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Two Girls on Their Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait of two unidentified girls on the occasion of their First Communion. They are standing and wearing wh...
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James Williams

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of James Williams, Company A, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, sitting and reading a book in front of a painted backdrop.
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Carl Nelson

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Description: Full-length cabinet card portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Carl Nielson [as written on published Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, Volume 1 and on t...
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Photo Playhouse

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Description: Tintype of Estella Moessner Goldenberger of Madison, (in the window), with her friend Celia Gibson posing in front of a painted backdrop.
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Man Reading

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of a smiling man in a dark suit and bowler hat in front of a painted backdrop. He is standing looking at a tiny book in his l...
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Woman Posing with Dog

Date: 1888
Description: Woman in a long dress wearing a glove and holding a book [?] in her hand posing before a painted backdrop. There is a small white dog seated on a fur rug a...
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Three Women Posing Around Table

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of three women gathered around a table in front of a painted backdrop. One woman rests her forearm on her friends shoulder and ...
Postcard

Two Women Reading a Book

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two women sitting in front of a painted backdrop sharing a book. Both women are wearing hair combs. One woman is looking at ...
Photograph

Nusserwanjee Merwanjee Patell

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Description: Portrait of N.M. Patell, seated in front of a painted backdrop.
Postcard

When Will We Three Meet Again

Date: 1930
Description: Studio portrait of three women surrounding a table with a book on it, in front of a painted backdrop. The middle woman is standing and pointing at the book...
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African American Man Standing Next to Young Girl on Pony

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Description: Cabinet card of an African American man, wearing a formal suit, standing next to a young girl mounted side saddle on a pony. She is reading a book and has ...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of a Discussion Group

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two men and eight women posed sitting with books/magazines, The Intermediate Quarterly, possibly a discus...
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Studio Portrait of a Group

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two men and eight women posed standing in a row. Man on the far right holding a book is Haas Johnson, six...
Postcard

Studio Portrait of Three Women

Date: 1915
Description: Full-length studio portrait of three women in front of a painted backdrop. One woman is sitting, holding a book; the other two are standing on either side ...

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