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Women with Schuetzen Rifles

Date: 06 1887
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Emma Protz, an unidentified woman (likely Julia Protz), and Clara Tester posing with "schuetzen-rifles." ...
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Portrait of Man with Top Hat and Cane

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man holding a cane in his left hand, standing beside a tall stump with a hat resting on top...
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Isabel Bacon La Follette

Date: 1920
Description: Studio portrait of Isabel Bacon La Follette, familiarly known as Isen, taken about one year before her graduation from the University of Wisconsin. She ma...
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The Crandall Family

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Description: Studio portrait of the family of George Crandall, son-in-law of Henry Hamilton (H.H.) Bennett. This portrait includes Hattie, Bennett's daughter from his f...
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Henry Hamilton and Evaline Bennett with Daughters

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Description: A family portrait in front of a painted backdrop of H.H. Bennett, his wife Evaline, and their daughters Miriam and Ruth.
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Woman with Two Men

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Description: A woman who appears to be Aunt Helen shakes hands with a man in a room while another man looks on. The room appears to be a studio as it has a large painte...
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Portrait of Hugh Claiborne Adams

Date: 1894
Description: Carte-de-visite of a three-quarter length portrait of Hugh Claiborne Adams, age 18, dressed in coattails with his arm on the back of an elaborately carved ...
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Mrs. Merkle

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Mrs. Merkle, wearing a frilly white dress with lace at hem, cuffs, and neckline.
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Ethelinda (Thorsen) Johnston of Milwaukee

Date: 1898
Description: Cabinet card of Ethelinda (Thorsen) Johnston (1856-1947), wife of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, wearing a printed silk dress an...
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Studio Portrait of Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a woman posed standing. She is wearing a dress with lace at the collar, and two pearl-like pi...
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Studio Portrait of Seven Women

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of seven women, with three standing and four sitting. All the woman have white blouses with puffed sleeves o...
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Photographers and their Models

Date: 08 1979
Description: Flashy models received much attention from amateur photographers at the Sentinal Photo Show.
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Women's Group Portrait

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop, and a draped tapestry or cloth, of six women, sitting or standing around a table. One woman at the table ap...

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