: A studio portrait of a family posing sitting and standing in front of a painted backdrop. The woman and the man are sitting, each with a young boy on their...
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Child Sitting on Bench

Date: 1875
Description: Tintype/ferrotype of a child sitting on a bench wearing a white dress and shoes.
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Frank Lloyd Wright as a Young Boy

Date: 1874
Description: Carte-de-visite of architect Frank Lloyd Wright as a young boy.
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Eliza Scidmore

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Description: A studio portrait of a young Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore in a light-colored dress. She is leaning against a wood railing.
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George Scidmore as a Child

Date: 1865
Description: Full-length studio portrait of young George Hawthorne Scidmore standing with his hand on a newel post, and holding a hat in his other hand.
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Portrait of Small Child

Date: 1880
Description: Carte-de-visite studio portrait of a small child sitting in a chair.
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Clara Seipp

Date: 1883
Description: A standing, full-length studio portrait of Clara Seipp, a daughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. She is dressed in a dress and coat with hat, muff and gl...
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Louisa Zimmer and Ada (?) Empey

Date: 1872
Description: Ferrotype/tintype of Louisa Zimmer and Ada (?) Empey. The girl on the left is standing, facing halfway right, wearing a dark dress and ruched collar, her h...
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Making a Rainstorm

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Description: A boy is standing on a small table and pouring water, out of a watering can, onto a girl sitting in the grass holding up an umbrella.

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