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Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. Family Portrait

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Description: Formal studio portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr., his wife, and their two sons. McCormick was president of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company from...
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Wishing You a Merry Christmas

Date: 1889
Description: Holiday card depicting a family; mother, father, daughter, son and their dog. The mother is standing and holding a tea tray, the father is sitting, and the...
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NOEL

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Description: Photographic holiday card of an African American family posed over an image of three dimensional letters that read: "NOEL." The letters are slanting from u...
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Holiday Card of an African American Family

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Description: Photographic holiday card of an African American family posed over "Merry Christmas" wrapping paper in the background. Holly and bells appear overhead. Eac...
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Gustav Willms holding his twin daughters

Date: 1894
Description: Gustav Willms (c. 1854-1917) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, seated outdoors holding twin daughters Marge and Emma (b. December 27, 1893), who are wearing dresses...
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Family with Pets and Dead Fox

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Description: A family poses outdoors in the snow in front of their house. The father proudly holds a dead fox. The mother and youngest child stand on the left, and the ...
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Conrad Seipp and Family

Date: 1884
Description: Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp (1825-1890), seated at left, poses with his second wife, Catherine Orb Seipp (1846-1920), seated to his left, with other family...
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Victor Berger and Family

Date: 1910
Description: Formal studio portrait of the Berger family and a young boy in front of a painted backdrop. Names, left to right: Doris Berger, Jack Anderson, Victor Berge...
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Alvin Kraenzlein with Daughter Claudine

Date: 1920
Description: Portrait of Alvin Kraenzlein and his daughter, Claudine, sitting outdoors together on an overturned boat on a dock. She is holding a broom.
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Alvin Kraenzlein with Son on Beach

Date: 1912
Description: Alvin Kraenzlein standing on a sandy beach holding the hand of his toddler son. Behind them is the shoreline.
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Joseph and Benno Jastrow

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Description: A studio portrait of Dr. Joseph Jastrow and his son Benno.
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Jerome Francis Franklin, Sr. and Perry Small Franklin

Date: 1900
Description: Informal outdoor portrait of Jerome Francis Franklin, Sr. and his son Perry Small Franklin. They are seated on a box in front of a wall with a window.
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Brumder Family Group

Date: 1895
Description: A round framed group portrait of a finely dressed group of men and women who are posing in front of a building with a door or window with closed shutters i...
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Edward and Gilbert Ross

Date: 1925
Description: UW-Madison sociology professor Edward Alsworth Ross posing with his arm around his son Gilbert. They are standing outdoors; both men are wearing coats, and...

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