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Portrait of Woman with Fur Coat

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Description: Studio portrait of a standing young woman, wearing a hat with a veil and flower, and a fur-lined coat in front of a painted backdrop.
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Woman Wearing Patriotic Costume

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Description: Studio portrait of a woman with long hair and a trailing dress leaning on a United States flag in front of a painted backdrop.
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Woman Dressed as Queen of Spades

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Description: Studio portrait of a woman dressed as the queen of spades, probably Minnie Jones Taylor, in front of a painted backdrop.
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Studio Portrait of Woman

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Description: Studio portrait of a woman standing behind a stone fence in front of a painted backdrop.
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Studio Portrait of Four Women

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Description: Studio portrait of four women in hats, two standing and two sitting, in front of a painted backdrop.
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Studio Portrait of Man

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Description: Studio portrait of a man sitting on a stone fence in front of a painted backdrop, probably dressed in a Norwegian costume.
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Studio Portrait of Two Women

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Description: Studio portrait of two women with short hair sitting with their backs to the camera in front of a painted backdrop.
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Studio Portrait of Man, Woman and Girl

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Description: Studio portrait of a man sitting, and a woman and girl standing, in front of a painted backdrop.
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Man and Woman Wearing Hats

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated man and a standing woman holding an umbrella in front of a painted backdrop. Both are wearing hats. The man is wearing a suit j...
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E.O. Kimberley

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Description: Studio portrait of E. (Edwin) O. Kimberley wearing a hat and holding a musical instrument in his lap, possibly a trumpet. Kimberley was leader of both the ...
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of church at 904 E. Knapp St. The belfry tower has a rounded corner turret. Caption reads: "St. Paul's Church, Milwaukee."
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Irene Hunt in "Added Fuel"

Date: 1915
Description: Jane Pepper (played by Irene Hunt) is a reporter for "The Daily Mail." She sits at her typewriter while a group of six men talk behind her back in this sce...
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Irene Hunt and Frank Darien in "Added Fuel"

Date: 1915
Description: Jane Pepper (played by Irene Hunt), a reporter for "The Daily Mail," turns around at her typewriter desk to overhear a conversation in the newsroom. Frank ...
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Vester Pegg, Jack Conway, Irene Hunt and Charles Lee in "Added Fuel"

Date: 1915
Description: The actor Vester Pegg is reaching to shake the hand of Charles Lee (playing Mr. Pepper). Pepper's son and daughter watch (Jack Conway and Irene Hunt) in th...
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Jack Conway, Irene Hunt, Vester Pegg, and Charles Lee in "Added Fuel"

Date: 1915
Description: Jane Pepper (played by Irene Hunt) and her brother (Jack Conway) are talking as their father (Charles Lee) sits at his desk. In the background is actor Ves...
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Publicity Still of Anita Stewart

Date: 1912
Description: Anita Stewart wears a dress made of burlap playing Olympia in the Vitagraph production "The Wood Violet" (1912).
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Painting of General William Irvine

Date: 1850
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of a painting of General William Irvine. The portrait shows General Irvine in his military uniform. General Irvine served as a ...
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Scene still with Carl Harbaugh and Lucille Young for "The Artist's Wife."

Date: 1915
Description: Spurred by passion, actor Carl Harbaugh (aka Carl Harbough) has Lucille Young backed up against a piano in a scene still for "The Artist's Wife."
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Mae Gaston and two little girls in a scene still

Date: 1915
Description: Actress Mae Gaston gives a baby doll to a poor flower girl as an older and more prosperous girl looks on in a scene still from the 1915 Reliance film "The ...
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Ann Carter in a publicity still for "The North Star"

Date: 1943
Description: Child actress Ann Carter is costumed as Olga Pavlov in a publicity still for the 1943 production "The North Star."

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