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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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Portrait of the Petersons

Date: 1899
Description: Indoor view of an elderly man posing sitting in a chair, and an elderly woman standing. They are probably in a bedroom. Perhaps the Peterson family.
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Portrait of Elderly Couple

Date: 1893
Description: Studio portrait of an elderly couple, both seated in chairs in front of a painted backdrop.
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Portrait of William Tennant Standing

Date: 1913
Description: Portrait of William Tennant, a magazine and newspaper agent from Black River Falls who lost both legs below the knee. Here he is shown with his artificial ...
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William Tennant Sitting

Date: 1912
Description: Studio portrait of William Tennant, a magazine and newspaper agent in Black River Falls, sitting in a chair holding a magazine. His artificial legs are pr...
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Studio Portrait of an Elderly Man

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Description: An unidentified elderly man stands with a cane for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a suit jacket, vest, and trousers.
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Portrait of Two Elderly Men

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Description: Two men sit on a low stone wall and pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop.
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Studio Portrait of an Elderly Couple

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Description: An elderly man and woman pose while sitting for a studio portrait in front of a backdrop. The man has muttonchops and is wearing a suit jacket and necktie....
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Four Adults and Four Children

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Description: An elderly couple sit surrounded by two other adults standing behind them, and four children, two boys and two girls. They are posing in front of a painted...
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Studio Portrait of Elderly Couple

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Description: A studio portrait of a seated elderly man with a beard, and an elderly woman in a dress standing beside him. Both are wearing hats in front of a painted ba...
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Studio Portrait of Elderly Bearded Man

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated elderly man with a moustache and long beard.
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Studio Portrait of John Hazen Hill

Date: 1910
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man with a beard posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He is smoking a pipe and holding a cane in his left ...
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Group Posed Outdoors

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Description: Elderly man and woman posed sitting on either side of a table in front of a wooden house. The couple is surrounded by a group of adults and one child. Thre...
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Civil War Veteran Reunion

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Description: Elderly men posed sitting and standing on a street corner in town, probably a reunion of Civil War veterans.
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Large Group of People Posing in Yard near House

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Description: Large group of people posing with a horse in the yard next to a house with chink-log construction. From the left in front is an elderly woman sitting in a ...
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Studio Portrait of a Man

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of a man with a beard and moustache.
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Two Portraits of an Elderly Man

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Description: Two portraits of an elderly man with a beard posing sitting with a Farmer's Almanac in his coat pocket. Behind him is a dropcloth for a backdrop.
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Elderly Man with Cane

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Description: Studio portrait of an elderly man with a beard posing sitting and holding a cane.
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Father of Ed Lyon

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of an elderly European American man, partially bald, sitting and wearing a dark-colored suit coat, vest, and bow tie. Man identifi...
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Joseph Olver and Family

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Description: Outdoor family portrait of three young European American men posed standing behind a middle-aged European American man and woman posed sitting. The younger...

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