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Three Pond Brothers

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the three Pond brothers, George F., James B., and Homer. They all have beards and moustaches. Two of the ...
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Increase A. Lapham

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Description: Formal portrait of Increase Lapham sitting in a chair.
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Professor William F. Allen

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Professor William F. Allen.
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William H. Metcalf

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of William H. Metcalf.
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Cyrus Hall McCormick and his Wife Nettie

Date: 1884
Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884) with his wife Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923). McCormick was a Chicago industrialist and inventor in 1831 ...
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Harold Fowler McCormick, Stanley Robert McCormick and Cyrus Hall McCormick

Date: 01 07 1884
Description: Family portrait of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884), and his two sons, (L to R), Harold Fowler McCormick (1872-1941), and Stanle...
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Studio Family Portrait

Date: 1899
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of elderly couple with their grown children.
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E. A. Ramsay

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Description: Studio portrait of E. A. Ramsay in uniform.
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William Deering

Date: 1902
Description: William Deering (1826-1913), founder of the Deering Harvester Company. In 1902 the Deering company became part of the International Harvester Company.
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Portrait of Reverend Andrew L. Dahl

Date: 1885
Description: Studio portrait of the Reverend Andreas Larsen Dahl, pastor of the Holden Lutheran Church in Mt. Morris, Waushara County, Wisconsin, from 1883 to 1912. Dah...
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Grandpa Dent

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Description: Studio portrait of Grandpa Dent, seated, possibly a relative of Ulysses S. Grant. This image is one of several from the Grant family bible.
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Male Relative of Ulysses S. Grant Relative

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Description: Studio portrait of an unidentified man, probably a relative of Ulysses S. Grant. This image is one of several from the Grant family bible.
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Portrait of an Old Man

Date: 11 30 1930
Description: Copy photograph of a portrait of an old man done for "Mrs. Dean".
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Men and Women Strolling in Studio

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Description: Group of men and women in a photography studio, posing in front of white backdrop. They are posed in a way that suggests a street scene. Harry Dankoler is ...
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Portrait of Family

Date: 1899
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man and woman posing sitting, surrounded by two young men, a young woman, a girl and a boy.
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Portrait of Man with Beard

Date: 1897
Description: Studio portrait of a seated man with beard.
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W.T. Price Memorial Display

Date: 1897
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of memorial wreath grouping surrounding a draped portrait of W.T. Price. The wreaths have text which read: "...
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Portrait of Janus (James) Bruce Cartter

Date: 1897
Description: Studio portrait of a man posing sitting in a chair at a table with books on top, possibly Janus (James) Bruce Cartter, 1815-1897. He is in front of a paint...
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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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