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Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Best

Date: 1898
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man posing sitting in a stuffed chair and a woman standing, with her arm on his shoulder, facing him wi...
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Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Olson

Date: 1898
Description: Studio portrait of a man posing sitting on the arm of a chair and holding an umbrella, and a woman posing standing. They are in front of a painted backdrop...
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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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Four Young Couples

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Description: Studio portrait of four men and four women posing in front of a painted backdrop. All of the women are wearing hats and holding umbrellas. The men are wear...
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Studio Portrait of Charles Greencrow and Belle Blackhawk

Date: 1930
Description: Full-length studio portrait of an elderly Ho-Chunk man and woman posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a suit jacket, shirt with wat...
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Studio Portrait of John Clay and Grace Decorra

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Description: Studio portrait of Nebraska Winnebago John Clay (WaCheDaKaw) posing standing in front of a painted backdrop on the left. He is wearing a suit and hat. Grac...
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Mr. and Mrs. Trimpey

Date: 1920
Description: A seated studio portrait of the photographer and his wife, Alice Kent Trimpey.
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Abner Doubleday and his Wife Mary

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite of Major General Abner Doubleday in uniform, sitting, and his wife Mary, standing, wearing a cape over her dress.
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George B. McClellan and his wife, Ellen Mary Marcy

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Major General George B. McClellan standing, with his wife, Ellen Mary Marcy, seated.
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Harold N. Hone and His Wife Vivian

Date: 1939
Description: A studio portrait of Harold and Vivian Hone posing with a camera.
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John and Ethelinda Johnston

Date: 1883
Description: Cabinet card of John (1836-1904) and Ethelinda (1856-1947) Johnston sitting on a decorative wall in front of a painted backdrop of trees. John, a successf...
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John and Ethelinda Johnston

Date: 1883
Description: Cabinet card studio portrait of John (1836-1904) and Ethelinda (1856-1947) Johnston sitting on a decorative wall in front of a painted backdrop of trees. ...
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Bertha and William Goetsch

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Description: Full-length wedding portrait of Mr. William Goetsch and Mrs. Goetsch, enlarged from small tintype in 1903. Mrs. Goetsch, who was Bertha Krueger, married Wi...
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Krueger Wedding Photograph

Date: 1870
Description: Full-length wedding portrait of Mr. and Mrs. August Krueger.
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Mr. and Mrs. August Krueger's Wedding Photograph

Date: 1870
Description: A copy of Mr.and Mrs. August Krueger's wedding photograph by Alexander Krueger.
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Fireman's Uniform

Date: 11 1995
Description: "Theresa Firemen Gene Koll, 21-year veteran, models a 1920 Fireman's uniform. Gene's wife, Pam, beamed approvingly."
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David Obey at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right, in the blue shirt) touring the 9/11 Ground Zero site with an unidentified FBI official, Joan Obey, and an unide...
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Studio Portrait of European American Couple

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified woman posing sitting on the left, and an unidentified man with a moustache posin...
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Studio Portrait of European American Couple

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified middle-aged man posing sitting on the left, and an unidentified middle-aged woma...
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Studio Portrait of European American Couple

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man posing sitting on the left and a woman next to him posing standing on the right. The wo...

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