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Andrew Carnegie

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Andrew Carnegie.
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Ganna Walska Holding a Cat

Date: 1921
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Ganna Walska, Polish opera singer, holding a cat. At the time this picture was taken, Ganna Walska was th...
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Elizabeth Wickenden

Date: 1960
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Professor Elizabeth Wickenden, professor of urban studies and technical consultant on public social policy to the Nationa...
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Portrait of Young Dickey Chapelle

Date: 1942
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of a young Dickey Meyer Chapelle posing in front of a fireplace mantel wearing a blouse and dress pants.
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Young Dickey Chapelle with Flight Goggles

Date: 1940
Description: Portrait of Dickey Chapelle wearing a white shirt, white flight headgear and goggles.
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Portrait of a Man, West Fifties

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of a man in a suit leaning on a metal-work railing in the neighborhood of the West Fiftieth Streets.
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Young Orson Welles

Date: 09 23 1933
Description: Portrait of a young Orson Wells wearing a suit, heavily retouched to isolate him from the background.
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Edith Storey, Ambulance Driver

Date: 05 1919
Description: "For months Miss Storey has been driving a war ambulance in the streets of New York--a work no less valuable than handling one behind the Flanders lines. A...
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William Gillette

Date: 1916
Description: Actor's headshot of stage and early film actor William Gillette, best remembered for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes. Signature bottom right.
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William Pollock

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of William Pollock, a long-standing union official. Pollock was business agent for United Textile Workers (UTW) Local 25 from 1931-...
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William Pollock

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of William Pollock, a long-standing union official. Pollock was business agent for United Textile Workers (UTW) Local 25 from 1931-...
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William Pollock

Date: 1937
Description: Portrait of William Pollock, a long-standing union official. Pollock was business agent for United Textile Workers (UTW) Local 25 from 1931-1937, when he b...

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