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Photographer Edmund Eisenscher

Date: 1950
Description: Color portrait of photographer Edmund Eisenscher.
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William Arthur Jones

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Description: William Arthur Jones, U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1897-1905.
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J. Robert Taylor

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Description: J. Robert Taylor, the first photographer for the Milwaukee Journal, poses in a formal portrait, standing with his pipe. He wears a cravat style tie ...
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Portrait of J. Robert Taylor

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Description: Studio portrait of J. Robert Taylor with a pipe in his mouth.
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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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Robert Doyle, Civilian War Correspondent

Date: 06 1942
Description: Quarter-length publicity portrait of Robert Doyle smiling, dressed in a suit. This image was published with some of his articles in the Milwaukee Journa...
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Sherwin Gillett

Date: 1900
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Sherwin Gillett.
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Sherwin Gillett

Date: 1910
Description: Waist-up portrait of Sherwin Gillett sitting in a chair, wearing a sweater, striped necktie and a hat. He is holding a brochure titled: "Portraits."
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The Photographer Accepts His Award

Date: 1985
Description: Jim Widmer accepts an award for his service to the athletic program at Lomira High School.
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Paul Vanderbilt

Date: 1976
Description: Paul Vanderbilt posed against a dark background. He has his left hand on his hip, and in his right hand he holds his glasses at chest level. He is wearing ...
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Paul Vanderbilt Portrait

Date: 1955
Description: Waist-up portrait of Paul Vanderbilt sitting sideways on a chair. He was Curator of the Iconographic Collections, State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
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John Newhouse, Wisconsin State Journal Reporter, Chosen to Make Norway Tour

Date: 06 04 1964
Description: John Newhouse, Wisconsin State Journal reporter and photographer, is chosen by the Madison Chamber of Commerce to participate in a two week tour of Norway ...
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Chester P. Gross

Date: 1935
Description: Indoor portrait of Chester P. Gross, seated in a chair at a desk. He is writing in a notebook with a pencil. Gross photographed the Wisconsin State Capitol...
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Portrait of Photographer Edward Steichen

Date: 06 23 1957
Description: Casual portrait of Edward Steichen (1879-1973), photographer and filmmaker, sitting in Aaron Bohrod's studio on the university campus at an informal party ...
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Sid in Conference Room at Gisholt

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Description: Portrait of Sid, wearing a suit and sitting in a chair in a Gisholt conference room with his hand on his chin.
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Sid Boyum in Printing Room at Gisholt Machine Company

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Description: Sid sitting and posing by the print dryer near the darkroom at Gisholt with a cigar in his mouth.
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William R. Parks

Date: 1908
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of William R. Parks, a photographer from Iola, Wisconsin.
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Sid in a Printing Room

Date: 12 1968
Description: Sid posing next to the print dryer in the printing room near the darkroom at Gisholt Machine Company. He has his signature cigar, holding it to his mouth. ...
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Sid in Printing Room

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Description: Sid posing in the printing room near a darkroom at Gisholt Machine Company. He is wearing a long-sleeved white shirt with a patterned bow tie. A print drye...

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