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Curtiss Portrait

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Description: Glenn Hammond Curtiss, whose reputation in American aviation is second only to the Wright Brothers. Some Curtiss defenders point out that he actually flew ...
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Circus Bareback Rider

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Description: Seated portait of Amelia Feeley, supposedly the first circus bareback rider to perform in long dresses. Ms. Feeley hold a fan in her lap.
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Angus McVicar in His Darkroom

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Description: Angus McVicar, commercial photographer in Madison, works intently in his darkroom.
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Portrait of Frederick Kehl

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Description: Portrait of Frederick W. Kehl, founder of the Kehl School of Dance in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Leo Kehl on The American Dancer Cover

Date: 08 1937
Description: Cover of The American Dancer magazine featuring Leo Kehl, head of the Kehl School of Dance and Genevieve Esse Kehl.
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Oscar Rennebohm

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Description: Candid portrait of Oscar Rennebohm outdoors.
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Samuel C. Johnson

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Description: Waist-up seated portrait of Samuel C. Johnson, a corporal in C Company, 15th Wisconsin Infantry, in uniform with corporal chevrons on the sleeves. The foll...
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John A. Gronouski

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of postmaster general John Gronouski.
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Mary Davison Bradford

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Mary Davison Bradford. She was the first women in Wisconsin to serve as a superintendent of schools. She served in Kenosha from 1910-1...
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Pam Johnson

Date: 1982
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Pam Johnson, who in 1981 became the publisher for the "Ithaca Journal." This made her the first black woman to become publis...
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Belle Case La Follette

Date: 1901
Description: Full-length studio portrait of activist Belle Case La Follette, wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
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King Alfonso's Throne Shaky

Date: 1931
Description: Waist-up profile portrait of King Alfonso XIII of Spain, who is wearing a uniform. Caption reads: "(100) King Alfonso's Throne Shaky. Conditions in Spain a...

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