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The Overbys in their Parlor

Date: 1916
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Simon Overby at home in their parlor with books, family portraits, and an organ with sheet music. Mr. Overby sits in a chair with a cane and a...
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Bearded Man and Wife

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Description: Full-length portrait of a bearded man and a woman sitting.
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Elderly Couple

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Description: Portrait of an older couple sitting outdoors in front of a dark colored backdrop. The woman is wearing a striped dress and a cap. The man, who is bearded, ...
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Jens Myhra and Bergit Myhra

Date: 1879
Description: Seated portrait of Jens Myhra and Bergit Myhra.
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Eli and Mary Tiffany Portrait

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Description: Studio portrait of an elderly man and woman sitting in front of a painted backdrop. Identified as Eli and Mary Tiffany of Melrose by their descendant Jeff ...
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Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Best

Date: 1898
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man posing sitting in a stuffed chair and a woman standing, with her arm on his shoulder, facing him wi...
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Portrait of Elderly Couple

Date: 1893
Description: Studio portrait of an elderly couple, both seated in chairs in front of a painted backdrop.
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Man and Woman in Parlor

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Description: Elderly woman and man posed in a parlor with large wood stove. Probably Mr. And Mrs. Squires who owned a business in town, the Squires Oyster House.
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Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones and his Wife Susan

Date: 1911
Description: Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones and his wife Susan Lloyd Jones, probably on the porch of their cottage. Susan died Oct 26, 1911 and Jenkin died Sept 12, 1918.
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Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones and his Wife Susan

Date: 1911
Description: Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones and Susan Lloyd Jones and their collie, Roger, probably on the porch of a cottage. Susan died Oct 26, 1911 and Jenkin died Sept 12...
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Jeremiah and Alma Curtin

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Description: Studio portrait of Jeremiah Curtin and Alma Cardell Curtin. Both are wearing coats and she is wearing a hat.
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Portrait of an Elderly Couple

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Description: An elderly man and woman sit for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a long, dark dress, and he is wearing a suit jacket over ...
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Studio Portrait of Couple

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Description: A man and woman pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The man sits on a low fence holding a hat and wears a matching checked suit jack...
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Portrait of an Elderly Couple

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Description: A studio portrait of an elderly couple, probably Lawrence Washington Burge and Emmeline Elizabeth Barney Burge. The man is wearing a suit jacket, and the w...
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Portrait of Man and Woman

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Description: A seated man and woman pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a dress with a necklace. The man is wearing a suit jacket ...
Postcard

Singer Advertising Card - Ceylonese Couple

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of a couple from Ceylon [now Sri Lanka] in "native" Ceylonese costume, posing next to a Singer sewing machine. Part of a "Costumes of...
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Seated Elderly Man and Woman

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Description: An elderly man and woman sit for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The man wears a suit jackets, vest, and trousers, and the woman wears a ...
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Elderly Couple Sitting on Steps of House

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Description: A portrait of an elderly couple sitting on steps leading into a frame house. On the right is a metal structure that is probably part of a windmill.
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Studio Portrait of Elderly Couple

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Description: A studio portrait of a seated elderly man with a beard, and an elderly woman in a dress standing beside him. Both are wearing hats in front of a painted ba...
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Studio Portrait of Couple Near Fence

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Description: Studio portrait of a man with a beard, wearing eyeglasses, suit jacket, vest, and trousers, and a woman in a long dress. They are standing by a wooden fenc...

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