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"A Daughter of Caliente" Scene Still

Date: 1916
Description: Original caption on reverse of print reads: "Principals in Corsican drama, 'A Daughter of Caliente.' Douglas Gerrard, producer and actor and his leading l...
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Charles B. Withington

Date: 1909
Description: Quarter-length oval studio portrait of Charles B. Withington, the inventor of the first practical wire binder. Withington was born in Akron, Ohio in 1830, ...
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John Gilbert and Virginia Bruce

Date: 05 30 1932
Description: Three-quarter length portrais of actor John Gilbert and his fiancée Virginia Bruce. Both are smiling — he is looking at her and she is looking at the camer...
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Potato Field in Forest

Date: 08 01 1895
Description: A field of potato plants, with a forest in the background. A man is leaning against a basswood or linden tree that stands approximately eighty-five feet ta...
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Blue Plum Tree

Date: 08 1895
Description: A man poses with his four-year-old Lombard blue plum tree in his fruit orchard in Sawyer, near Door County. The image of the man appears to be composited i...
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Blue Plum Tree (negative)

Date: 08 1985
Description: A negative version of Blue Plum Tree, illustrating the staining and composite nature of the original negative.
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Pacific Coast Women's Press Association Breakfast Menu

Date: 06 25 1912
Description: Front cover of a menu from a breakfast given by the Pacific Coast Women's Press Association in honor of visiting members of the General Federation of Women...
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Muscoda High School Basketball Team

Date: 1903
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the Muscoda High School Girls Basketball Team and their coach. The frame has the S. Gillett imprint, but ...
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Arthur J. Altmeyer with Sir William Beveridge

Date: 06 05 1943
Description: From left to right: Sir William Beveridge, author of the British "Cradle to the Grave" social security plan, and Arthur J. Altmeyer, Chairman of the Social...
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Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hobbins Wedding

Date: 1902
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hobbins smile at one another and hold hands as a full-length wedding portrait is taken. She is standing, and he is sitting in a chair on...
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Outdoor Portrait of Blanchard Harper

Date: 12 03 1925
Description: Full-length portrait of Blanchard Harper, who is wearing a long dress with lace collar and cuffs. She appears to be standing in the corner of a porch, with...
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Children at the Playhouse

Date: 1905
Description: Ernst Schmidt poses in the doorway of the playhouse on the grounds at Black Point Estate. He is wearing an exotic native American style costume adorned wit...
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Ernst Schmidt

Date: 1904
Description: Ernst Schmidt (1893-1977) sits in front of a homemade teepee wearing an elaborate costume of feathers and furs. He is holding a club in his right hand.
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Irving Brown in an Ice Boat

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Description: View across ice towards a man identified as Irving Brown sitting in an ice boat on a lake. Large houses are in the background along the shoreline.
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Barn on Deems Farm

Date: 07 14 1924
Description: Man driving a Farmall tractor pulling a wagon piled high with hay near the open door of a large barn on Deems Farm. The barn has a cupola with a lightning ...
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Woman Driving Farmall Tractor in Field

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: Three-quarter view from front right of a woman driving a Farmall tractor in a field. In the background are farm buildings among trees. W.B. Burkett.
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Farmall Tractor with Saw Mounted to Trim Trees

Date: 02 21 1929
Description: Two men using a Farmall tractor fitted with a circular saw blade mounted high on a tall bracket to trim off the tops of trees. Snow is on the ground. F.G. ...
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Meta Berger

Date: 1925
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Meta Berger.
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Very Rev. J.J. Fox

Date: 1900
Description: Quarter-length profile portrait of J.J. Fox, Bishop of the Green Bay diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. Bishop Fox was an active member of the Wisconsin...
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Vi Teeples and her Eden Point, by Lake Arbutus

Date: 1986
Description: Painting of a woman standing on a beach and holding a spear point in her hand. In the sand near her is a spear, several arrowheads, and a bag. She is weari...

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