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Doll with Miniature Chair

Date: 1935
Description: A doll is posed beside a miniature chair. The doll, from the collection of Alice Kent Trimpey, wears a long gown and a bead necklace. She has a tinted chin...
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Entrance Hall

Date: 1928
Description: The entrance hall and stairway in the home of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese. There is a grandfather clock and antique rush seat chair in the hall,...
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W.C. Fields in "Poppy"

Date: 1923
Description: W.C. Fields in a publicity still from the Broadway show "Poppy". He is seated in an ornate chair and is wearing a top hat, checkered pants and spats.
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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 Woman

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Description: Studio portrait of a woman sitting in a chair. She is wearing the dress fashionable around 1870.
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Capt. R.N. Conners

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Description: Studio portrait of Capt. R.N. Conners [or "Connors"], seated and wearing a uniform.
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Woman in White

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of draperies and a painted backdrop of a young woman wearing a full-length white dress with a lacy bodice and a pastel...
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Bish Family

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Description: An older female member of the Bish family sits in a wicker chair holding a magazine or book open on her lap. Standing on the left in front of a doorway dra...
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Leo Crowley

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Leo Crowley, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation of the United States. He is standing, holding his eyegl...
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Sound Booth Operator

Date: 1931
Description: The mixer in a sound booth talks to actor Ramon Novarro and director Jacques Feyder as they record dialogue for the film "Son of India."
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Nick Nelson Furniture Store

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Description: View from street of the Nick Nelson Furniture Store, with a man posed sitting on the steps. A rocking chair sits in the middle of the stoop in the open doo...
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The Smashing Pumpkins

Date: 10 1996
Description: Publicity photograph of the four band members of The Smashing Pumpkins, a Chicago, Illinois rock band. From left to right are James Iha, Billy Corgan (seat...
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Studio Portrait of Man and Chair

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man posed standing and leaning on a stuffed chair.
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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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Studio Portrait of Woman and Chair

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a woman posed standing next to a stuffed chair.
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Studio Portrait of Woman with Hand Fan

Date: 1890
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a woman posing standing, holding a hand fan, and wearing a corsage.
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Studio Portrait of Woman and Chair

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a woman posed standing next to a stuffed chair. She is wearing a dress and a hat.
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Studio Portrait of Two Women and Chair

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a woman posed standing next to a stuffed chair and holding a hand fan, and a woman sitting on...
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Studio Portrait of Native American Man

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Native American man posed standing next to a stuffed chair.
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William Best Hesseltine

Date: 1960
Description: Informal portrait of William Hesseltine, University of Wisconsin History Professor (1932-1963) and President of the Wisconsin State Historical Society (19...

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