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Betsy Thunder

Date: 02 06 1913
Description: Betsy Thunder, Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) medicine woman, posing in front of a painted backdrop near a prop stone wall.
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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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Portrait of Mrs. Sutherland

Date: 12 10 1927
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Sutherland.
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Portrait of Old Lady

Date: 11 30 1930
Description: Copy of a portrait of an old woman, taken for Mrs. Dean.
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Portrait of a Woman

Date: 11 30 1930
Description: Copy of an old portrait of a woman, taken for Mrs. Dean.
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Daisy Bates Accepts a Gift

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Description: The Honorable John D. Brown, Director of Public Celebrations for the City of Boston, presents Daisy Bates with a replica of the famed "Paul Revere Bowl" at...
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Mrs. Merkle

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Mrs. Merkle, wearing a frilly white dress with lace at hem, cuffs, and neckline.
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Irene Castle in "Patria"

Date: 1917
Description: Irene Castle in a gauzy tulle and satin dress in a full-length pose in a publicity photograph for the silent film "Patria" (International 1917).
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Studio Portrait of Woman

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a woman wearing a lace collar with pin posed sitting.
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Studio Portrait of Woman

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of an elderly woman and a crossed left eye. She is wearing a lace collar with a pin at the neck.
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Studio Portrait of Woman

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of an elderly woman.
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Studio Portrait of Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a woman posed standing. She is wearing a dress with lace at the collar, and two pearl-like pi...
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Publicity Still of Marion Davies

Date: 1922
Description: Full face, quarter-length studio portrait of the actress Marion Davies used to promote the 1922 silent drama "Beauty's Worth." She wears several strands of...
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Portrait of an Elderly Woman

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of an elderly woman posing sitting.
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Portrait of an Elderly Woman

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of an elderly woman posing sitting.
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Group Portrait of Young Men and Women in Formal Attire

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three men posing sitting on the floor, in front of five men posing sitting in chairs, and four women stan...
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Studio Portrait of Unidentified European American Woman

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Description: Copy photograph of a studio portrait of a European American woman posing sitting. She is wearing a dark-colored button-down jacket, collar pin, and light-c...
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Studio Portrait of Unidentified European American Girl

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a European American girl with blond hair posing sitting. She is wearing a dark-colored dress.
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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 Americans

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Description: Studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a woman and man posing sitting in front of a man and woman posing standing. The couple on the right...

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