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Orpheum Theatre Usher

Date: 1936
Description: Orpheum Theatre usher, Rolland W. Hamelin, who had recently received an appointment to West Point. 216 State Street.
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Lois Kerl's Three Children

Date: 09 11 1931
Description: Portrait of Lois Kerl's three children: one daughter is sitting and holding a baby, and the second daughter is standing on the right in front of the firepl...
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Add-a-Toy Mountain

Date: 12 17 1930
Description: View of a Christmas Add-a-Toy Mountain in the RKO Orpheum theater lobby, with a girl adding a doll to the mountain of toys. The toys are on and around a ta...
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Christmas Scene

Date: 12 28 1928
Description: A little girl posing in a living room with a Christmas tree, toys, and a doll she got for Christmas.
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Man Sitting at Table

Date: 02 03 1912
Description: A man with a moustache dressed in a dark suit and necktie is sitting on a wooden chair next to a table covered with a light-colored tablecloth. The floor i...
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Residential Wake

Date: 1925
Description: Deceased man's body lying in open veiled coffin, surrounded by flowers, in a residential interior.
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Emma Seipp and Friends

Date: 1888
Description: Emma Seipp, third from left in second row, poses with eight other young women against a carved studio prop and painted backdrop. Two of the other women, Em...
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Studio Portrait of Unidentified European American Man

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man posing standing near an upholstered chair. He is wearing a long fur coat and hat.
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Conrad and Anne Petersen

Date: 11 17 1951
Description: Conrad William and Kathryn Anne (Reebie) Petersen pose for a full length portrait on their wedding day in Winnetka, Illinois. The bride wears a long satin ...
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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 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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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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Employee Sitting on Couch

Date: 11 28 1911
Description: A male employee in a business suit is sitting on a couch. His right leg is resting on a chair next to him.
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Man Sitting in Chair

Date: 02 02 1914
Description: Man posing sitting in a chair in a living room.
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Leroy Marsh Posing on Porch

Date: 09 28 1914
Description: Full-length portrait of Leroy Marsh standing on the porch of a house. He is wearing a suit and hat.
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The Big Catch

Date: 1952
Description: A young boy is kneeling and holding a stringer of fish while a baby sitting on the left is reaching out to touch it.
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"The Sign on the Door" still

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Description: Norma Talmadge, playing Ann Hunniwell Regan, descends a flight of stairs and sees Frank Devereaux, played by Lew Cody, holding on a to a young woman (possi...

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