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Gardens Near Apartment Building

Date: 1943
Description: Elevated view of men and women working in a large garden behind what appears to be an apartment building.
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John Doolittle as a Rumor Monger

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Description: For Smiles magazine. Playing a political rumor monger, in character clothes.
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John Doolittle: "Ward Worker"

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Description: This character of a "ward worker" photograph was taken for Smiles magazine. On the wall behind the man a small American flag is propped on the apart...
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Robert Bloch Posing as a Sheriff

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Description: Bloch playing the character part of a candidate for sheriff to illustrate a possible book on political "types."
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Harold Gauer Posing as a Political "Type"

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Description: Gauer as a political player. He is wearing a top hat, holding papers smoking a cigar, and gesturing with his left hand. This photograph was meant to illust...
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Harold Gauer Posing as a Political "Type"

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Description: Gauer as a political player. He is wearing a top hat, holding papers smoking a cigar, and gesturing with his left hand. This photograph was meant to illust...
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Character Portrait of Victor Ehr: Hat and Wig

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Description: Character costume photograph of Ehr, taken when he was on leave for the service. Ehr went on to be the head of the chamber of commerce for Baton Rouge, Lou...
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Robert Bloch as a "Political Type"

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Description: A series of photographs taken to illustrate "political types." On the wall behind him a small American flag is propped on the apartment intercom.
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Portrait of Alice Bedard

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Description: Formal portrait of Bedard. Photograph was thought, by Harold Gauer, to have been taken just after High School graduation.
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Portrait of Marion Bloch

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Description: Formal portrait of Robert Bloch's wife, Marion. On the wall a small American flag is propped on the apartment intercom.
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Angie Vail in Costume

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Description: Costume party picture of Angie Vail (nee Siajn) taken by Harold Gauer at the Brady Street apartment. The party was during the war years. On the wall a smal...
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Angie Vail in Costume

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Description: Costume party portrait of Angie Vail (nee Sianjn), taken in Harold Gauer's Brady Street apartment. On the wall a small American flag is propped on the apar...
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Bloch in Dress with Ukulele

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Description: Robert Bloch wearing a dress, a blonde wig, eyeglasses and a feathered hat, strums a ukulele while holding a cigarette and sticking his tongue out. On the ...
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City Street Scene

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Description: View down a city street with a tall apartment building in the background.
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Cuban Revolution Parade

Date: 1959
Description: Parade in Havana to celebrate the success of the Cuban Revolution. A group of 26th of July Movement soldiers are sitting on top of a van as it is driving p...
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North Central Airline Stewardesses

Date: 11 10 1954
Description: Stewardess Ruth Otto cleaning an apartment at 3160 East Washington Avenue which she shares with two other stewardesses. The photograph was taken to accompa...
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Mayor Soglin at Home

Date: 05 28 1973
Description: Mayor Soglin at home with his wife, Diane Thayer-Soglin, taken one month after his election as Mayor.
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Apartment Buildings with German Flags

Date: 1914
Description: Patriotic Berlin. "Hindenburg's victory, 80,000 Russian prisoners."
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Secretary of State Robert C. Zimmerman Walks from Capitol to Home

Date: 08 02 1960
Description: From the Wisconsin State Journal: Wisconsin Secretary of State Robert C. Zimmerman has walked every weekday after working in the State Capitol, for ...

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