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Editorial Office Group Portrait

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Description: In the editorial offices of "Weird Tales" in Chicago. William R. Sprenger, secretary-treasurer of Weird Tales; Farnsworth Wright, editor; Henry Kuttner wri...
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Group Party Picture

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Description: Party picture. They are making fun of their pal 'Lucky" Demo's band.
Magazine or Periodical

Time Magazine Cover

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Description: Copy of Time Magazine cover with Daniel Hoan. Used for political campaign purposes.
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Portrait of Robert Bloch: Monster Character

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Description: Bloch as a monster character, possibly for use in Brutal magazine or the scrapbooks. Taken at the Brady Street Lab. Gauer--this might just be a file...
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Group in Costume: Geek Party

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Description: Group portrait from a humorous "Geek" party in Chester Vonier's county owned barracks. Joe O'Hearn was the editor of Trains magazine, Vonier was nig...
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Robert Bloch

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Description: A rare "straight" portrait of author and Gauer friend Robert Bloch, which was taken for a series Gauer called "how they looked then."
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Man with "Goon History Volume 3"

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Description: An unknown man is posed on a couch holding a book that has been renamed "Goon History, Volume 3."
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Group Photograph in Milwaukee

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Description: Photograph celebrating Henry Kuttner's visit to Milwaukee. He had driven an old Plymouth all the way from Los Angeles. Cut line was: On arrival, he immedia...
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Bloch with Eyeholes Cut into His Hat

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Description: Robert Bloch sits on the edge of a bed with his hands up as in mock surrender wearing a hat pulled down over his eyes, but the hat has holes cut out of it ...
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"Oriental" Costumes

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Description: A group of people wearing Asian costumes of "Oriental stereotypes." In the back row from left to right are Robert Bloch, Alice Bedard, Angie Vail, Mary Jo ...
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Portrait of Charles Bensen

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Description: Bensen was the head of the Milwaukee Press Club. Pose was supposed to be an imitation of someone's "look" who was a newsman.
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Tom Amlie, his Wife, and Doctor Newberry

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Description: In the yard of Tom Amlie. Photograph was to be used for campaign literature. Newberry was a volunteer.
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Max Pollack, Robert Bloch, Harold Gauer, and Milt Polland

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Description: Group portrait of the total team working on the election campaign of Carl Zeidler. Max's nickname was "Max the Axe." Milt Polland always wanted to be photo...

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