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Senator Joseph McCarthy Eating Breakfast

Date: 11 06 1946
Description: Joseph R. McCarthy in the home of friends Urban and Margery Van Susteren of Little Chute, on the morning after his election to the U.S. Senate. Van Sustere...
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Homer Bigart with Elderly Couple

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Description: Portrait of Homer Bigart with elderly couple. Bigart was an award-winning journalist with the "New York Herald-Tribune" and the "New York Times".
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Quiet Moment

Date: 05 14 1987
Description: A couple holds hands and reads together while sitting on a bench.
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The Overbys in their Parlor

Date: 1916
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Simon Overby at home in their parlor with books, family portraits, and an organ with sheet music. Mr. Overby sits in a chair with a cane and a...
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Rose Bud Tavern

Date: 10 22 1937
Description: Couples and bartenders at the bar in Rose Bud Tavern (Club Rosebud), Route 50 (3520 E. Washington Avenue), examining a poster which reads: "$1200 in cash p...
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McCoy's Ice Cream Parlor

Date: 10 13 1937
Description: Couple sitting in a booth and eating ice cream in booth at McCoy's Ice Cream Parlor, 507 State Street.
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Keppel - Fritz Wedding

Date: 08 30 1934
Description: Valeria M. Keppel and Roland Fritz on their wedding day, with Virgina Keppel and Ernest Kloetzli, at the home of bride's parents, 825 South Shore Drive.
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Mr. and Mrs. Holt

Date: 12 20 1930
Description: Informal portrait of Jerome C. and May Holt sitting in rockers in their living room at 1922 Madison Street.
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Couple with Trailer Home

Date: 08 14 1946
Description: A man and woman posing with their dog outside their house trailer set in a secluded yard, surrounded by trees and bushes. Taken for Western Electric.
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Cook Out

Date: 09 07 1963
Description: Husband and wife prepare meal on top of a campfire grill.
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Card Game

Date: 08 22 1963
Description: Group plays cards underneath the shady trees in Mitchell park.
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Bearded Man and Wife

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Description: Full-length portrait of a bearded man and a woman sitting.
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Woman with Snowman

Date: 1905
Description: Winter scene with Wilma Gesell, daughter of Gerhard Gesell, stands on a board sidewalk arm-in-arm with a snowman. The snowman holds a Wisconsin pennant.
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Seated Couple at Home

Date: 1899
Description: Portrait of an elderly couple seated in their home. The woman is holding a bouquet of flowers. The man is seated slightly behind her, with his right arm o...
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Couple Sits in Carriage by Farm

Date: 1875
Description: A couple sits in a carriage on a road adjacent to fenced-in farm buildings and an upright and wing frame house.
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Couple in Garden

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated view of a couple standing in a garden. The woman holds an open parasol. The frame house behind has draped curtains and shades pulled on second sto...
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Couple Sitting on Porch

Date: 1873
Description: View across yard with tall plants and grass towards a man and woman sitting on a porch behind a latticework railing. The porch has carpenter's lace and a p...
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Four Children and a Couple

Date: 1876
Description: Four children and a couple stand in a yard behind a picket fence and before a Greek Revival frame house with shutters.
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Couple with Two Girls

Date: 1869
Description: A couple and two girls stand among small trees in front of an upright and wing frame house with latticework above the porch.
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Couple in Carriage by Home

Date: 1869
Description: Seven people are grouped around an impressive two-story home with a fan window at the attic gable and a porch with carpenters lace and latticework. A horse...

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