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Increase A. Lapham

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Description: Formal portrait of Increase Lapham sitting in a chair.
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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 Reverend Andrew L. Dahl

Date: 1910
Description: A studio portrait of the Reverend Andrew L. Dahl, minister in the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church, from around 1910. Dahl was born in Valdres, Norway...
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Men and Women Strolling in Studio

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Description: Group of men and women in a photography studio, posing in front of white backdrop. They are posed in a way that suggests a street scene. Harry Dankoler is ...
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Portrait of Man with Beard

Date: 1897
Description: Studio portrait of a seated man with beard.
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W.T. Price Memorial Display

Date: 1897
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of memorial wreath grouping surrounding a draped portrait of W.T. Price. The wreaths have text which read: "...
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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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Brigadier General Joseph Bailey

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Description: Brigadier General Joseph Bailey was known for the rescue of the Red River Fleet by building a dam to float the stranded ships out. He also founded the smal...
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Ansel Adams in his Home Darkroom

Date: 1968
Description: Photographer Ansel Adams working in his darkroom at his home.
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Ansel Adams Working with an Enlarger

Date: 1968
Description: Photographer Ansel Adams makes an adjustment to the exposure while making a print in the darkroom at his home.
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Ansel Adams in his Home Darkroom

Date: 1968
Description: Ansel Adams at work in his home darkroom.
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Charles Christopher Parry, Botanist

Date: 1865
Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Charles C. Parry (1823-1890), American Botanist. Parry is most famous for his botanical research in the southern Ro...
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Theodatus Garlick, Sculptor and Plastic Surgeon

Date: 1872
Description: Reproduction of a carte-de-visite portrait of Theodatus Garlick (1805-1884), American surgeon and sculptor. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Garlick was one of th...
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Morris Family Portrait

Date: 1912
Description: Informal portrait of the W.A.P. Morris family, with the patriarch seated at the head of the table at the left, and his children and grandchildren. Portrai...
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General Cutler

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of General Cutler in front of a painted backdrop.
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Dr. W.J. Conan

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Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of W.J. (William J.) Conan, Milwaukee physician.
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Samuel A. Cook

Date: 11 12 1914
Description: Waist-up seated portrait of Samuel A. Clark, Neenah manufacturer.
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Man in Horse-Drawn Sleigh

Date: 1885
Description: Winter scene with a European American man with a beard and moustache sitting in a sleigh pulled by a single horse on snow-covered ground in front of the C....
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Man Wearing Wild West Outfit

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a man with a large moustache and trimmed beard wearing a Wild West outfit, including a wide-brimmed hat, fringed shirt, and ...
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Houghton's Photograph Tent

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Description: Several men and children pose next to George Houghton's portable photograph tent. There is a wagon parked next to it which bears a sign that reads "Houghto...

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