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Marshall Mason Strong

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Description: Formal waist-up studio portrait of Marshall M. Strong.
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Bay View Rolling Mill

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Description: Exterior of the Bay View Rolling Mill, Puddling Department, with workers posing outside the building. The men are standing near railroad tracks, and a few ...
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Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr.

Date: 1880
Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. (1859-1936). Mr. McCormick was the oldest son of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884). He was ...
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Harold F. McCormick and his Wife Edith Rockefeller

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Harold Fowler McCormick with his first wife Edith Rockefeller McCormick.
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Spoon Decorah

Date: 1887
Description: Studio portrait of prominent Winnebago man Spoon-de-Kaury, or Spoon Decorah. He is seated, holding a walking cane.
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Woman Prepares Beans for Canning

Date: 1917
Description: Woman sitting and preparing string beans for canning.
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C.W. Whittemore

Date: 1924
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of C.W. Whittemore.
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R.L. Gregory

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of R.L. Gregory.
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L.O. Harnecker

Date: 05 26 1898
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of L.O. Harnecker, agent at Mexico.
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Harvest in Ireland

Date: 1903
Description: A woman, child, dog, and group of men are gathered around a harvester in a field. The caption reads: "Harvester History. Harvest of 1903. Jones Lever Bin...
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Wilma Gesell in Feathered Hat

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Wilma Gesell in a feathered hat, fur stole and muff.
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Arnold Gesell as Roughrider

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop showing Arnold Gesell in a humorous pose dressed as Theodore Roosevelt in his Roughrider days.
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Zintka Lanuni Colby

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Description: Studio portrait of Zintka Lanuni ("Lost Bird") Colby, a Lakota, who as an infant survived the Battle of Wounded Knee in 1891.
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Clara Bewick Colby

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Description: Studio portrait of Clara Bewick Colby wearing large hat.
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Chief Rain in the Face

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Chief Rain in the Face, member of the Sioux tribe. He is wearing an elaborately tooled leather or suede coat.
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Scorched Lightning (Assiniboine)

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Scorched Lightning (Assiniboine), member of the Sioux Nation, in traditional costume, including a bear claw necklace.
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Spotted Elk

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Description: Studio portrait of Spotted Elk, possibly a member of the Sioux Nation.
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Studio Portrait of Three Native Americans

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three Native Americans, two older men and a young girl, possibly Winnebagos. "Silbing Bear" is written on...
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Osage Gathering

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Description: A group of Osage gather in front of a structure to watch a smoke dance.
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Portrait of Mr. Hendricks

Date: 1895
Description: A studio portrait of Mr. William W. Hendricks, a Black River Falls barber, dressed in his best, posing in front of a painted backdrop.

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