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Two Men Pose with Flowers and Photograph

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Description: Two men sit in a photography studio and pose with a photograph of a standing man which is displayed between two vases of flowers on a table in front of a p...
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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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John W. Campsie

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of John W. Campsie, Milwaukee company manager.
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Adelbert J. Hedding

Date: 06 14 1921
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Adelbet J. Hedding, Milwaukee judge.
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Fancy Dress Party

Date: 08 19 1887
Description: Cabinet card of a group portrait of four men in front of a painted backdrop. Two are dressed in male formal attire, with top hats. The other men are dresse...
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Victor L. Berger Posed with a Group

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Description: Victor L. Berger posed with a group for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. He was a founding member of the Socialist Party of America.
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Two Women Standing

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two women, with arms linked, standing in front of a painted backdrop.
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Margaret Pauhs Seated in a Chair

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Margaret Pauhs (also spelled Paus), identified on back of the photograph as "Mrs. Werner Esser's mother," in front of a pain...
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Portrait of Seated Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Eva Dahman Bowar in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a dark fashionable dress and jewelry. Her legs are crossed a...
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Three Men with Hands Stacked

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Charles Meyer, Sr., James Gorman and an unidentified man, all wearing suits, posing in front of a painted backdrop. They hav...
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Dionne Sisters, World Renowned Musicians

Date: 10 31 1912
Description: Photographic postcard of two sisters posed with a guitar and a mandolin in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing dresses, and one sister has a lace...
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Four Generation Portrait

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Description: Four generation group portrait of (left to right), Mrs. Kalscheur, Mrs. Frank Brunner, Josephine Laufenberg (baby) and Priscilla Bowar in front of a painte...
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Group Studio Portrait

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two men and two women in front of a painted backdrop. Two are seated, the other two are standing. They are dressed in winter...
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Man and Two Children

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a seated man with a boy and a girl, one on each knee. They are posed in front of a painted backdrop.
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Studio Portrait of a Woman

Date: 1911
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman standing in front off a painted backdrop. She is wearing a dark dress, shoes, hat with bow, light-colored gloves and...
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Studio Portrait of Two Women

Date: 1915
Description: Full-length studio portrait of two women in front of a painted backdrop. One woman is seated, the other is perched on the arm of the chair. They are wearin...
Photograph

Ellsworth H. Brown

Date: 06 13 2015
Description: Modern tintype, full length, formal portrait, of Ellsworth H. Brown, Ph.D., The Ruth and Hartley Barker Director, Wisconsin Historical Foundation. Developm...
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Scott A. and Kate Neitzel

Date: 06 13 2015
Description: Modern tintype, full length, formal portrait, of Scott and Kate Neitzel. Scott is the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration for the State...
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Zerk Museum Exhibits

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Description: An exhibit of petrified wood sections and other objects on tables and display cases in the Zerk Museum. Paintings, photographs, jewelry and other objects a...

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