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Fisherman with Equipment and Catch

Date: 1875
Description: Studio portrait of a fisherman with his lure, spear, and catch.
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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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Manchester's Department Store Photo Studio

Date: 11 29 1944
Description: The photo studio department in Manchester's Department Store. A man is assisting a female customer, while female employees do their work.
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Family Portrait

Date: 1941
Description: Copy of a family portrait that includes a father, daughter and three sons. Two people on the right are only partially visible.
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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 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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Double Anchor Memorial

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Description: Studio portrait of memorial wreaths in the shape of anchors. The memorial includes a photographic portrait of a man, most likely John Best who died in 1890...
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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 Eight Women and One Man

Date: 1899
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of eight women, three of whom are sitting, and one seated man.
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Portrait of Young People

Date: 1899
Description: Studio portrait of three men and a woman standing, and four women sitting in front of a painted backdrop. Young man standing on the extreme right is probab...
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Two Men in Boat

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Description: Tintype (ferrotype), studio portrait of two men in a boat in front of a painted backdrop.
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Two Men Holding Hats

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Description: Tintype (ferrotype) of two men in a studio holding white hats.
Postcard

Four Men Playing Cards

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of four men sitting at a table playing cards, smoking cigarettes and ...
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Les Paul

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Description: Studio portrait of Les Paul with a guitar.
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Ho-Chunk Man and Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Thomas Thunder (Hoonk Ha Ga Kah) (Son of [Wa Con Cha Kah] John Thunder aka Dr. Thunder and [We Hon Pe Kaw] Lucy Bear, Thunde...
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Bried Family Portrait

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Description: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bried and family, consisting of three women and two men.
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Three Men and Stringed Instruments

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Description: Three men, two of them standing with string instruments and the other seated.
Postcard

Young Boy with Tricycle

Date: 1908
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young boy with a tricycle.
Postcard

Two Men Playing Cards

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two men sitting at a table playing cards. On the table is a bottle of wine and a glass. The man on the le...

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