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Portrait of Anna Berger

Date: 1903
Description: Young woman facing to the right with her head turned toward viewer, hand on hip, wearing wire-rimmed eyeglasses, a flower in her hair, in long white dress ...
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Percheron

Date: 1900
Description: A farmer shows off his percheron colt at the Wisconsin State Fair. At the turn of the century when a farmer's livelihood was dependent on his horses, the d...
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Alma and J. Robert Taylor

Date: 1905
Description: A studio portrait of Alma and J. Robert Taylor. Alma is sitting in a chair holding a sock to be darned, while putting her hand over J. Robert's mouth. He i...
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J. Robert Taylor

Date: 1907
Description: Portrait of the photographer J. Robert Taylor sitting at a table smoking a pipe and possibly woodworking.
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Family Portrait

Date: 01 25 1909
Description: Large family group posed in parlor. Appearing in the back row, third from the left, Alma Reinhardt Taylor holding Ellen Taylor Higgins next to J. Robert ...
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Family Portrait

Date: 01 25 1909
Description: Large family group of children posed around what appears to be their grandparents in a parlor. Standing in the middle, front row is Ellen Taylor Higgins.
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Mother and Children by Stream

Date: 1905
Description: Alma Reinhardt Taylor posed on rocks near a stream with her daughters Ellen Taylor Higgins and Donna Taylor Adams (front).
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J. Robert Taylor and Wife

Date: 1905
Description: J. Robert Taylor and his wife, Alma Reinhardt Taylor, sit for a portrait on a park bench.
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David Rose

Date: 07 25 1902
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Milwaukee Mayor David S. Rose.
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Women Officers of the Milwaukee Turners

Date: 1903
Description: Women officers of the Milwaukee Turners. Eight oval portraits are on a decorative hand-painted mat.
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Men Officers of the Milwaukee Turners

Date: 06 13 1903
Description: Golden Jubilee of the Milwaukee Turners 1853-1903. Seven oval portraits of men with their names listed, mounted on a decorated mat.
Print

Banquet in Honor of William Howard Taft

Date: 06 10 1907
Description: Front cover, portrait, and menu page of a banquet given by the Merchants and Manufacturers Association of Milwaukee in honor of Honorable William Howard Ta...
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Portrait of Laura (Smith) Kaun

Date: 1900
Description: Quarter-length oval studio portrait of Laura (Smith) Kaun. She is wearing a lace dress or blouse with a high collar. Laura was born April 9, 1876 in Mil...
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Two Women Posed on a Porch

Date: 1905
Description: Mary E. Smith, right, and a friend seated on the railing of a neo-classical residential front porch. There is another porch in the background.
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George Fels Family Portrait

Date: 1901
Description: Outdoor family portrait of the Fels family. George and Ida Fels are sitting in chairs next to the side of a house, while their two daughters Flora and Hatt...
Postcard

522 First Avenue

Date: 1908
Description: View from the street of three people standing in front of a small house. There is a small Oeil-de-boeuf window in the upper story. The windows have shutter...
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Frederick Layton

Date: 1907
Description: Full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Frederick Layton in late middle age. He is holding a cane in one hand and a hat in the other. He die...
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George Brumder

Date: 1900
Description: A seated, three-quarter length portrait of George Brumder (1839-1910). He is wearing a three-piece suit and bow tie, watch fob, and wedding ring. He has a ...
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Henriette Brandhorst Brumder

Date: 1900
Description: A copy of a seated, three-quarter length studio portrait of Henriette Brandhorst Brumder (1841-1924). She is wearing a dark dress with embroidered trim, a ...
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Mr. and Mrs. William C. Brumder

Date: 11 1900
Description: A copy of a standing, three-quarters length studio wedding portrait of Thekla Uihlein and William Charles Brumder. She is wearing a fancy dress and hat wit...

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