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Mrs. Hugh O'Neill
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Portrait of elderly Mrs. Hugh O'Neill, lying in bed after losing her life savings of $610, which had been in a bag pinned to her undergarments. 917 Chandler Street.
November 28, 1933
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
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Mrs. Thiel
September 28, 1933
Portrait of elderly Mrs. Thiel, Mrs. J. Randall's mother.
Mrs. Emma Winkelman and Lion Cub
May 8, 1933
Portrait of Mrs. Emma Winkelman holding a lion cub on her lap.
Interior of Dr. Walter H. Sheldon Residence
March 11, 1932
Bedroom of Mrs. Walter H. Sheldon residence, showing 4 poster bed and hobnail chenille bedspread.
Mrs. Mary DeRenzo
June 9, 1933
Mrs. Mary DeRenzo, "Dean of the scrub women's crew" at the Wisconsin State Capitol, holding the mop she used for thirty years.
Melvina Capron and her Radio
August 2, 1933
Melvina (Mrs. Samuel) Capron, 222 N. Bassett Street, listening to a radio and reenacting the night in 1923 when she heard that President Warren G. Harding had died.
Aranka Martinelli with Two of her Children
November 28, 1933
Aranka Martinelli with two of her eight children. Her husband, Felix, obtained employment through the CWA (Civil Works Administration) program.
