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Pie in the Face

Date: 12 10 1968
Description: Roland Sieg wiping pie from his face while smiling, after someone threw enough ping pong balls in a bucket to win a chance to hit him with a pie at a carni...
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Tinkering with the Car

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Description: A man shows two teenagers the intricacies of what is under the hood of the family car.
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Postman Michael P. Adler

Date: 1910
Description: Full-length studio portrait of mail carrier Michael P. Adler, with his mailbag, an armful of mail, and a parcel. He is standing in front of a painted backd...
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Man Wearing Coat and Hat

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a man wearing a long overcoat and a bow tie in front of a painted backdrop. His hat is tilted at a jaunty angle.
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Two Men with Cigars

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Description: Studio portrait of two men dressed in business suits wearing hats and holding cigars in front of a painted backdrop. Using hand gestures, a suggested notio...
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Poker Players

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Description: Studio portrait of two men in front of a painted backdrop playing poker while smoking and drinking beer. The man on the left is Jacob Birrenkott, and the m...
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Portrait of Two Men

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Peter Juris, seated, and Frank Faust, standing, in front of a painted backdrop. They are both wearing suits.
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Man Leaving for Work

Date: 12 30 1908
Description: Photographic postcard of a man stepping onto the sidewalk in front of his home. A woman on the porch is watching as he leaves. He is wearing an overcoat an...
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Allen De Karske

Date: 06 17 1967
Description: Allen De Karske shows off his full beard and waxed, handlebar moustache. De Karske is also wearing a hat and is smoking a cigarette.
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Portrait of a Man

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Description: Carte-de-visite, quarter-length, quarter-length studio portrait of a man, framed by an oval matte. He is wearing a suit and has a full beard. On the revers...

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