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Gesell Family Burlesque

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Description: The Gesell family in costume with broom, sword, and other props for a humorous picture. Family members identified as follows: Gerhard Jr. (drinking from pi...
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My Mamma Uses Atlas Flour

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Description: A little girl with corkscrew curls poses glumly. She wears a bib advertising Atlas Flour.
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Kravig/Kravik Girls

Date: 1868
Description: Studio portrait of the Kravig/Kravik daughters, one seated and one standing.
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Girls with Tambourines

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Description: Studio portrait of thirteen girls in costume, posing sitting, standing, and holding tambourines in front of a painted backdrop.
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Cassville Storefronts

Date: 1910
Description: Three storefronts on a dirt road. A man, said to be Charles Grimm, is driving a horse and buggy. The building in the center is Feiker's photo studio. Near ...
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Portrait of a Child

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an African American child (probably a girl) wearing a white dress. Text written on the back of the photog...
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Mother and Child

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Description: Studio portrait of mother and child in front of a painted backdrop. The woman is seated and wearing a black dress, the toddler is standing and dressed in w...
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Portrait of Two Young Children

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Description: Studio portrait of two children in front of a painted backdrop. The infant is sitting on a stool, and a young girl is standing on a platform.
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Young Girl Holding Rose

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young girl standing on a chair, holding a rose in her hand. The young girl's hair is pulled...
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Portrait of Young Girl

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Eleanor Faust Fuller, dressed in black with a black bow in her hair.
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Two Young Girls Wearing Matching Dresses

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two young girls, both dressed in plaid dresses and white bows in their hair.
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Portrait of Two Children

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of two young unidentified children, perhaps a brother and sister. They are standing in front of a painted backdr...
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Four Girls in White Dresses

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of four unidentified girls, perhaps family members (sisters?). They each wear a white dress, and the three older...
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Girl in White Dress

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of a young girl in a white dress, standing in front of a painted backdrop.
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Mother and Children

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of an unidentified mother and her two children. The children both wear white dresses. They are posed in front of...
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Girls on Their Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard ofa studio portrait of two girls on the occasion of their First Communion. They both wear white dresses and decorative headpieces wit...
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Girls on Their Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of two girls on the occasion of their First Communion. They both wear white dresses and decorative headpieces wi...
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Girl on Her Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of a girl on the occasion of her First Communion. She is dressed in a white dress and flowered tiara and holds a...
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Unidentified Girl on Her Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait of an unidentified girl on the occasion of her First Communion. She is wearing gloves, a white dress...
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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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