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Louis J. Petit

Date: 10 23 1913
Description: Quarter-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Louis J. Petit, Milwaukee banker.
Photograph

Alfred C. Clas

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of Alfred C. Clas (1859-1942), Milwaukee architect whose firm designed the Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters building. The architectural f...
Postcard

Postman Michael P. Adler

Date: 1910
Description: Full-length studio portrait of mail carrier Michael P. Adler, with his mailbag, an armful of mail, and a parcel. He is standing in front of a painted backd...
Photograph

Wright Passport Photograph

Date: 07 10 1956
Description: Unretouched passport photograph in front of a painted backdrop of Frank Lloyd Wright. He is holding a cane on his left arm and has a hat on his lap.
Photograph

Wright Passport Photograph

Date: 07 10 1956
Description: Two alternate views in front of a painted backdrop of Frank Lloyd Wright, seated, for an unretouched passport photograph. He is holding a cane in his left ...
Photograph

Portrait of Lumberjack

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of a lumberjack wearing a hat, fringed shirt, trousers, suspenders, and what appear to be spiked boots. He is holding a peavey and is posin...
Photograph

William King Coffin

Date: 10 09 1914
Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William King Coffin, Eau Claire banker.
Photograph

Lawrence Fitch

Date: 06 15 1921
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Lawrence Fitch, Beaver Dam company president.
Photograph

Granville D. Jones

Date: 10 20 1913
Description: Waist-up seated studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Granville D. Jones, Wausau attorney.
Photograph

William L. Jones

Date: 10 02 1914
Description: Waist-up seated studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William J. Jones, Milwaukee company president.
Photograph

David Stuart Rose

Date: 09 25 1914
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of David Stuart Rose, Milwaukee lawyer.
Photograph

James F. Trottman

Date: 10 19 1914
Description: Three-quarter length seated side profile studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of James F. Trottman, Milwaukee lawyer and manufacturer.
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Newsboy

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of an African American boy dressed in the costume of a stereotypical newsboy. The child holds up a newspaper in one hand and holding a stac...
Photograph

Executive Council, American Federation of Labor

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor (AFL). Back row, left to right: John B. Lennon, ...
Photograph

James Chaulk, Jr., Champion Potato Grower of Nebraska

Date: 1916
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a boy, 14-years-old, posing in front of a painted backdrop. He is standing next to a cloth covered table holding a plate of ...
Photograph

Barbers Union Local 31

Date: 1903
Description: Studio group portrait of men on the Champion Base Ball team. Most of the men are identified.

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