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| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Mickey McGuire, a mechanic with the Max Lillie Exhibition Team that was based in Chicago. Pioneer aviator Jesse Brabazon, who knew McGuire from their days ... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Charles Dickenson, a wealthy Chicago businessman and an early supporter of aviation. In addition to serving as president of the Chicago Aero Cl... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | A formal portrait of aviator Charles A. Lindbergh taken at the New York Times Studio just prior to his trans-Atlantic flight because the newspaper had purc... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Candid portrait of John Steuart Curry working in his studio, holding paintbrushes. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A portrait of Alvin C. Reis of Madison during his service in World War I. During the war, Reis commanded several observation balloon squadrons. Later, he b... |
| Date: | 12 11 1918 |
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| Description: | Two men, at least one of them a miner, standing in front of the no. 7 opening to the no. 2 mine. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harve... |
| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | Clyde Beatty, with the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, sits on a chair outside a circus tent with two young tigers. |
| Date: | 12 18 1966 |
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| Description: | A man models what was touted as the latest styles for men. |
| Date: | 01 09 1963 |
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| Description: | Mary Barnes, wearing a mink stole and pearls, modeling her outrageous hat. It is wired to light 10 street lights that are arranged around the brim. |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Mr. and Mrs. Simon Overby at home in their parlor with books, family portraits, and an organ with sheet music. Mr. Overby sits in a chair with a cane and a... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Male office worker, possibly the factory superintendent, posing in front of the office door of International Harvester's Weber Works. |
| Date: | 12 01 1945 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Ann L. Longfield, bride and Joseph A. Sauer, groom. |
| Date: | 11 17 1945 |
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| Description: | Portrait of the Laumer Rammer wedding couple, Helen E. Laumer, Madison; Robert E. Rammer, Sheboygan. |
| Date: | 09 13 1945 |
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| Description: | Manchester's, Inc., window #7, "Were you a September baby?" 14 photographic portraits on display for Photo Studio, Second Floor. |
| Date: | 08 25 1945 |
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| Description: | Portraits of three Philgas Corporation employees in uniform. |
| Date: | 06 11 1945 |
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| Description: | A driver sits in a small promotional race car with a "Calvert Special" logo on its side at Plymouth Liquors, 2717 Atwood Avenue. |
| Date: | 06 11 1945 |
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| Description: | Richard and Ione Edwards behind the bar at the Belmont Spa, in the Belmont Hotel, 31 North Pinckney Street, with a clock advertising Calvert liquor. |
| Date: | 01 29 1945 |
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| Description: | With a backdrop of celebrity portrait photographs and stacks of coins on his desk, Hugh Flannery, manager of the Orpheum Theatre, is receiving a $100 War B... |
| Date: | 11 29 1944 |
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| Description: | The photo studio department in Manchester's Department Store. A man is assisting a female customer, while female employees do their work. |
| Date: | 12 06 1944 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Governor Walter S. Goodland sitting at his desk in the Capitol with pipe in hand. |
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