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Christopher Latham Sholes

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Description: Portrait of Christopher Latham Sholes posing at a typewriter.
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William Deering

Date: 1902
Description: William Deering (1826-1913), founder of the Deering Harvester Company. In 1902 the Deering company became part of the International Harvester Company.
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W.T. Price Memorial Display

Date: 1897
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of memorial wreath grouping surrounding a draped portrait of W.T. Price. The wreaths have text which read: "...
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Portrait of Janus (James) Bruce Cartter

Date: 1897
Description: Studio portrait of a man posing sitting in a chair at a table with books on top, possibly Janus (James) Bruce Cartter, 1815-1897. He is in front of a paint...
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Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Best

Date: 1898
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man posing sitting in a stuffed chair and a woman standing, with her arm on his shoulder, facing him wi...
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John Muir with a Book

Date: 1908
Description: Portrait of John Muir. He is seated and is reading a book.
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Portrait of Man in Rocking Chair

Date: 1895
Description: Interior portrait of an elderly man holding a book posed sitting in a wicker rocking chair. In the background it appears that a woman is sitting in another...
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Laborer in Warehouse

Date: 1910
Description: A factory worker wearing work clothes and an apron stands with his arm on his hip at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works)....
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Elderly Man with Cane

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Description: Studio portrait of an elderly man with a beard posing sitting and holding a cane.
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Studio Group Portrait of Unidentified European American Family

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Description: Studio group portrait of a family, including a man, two women, and a girl.
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Studio Portrait of Unidentified European American Couple

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Description: Studio portrait of a man posing sitting on the left and a woman posing standing on the right. The woman has her hand on the back of the chair.
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Studio Group Portrait of Unidentified European American Men

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Description: Studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two men posing sitting in front of a man posing standing between them.
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Henry Getto

Date: 1930
Description: Henry Getto sits in a rocking chair on the walk in front of the entrance to a log house. He is holding an open book in his hands, and is wearing a suit, a ...
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Steve Boyum Sitting in Hammock

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Description: Steve, Sid Boyum's son, sitting in a hammock. Two bottles of beer are on the table in the foreground.
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Solomon Freeman

Date: 1885
Description: Portrait of Solomon Freeman wearing a suit and sitting in a chair. Solomon Freeman was a slave purchased by Abraham Bush as a boy. The Bush family moved to...
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Rev. Edward Mathews

Date: 1865
Description: Portrait of Reverend Edward Mathews standing in front of a "Moral Map of the United States." He is holding a long, wooden pointer and is gesturing towards ...
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Fred Derr and Dan Buretta

Date: 09 18 1984
Description: A man is stirring food in a pot, while another man is trying a spoonful of it. A variety of bottles and cans are on the table near the pot. A connected new...
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Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick

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Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick. He is sitting in front of a painted backdrop.
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Family and Baby in Grass

Date: 1874
Description: Detail from original of part of the family. Original caption reads: "Family seated around table in yard with baby on grass and brick house with porch trim ...

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