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Cherry Mine Disaster Survivor and Family

Date: 11 1909
Description: Group portrait of a family. Caption reads: "W.H. Clelland and Family. One of the Cherry Mine survivers [sic]. It is this man who was said to have le...
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Richard M. Nixon and Family

Date: 1952
Description: Group portrait of Richard M. Nixon and his family during the 1952 presidential election campaign when he was the running mate in Dwight D. Eisenhower's suc...
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Mother and Child

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Description: Studio portrait of mother and child in front of a painted backdrop. The woman is seated and wearing a black dress, the toddler is standing and dressed in w...
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Two Boys in Indian Costume

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Clemen and Mel Kalscheur, dressed in Indian costumes and sitting on the floor with arms and legs crossed.
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Two Boys in Indian Costume

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Clemen and Mel Kalscheur dressed in Indian costume.
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Two Boys in Indian Costume

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two boys, Bill and Hubby Schmity, sitting with legs crossed on the floor and dressed in Indian costumes.
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Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Chruch. There are five people, probably a family, posing in front of the building. Caption reads: "Norwe...
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Portrait of Two Children

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of two young unidentified children, perhaps a brother and sister. They are standing in front of a painted backdr...
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Tony and Werner Rawls

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Description: Studio portrait of, (left to right), Tony and Werner Rawls standing in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing matching dark suits and knickerbockers...
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Four Girls in White Dresses

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of four unidentified girls, perhaps family members (sisters?). They each wear a white dress, and the three older...
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Mother and Children

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of an unidentified mother and her two children. The children both wear white dresses. They are posed in front of...
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Studio Portrait of a Young Family

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Description: A studio portrait of a young family posing in front of a painted backdrop. A woman is standing on the right in the back, wearing a skirt, ruffled blouse, a...
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New Year Greetings

Date: 1909
Description: Holiday postcard of a family in a car. It is decorated with flowers, foliage and ribbons. The parents are inside the car, and the son is sitting on the hoo...
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Portrait of a Mother and her Two Daughters

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Description: The woman, Mary Zehnpfennig Bachmayer, is seated in this studio portrait. Her daughters Lucy and Kunigunda Helene stand next to her.
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International A-100 Truck Postcard

Date: 1957
Description: Advertising postcard featuring a color illustration of a woman and children in the cab of an International A-100 pickup truck with the text: "Silver Wheel ...
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Young Man and Girl

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Elizabeth and Clemens Hellebrand in front of a painted backdrop. He is sitting in a chair, and she is standing and resting h...
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Two Children Outdoors

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Description: Two children pose outdoors in the corner of a yard next to a building. They are sitting on tricycles or pushbikes, one has an owl logo on the front. Both a...
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Coyle Family Portrait

Date: 1913
Description: Full-length studio portrait of two boys and a girl in front of a painted backdrop. The girl and younger boy are wearing dresses, white stockings and dark s...
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John Hahn Piano and Furniture Moving

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Description: View from the street of John Hahn standing on the right with a horse hitched to a passenger wagon. In the center is the furniture moving wagon he owns, in ...
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Chickens on the Farm

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Description: A very happy grandmother stands in the farmyard with a granddaughter, a cow and many chickens. In the background is the farmhouse.

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