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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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Ferdinand Hotz

Date: 1888
Description: Quarter-length portrait of the photographer Ferdinand Hotz (March 14, 1868 - December 28, 1946) as a young man. He wears a fine suit and a single pearl stu...
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Ferdinand Hotz with the Emperor Maximilian Diamond

Date: 1933
Description: Ferdinand Hotz poses holding the 41.94 carat Emperor Maximilian Diamond, which he owned from 1919 to 1946. He is wearing pince nez glasses and a pearl tie ...
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Franz Massing, Wife and Child

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Description: Half plate ambrotype of Franz Massing with his wife, and daughter Frances. Massing was the founder of the Madison Mannerchor in 1870. The family is seated....
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La Follette Legacy

Date: 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey posed with a portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., who served as the inspiration for many Wisconsin politicians.
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Edward Singleton Holden

Date: 1881
Description: Cabinet card portrait of Edward Holden seated with his legs crossed.
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Joseph and Emma Gillett

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Description: Portrait of Joseph and Emma Gillett, Sherwin Gillett's parents.
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Mr. & Mrs. B.W. Gillett

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Description: Portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Bradford and Alice Gillett, Sherwin Gillett's uncle and aunt. There is a framed portrait of two children on a ta...
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Family Gathering at Rufus Gillett's

Date: 1919
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the extended Gillett family taken at the home of Sherwin's brother, Rufus.
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Group Portrait of the Atwood Family

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Description: Seated from left to right; Martha, Rufus and Emma. Standing from left to right; Martha, Harris and Myron. The 1870 US Census has the family configuration a...
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Joseph and Emma Gillett

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Description: Indoor portrait of Joseph and Emma Gillett, parents of Sherwin Gillett.
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Group of Adults on Porch

Date: 1902
Description: Group portrait of nine men and two women seated on a porch. A few of the men are holding cigars, and both of the women are holding umbrellas.
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Arthur J. Altmeyer as President of the Permanent Inter-American Committee on Social Security

Date: 1951
Description: Arthur J. Altmeyer, President of the Permanent Inter-American Committee on Social Security, greeting Eva Peron, President of the Inter-American Conference ...
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Group Portrait of Men and Women

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Description: Studio group portrait of women and men posing sitting and standing. They are all wearing hats and coats. Two of the men wear thick, fur coats. Against the ...
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Mr. and Mrs. L. Arnold

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a European American man with a moustache and a European American woman. The man is sitting on th...
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Russel and Merlin Hull and Sisters

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two European American men and two women. The men are standing behind the seated women, and are wearing da...
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Unknown Family

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a European American family. A middle-aged man and woman sit in front, with the man wearing a dark-colored...
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Man with Arrow-Shaped Tie Pin

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a European American man with a moustache posed sitting. He is wearing a dark-colored suit coat, vest, necktie, and arrow-shaped...
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Unidentified Man with Scythe and Wheat Tie Pin

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a European American man with a moustache posed sitting. He is wearing a dark-colored suit coat, vest, watch chain, necktie, and...
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Seated Man with Moustache

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a European American man with a moustache posed sitting. He is wearing a dark-colored suit coat, vest, striped necktie, and watc...

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