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Men Dressed as Minstrels

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Description: Eight men posing together dressed as minstrels in blackface makeup.
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Lutie Frantz in Nude Flexing Back

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Description: Male nude flexing back muscles, identified as probably Lutie Frantz.
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By the Piano

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Description: Two women and a man posing by a piano.
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Portrait of Man with Moustache

Date: 1897
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of a man with a long moustache, possibly Brockwau.
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Portrait of Man with Beard

Date: 1897
Description: Studio portrait of a seated man with beard.
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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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Studio Portrait of Man in Suit

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated man with a moustache in a sweater, vest, and suit coat.
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Portrait of Man with Small Beard

Date: 1897
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of man in clerical collar, facing slightly to right, with deep set eyes and long goatee.
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Couple with Small Child in Yard

Date: 1898
Description: Man, woman, and small child posing standing in a yard in front of a frame house.
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Small Girl in Coffin

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Description: Small girl in a casket which is standing upright against a wall. There is a man standing on the left nearby.
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Man with Calf and Cow

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Description: A man stands on a road in front of a wire fence and field, and holds the end of a rope tied around the neck of a calf.
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Portrait of Eight Women and One Man

Date: 1899
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of eight women, three of whom are sitting, and one seated man.
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Portrait of Five Men

Date: 1895
Description: Group portrait of five men in front of a painted backdrop. Two men are sitting; all the men are wearing hats.
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Relaxation on Hammocks

Date: 1898
Description: Men and women sitting in two hammocks. The people pictured are Julia Murray Ormsby, Fred Werner, and R. Effie (Ettie) Meinhold.
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Men in Headdresses

Date: 05 1913
Description: Group of a dozen men mugging for the camera. Poster on the wall advertises a "Grand Picnic and Dance in Miller's Bowery, Caroline, Wis., Sunday, May 18th 1...
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Portrait of the Petersons

Date: 1899
Description: Indoor view of an elderly man posing sitting in a chair, and an elderly woman standing. They are probably in a bedroom. Perhaps the Peterson family.
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Studio Portrait of Men with Cigars

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait of Jake Hubert (wearing the watch chain), and another man, both smoking cigars and wearing hats and standing in front of a painted backdrop...
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Church Choir

Date: 1898
Description: A woman plays the organ, while two women, wearing hats, and three men, gather behind her, holding song books. They are enclosed by a low, circular railing;...
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Leslie Werner Repair Shop

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Description: Interior of the Leslie Werner Repair Shop. A worker is repairing a violin and there are many bicycle rims and parts in view.
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Studio Portrait of Jule and Joe Hubert

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait of Jule (in overalls) and Joe Hubert. Both men are holding cigars and are wearing tilted hats in front of a painted backdrop.

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