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Three Pond Brothers

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the three Pond brothers, George F., James B., and Homer. They all have beards and moustaches. Two of the ...
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Martha and Notley Henderson

Date: 1885
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Martha and Notley Henderson with their three children. Their son Allen is standing. The Hendersons were e...
Postcard

Two Men with Guitar

Date: 1920
Description: Two men posing for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. James Gorman, standing, has a pipe in his mouth; the seated man holding a guitar is un...
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Clippers Baseball Team

Date: 1886
Description: The Neillsville "Clippers" baseball team pose for portrait in front of a painted backdrop.
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Photograph Gallery of Charles Van Schaick

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Description: Man petting dog, who is sitting on a chair, inside the photographic studio. There is a large studio camera on the left, several pieces of studio furniture,...
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Studio Family Portrait

Date: 1899
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of elderly couple with their grown children.
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Portrait of Family

Date: 1899
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man and woman posing sitting, surrounded by two young men, a young woman, a girl and a boy.
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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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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Van Schaick with Son Shirley

Date: 1898
Description: Studio portrait of a man, woman, and child sitting in a rowboat in front of a painted backdrop. Probably Mr. and Mrs. Charles Van Schaick and their son, Sh...
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Portrait of Eight Women and One Man

Date: 1899
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of eight women, three of whom are sitting, and one seated man.
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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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Studio Portrait of Three Men

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait of three men standing, one of whom is a little person, standing in front of a painted backdrop. All of the men are wearing hats, and the ma...
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Portrait of Five Men

Date: 1895
Description: Group portrait of five men in front of a painted backdrop. Two men are sitting; all the men are wearing hats.
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Andrew Dahl with Seminary Classmates

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Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Andrew Dahl at seminary re-union with Rev.Hagbarth Engh and Rev. Jens Andreas Wang.
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Charles C. Stone

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Charles C. Stone of Decatur, Wisconsin, a member of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 1...
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Unidentified Civil War Soldier

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Description: Full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified Civil War soldier standing and holding a rifle.
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Two Men in Boat

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Description: Tintype (ferrotype), studio portrait of two men in a boat in front of a painted backdrop.
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Portrait of the Goldberg Family

Date: 1934
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the Goldberg family (from left): Sara (mother), Rosa Goldberg Katz, Uncle Hirsch, Moishe (brother), Abraha...
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Self-Portrait of Man

Date: 1882
Description: Charles J. Van Schaick sitting on a stone balustrade in front of a painted background, ca. 1882–1885. The photograph was probably taken by one of his assis...

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