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William F. Vilas

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William F. Vilas posing with one hand on a law book and the other inside his long overcoat.
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Unidentified Woman in Formal Wear

Date: 1908
Description: Unidentified lady, seated, wearing an off-the-shoulder short-sleeved ballgown, which appears to have fur decorating the collar and shoulders. She is restin...
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John Antisdel

Date: 1880
Description: Portrait of hotelier, John Francis Antisdel, wearing a coat with a fur-lined collar and a cravat.
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Eleanor and Mother

Date: 02 20 1901
Description: Sitting on a wicker chair, Lucy Rumsey Holt is holding her daughter Eleanor Holt who is 3 months and 10 days old. Eleanor may be wearing a christening gown...
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Eleanor and Father

Date: 02 20 1901
Description: W.A. Holt is standing and holding his daughter Eleanor who is 3 months and 10 days old. She may be wearing a christening gown. This portrait was taken in a...
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Read Me a Story

Date: 1903
Description: A studio portrait of mother (Lucy Rumsey Holt) and daughter (Eleanor Holt). Looking up, Eleanor Holt appears to be asking her mother to read her a story. T...
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Edward Ackley

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Edward Flanders "Pete" Ackley, a Republican State Senator from Chippewa Falls, 1913-1916.

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