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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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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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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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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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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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Creek Woman

Date: 1897
Description: Miss Morton, a Creek, Indian University Class of 1897.
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Osage Man and Woman

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an Osage man and woman sitting together.
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Osage Women and Girl

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Osage women with an infant girl.
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Portrait of a Child

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an African American child (probably a girl) wearing a white dress. Text written on the back of the photog...
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African American Woman

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an African American woman in a formal dress seated on a sofa. Photograph was taken by Berdette E. Akin, w...
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Mary Virginia McCormick

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Description: Portrait of Mary Virginia McCormick (1861-1941) as a young woman. Mary Virginia was the daughter of Chicago industrialist and inventor, Cyrus Hall McCormic...
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Anita McCormick and Friend

Date: 1885
Description: Carte-de-visite of Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954) and an unidentified young woman. Anita sits on a "well" and the friend sits on a swing in front of a ...
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World War I Soldier and Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman seated in a chair, and a soldier dressed in a First World War uniform sitting on the arm of the chair. They are posi...
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William Triggs Sterling

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Description: Carte-de-visite of William Triggs Sterling sitting in a chair and holding an ornate walking stick in front of a painted backdrop.
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Portrait of William Tennant

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Description: A studio portrait of William Tennant, sitting in a chair wearing a suit jacket and trousers. He is holding a cane and a book in front of a painted backdrop...
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Portrait of Man Holding Fish

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Description: A studio portrait of a sitting man, possibly Earl Davis, holding a trout in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a hat, jacket, and long waders folde...
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Man Posing with Dead Wolf

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Description: A man holds a dead wolf by the hindquarters and poses for a studio photograph in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a hat, shirt, and trousers.
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Portrait of Woman Wearing a Coat

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Description: A seated woman wearing a feathered hat and winter coat poses for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop.
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Woman Wearing Hat

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Description: A seated woman wearing a hat with decorative flowers poses for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop.

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