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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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The Ringling Family

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Description: Studio group portrait of the Ringling family, including Al Ringling. The brothers in the photo are: John (sitting left ), Al, Alfred "Alf T.," August "Gus...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Officials

Date: 06 17 1949
Description: Group portrait of the officials for the 1949 Soap Box Derby. Left to right, seated: Sgt. Ed Roman, of the Marine recruiting station; Ralph Hult, president ...
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Charles F. Pfister, Henry C. Payne, and Frank G. Bigelow

Date: 1902
Description: Studio group portrait of (left to right) Charles F. Pfister, Henry C. Payne, and Frank G. Bigelow.

Pfister was a Milwaukee financier, who - among numerou...

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Group Portrait of Men on Porch Steps

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Description: A group portrait of men, possibly economists, seated on the porch stairs in front of a house. The man who sits in the first row, second from the right, is ...
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Cyrus McCormick, Jr. and Sons

Date: 1915
Description: Studio portrait of Cyrus McCormick, Jr. and his sons (?) dressed in three-piece suits and neckties. The men are (left to right): Gordon McCormick(?); Cyrus...
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J.J. Hof Land Co.

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Description: Six men in suits and hats, probably employees of J.J. Hof Land Co., in front of the company office building.
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Gotham Depot

Date: 1920
Description: Three men stand, in three-piece suits and hats, in front of the Gotham train depot.
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Pearl Buyers

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Description: Probable group of pearl buyers posed curbside. The partial wall of the building behind the men has a window and the bricks are painted with an advertisemen...
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Union Refrigerator Transit Company Officials

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Description: Union Refrigerator Transit Company officials pose in front of a railroad car in the snow. Governor Emmanuel Philipp is in the center of the line.
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Group Portrait of Men and Women on Estate

Date: 1895
Description: Group of relatives and associates of John Johnston, posed sitting and standing on the steps of the estate. Some of the men wear bowler hats and hold canes,...
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Traveling to the Log Drive

Date: 1912
Description: Four businessmen in suits and hats stand around an automobile parked among birch trees, while another man sits in the passenger seat. They are visiting a l...
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Posing on the Cooks Tent

Date: 1912
Description: View looking down from riverbank of four businessmen and the log driving cook posing on the cooks tent barge during the log drive.
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Greene & Button Co. Store

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Description: A group of men, possibly employees, pose in front of Greene & Button Co. store among boxes and crates of various goods.
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Beer Barons

Date: 1885
Description: Six prominent German American brewers pose outdoors, seated around a table, for a portrait labeled "The Poterhouse [sic] Club." Well-dressed in suits and h...
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Studio Group Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Al Whitting; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Long

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Description: Studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two European American men and two European American women. Identified, from left to right, as: Fran...
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Three Generations

Date: 12 1902
Description: A three-quarter length studio portrait of George Brumder (1839-1910), sitting in an ornate chair; his son, William Charles Brumder (1868-1929), standing; a...
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Deutscher Press Club

Date: 07 1906
Description: An informal group portrait of members of the Milwaukee Deutscher Press Club and others, taken at Villa Henriette (mistakenly labeled "Villa Brumder"), the ...

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