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Portrait of Charles Van Schaick and Boy

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Description: A studio portrait of Charles Van Schaick, sitting on a stool in front of a painted backdrop, holding and hugging a small boy on his lap.
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Girl with Long Hair

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Description: Portrait of a girl, with a bow in her long hair, seated.
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Group Posing Outside Tent

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Description: A group of men, women, and children pose under a tent awning.
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Women and Girls Posing near Porch of Frame House

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Description: Three women and seven girls are posing sitting and standing on and near the porch of a frame house.
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Women Picnicking Under Trees

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Description: View towards of four women sitting and eating at a picnic table in the shade of trees.
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Teenagers in Costume

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Description: Two teenagers in theatrical costume as an older man and woman posed dancing on the left and another teenaged girl in theatrical costume posed sitting on th...
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Boy Raking a Lawn

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Description: View towards a boy raking in a yard. There is a fence and a building on the right.
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Studio Group Portrait of Unidentified European American Family

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Description: Studio group portrait of a family, including a man, two women, and a girl.
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Family Gathered Outside of Tent

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Description: Three women, a man and several children pose outside of two large tents.
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Family Reunion Group

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Description: Group portrait of men, women and children posing sitting and standing in the yard in front of a two-story frame house. Probably a family reunion group.
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Studio Portrait of European American Man

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Description: Studio portrait of an unidentified young European American man posed sitting with his hands clasped. He is wearing a dark-colored button-up suit coat and a...
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Studio Portrait of European American Woman

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of an unidentified young European American woman posed sitting in a chair with a tasseled back. She is wearing a light-colored flo...
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Vera Rainey

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a European American woman posing standing in a yard, with several buildings in the far background. The woman is wearing a light-colored...
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Group Portrait of Women

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Description: Indoor group portrait of ten European American women posing sitting and standing. The women are identified in the back row from left to right as: — Taylor,...
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Outdoor Group Portrait of European American Children

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a group of 14 unidentified children and young women posing standing in tall grass. There is a wooden building in the background on the ...
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People Eating in a Classroom

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Description: Indoor group portrait of men and women posing sitting in a classroom and eating. Identified as a classroom in the high school building built in 1897.
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Blackface Wedding in a Classroom

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Description: Interior group portrait over school desks towards children posing standing in a classroom wearing theatrical costumes and make-up.
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Ho Chunk Powwow

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Description: View across field towards a group of people gathered in a clearing. There is a shelter in the background, and tents are in the far background.
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Unidentified Group of People at a Residence

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Description: Four women, two men and a horse are posing in the front yard of a house. In the background are farm buildings.
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Group of People on Porch

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Description: A young man, a woman, and a young girl pose on a porch of a two-story house.

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