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Cyrus Hall McCormick

Date: 1879
Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884). McCormick was a Chicago industrialist and inventor in 1831 of the first commercially successful reaper, a hor...
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Cyrus Hall McCormick

Date: 1866
Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884). This portrait was reportedly a favorite of his wife Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923). McCormick was a Chic...
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International Harvester Executive Addis McKinstry

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Description: Portrait of Addis E. McKinstry, CEO of International Harvester, 1933-1935.
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William Marriott Canby, Botanist

Date: 1869
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of William Marriott Canby (1831-1904), American botanist and businessman. Canby involved himself in many diverse endeavo...
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Lewis M. Alexander

Date: 11 12 1913
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Lewis M. Alexander, Port Edwards banker and paper manufacturer.
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Victor Lawrence Brown

Date: 05 10 1921
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Victor Lawrence Brown, Milwaukee lawyer and manufacturer.
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Niels Anton Christensen

Date: 12 19 1914
Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of Niels Anton Christensen, Milwaukee manufacturer and mechanical engineer.
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W.M. Gilbert

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of W.M. Gilbert, Neenah manufacturer and banker.
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John H. Harris

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of John H. Harris, Elkhorn company president.
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Charles W. Henning

Date: 03 31 1915
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Charles W. Henning, Milwaukee company vice-president.
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J.W. Martin

Date: 07 30 1914
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of J.W. Martin, Gotham farmer and importer.
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Fred W. Rogers

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Fred W. Rogers, Milwaukee banker and manufacturer.
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Edward Clarence Wall

Date: 10 17 1914
Description: Waist-up seated studio profile portrait of Edward Clarence Wall, Milwaukee company president.
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Emanuel A. Wurster

Date: 09 28 1914
Description: Seated waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Emanuel A. Wurster, Milwaukee company secretary and treasurer.
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Emanuel Albert Wurster

Date: 06 14 1921
Description: Quarter-length studio profile portrait of Emanuel Albert Wurster, Milwaukee company secretary and treasurer.
Photograph

Cyrus Hall McCormick

Date: 1880
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick wearing a stand up collared shirt, bow tie, and double-breasted coat.
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Schlitz Park Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Schlitz Park Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with halftone views of the park gateway and a two-story open-air pavilion with an overlook,...
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John F. Steward

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of John F. Steward, head of International Harvester's Patent Department. Steward had previously worked for the Deering Harvester Company.
Photograph

Ferdinand Hotz

Date: 1888
Description: Quarter-length portrait of the photographer Ferdinand Hotz (March 14, 1868 - December 28, 1946) as a young man. He wears a fine suit and a single pearl stu...
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Ferdinand Hotz with the Emperor Maximilian Diamond

Date: 1933
Description: Ferdinand Hotz poses holding the 41.94 carat Emperor Maximilian Diamond, which he owned from 1919 to 1946. He is wearing pince nez glasses and a pearl tie ...

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