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Henry Varnum Poor papers, 1873-2001, bulk 1904-1970

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9.3: People, circa 1893-1967

Pictures of people include portraits and informal views of Henry Varnum Poor, Poor at work, and making a life mask. Among the views of Poor are several by photographer Marjorie Content Toomer, including one of the artist's hands holding brushes and a palette. Other photogaphs are of Poor with friends, clients, juries, students, various groups, and family members. Photographs of individuals include friends, immediate family, and various relatives.
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Henry Varnum Poor Portraits
Henry Varnum Poor, circa 1905-1940s
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14-15
Henry Varnum Poor in World War II, 1943
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16
Henry Varnum Poor, circa 1940s-1960s
Oversized material housed in Box 13, Folder 4
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17-18
Henry Varnum Poor (Marjorie Content Toomer, photographer), circa 1920
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19
Henry Varnum Poor at Work
In the Pottery, circa 1940s-1960s
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20
Making a Life Mask, 1958
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21
Painting, circa 1910s
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22
Painting Murals, Department of the Interior (with Anne Poor), 1938
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23
Painting Murals, Pennsylvania State College, circa 1940-1948
Oversized material housed in Box 13, Folder 5
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24
Henry Varnum Poor with Others
Alaska (with M. R. ("Muktuk") Marston and Alaskans; aboard the
Ada
), 1943
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25
California, circa 1908-1917
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26
Clients (representative of Rockefeller Center, Mr. Billig, unidentified woman), circa 1933, circa 1965
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27
Friends (including Milton Caniff, Marcel Duchamp, Wharton Esherick, Burgess Meredith, and unidentified), circa 1926
Oversized material housed in Box 13, Folder 6
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28
Groups (high school class, Académie Julian [?], Town and Country dinner), 1905-circa 1910
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29
Juries (Art Institute of Chicago, Carnegie Institute, Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts, and unidentified), 1935-1937
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30
Parties at Crow House, 1965
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31
Students (Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center and unidentified), 1937
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32
Students with Poor's Ceramic Tile Mural at Unidentified School, 1956
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33
Henry Varnum Poor with Family
Sister, Mother and Other Relatives, circa 1893-1937
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34
Family Groups (with Bessie Breuer, Marion Dorn, Anne Poor, Josephine Lydia Poor, and Peter Poor), 1913-1960s
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35
Family
Breuer, Bessie, circa 1940s-1960s
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36
Dorn, Marion Victoria, circa 1910s-1923
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37
Poor, Anne, circa 1920s-1960s
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38
Poor, Candide, circa 1957-circa 1959
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39
Poor, Josephine Graham, circa 1930
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40
Poor, Josephine Lydia, 1951, circa 1930
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41
Poor, Peter, 1926-1930s
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42
Relatives [?], Unidentified, 1919
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43
Individuals, Identified, 1912, 1967
Terry Anderson
Mayfield
Martha Rhyter
Rosse children
Marjorie Content Tooner
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44
Individuals, Unidentified, circa 1930-circa 1950
Man
Children
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45
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
Classes and Students, circa 1946-1960s
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46-47
Faculty and Visitors, circa 1946-1960s
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48
Oversized Photographs of Henry Varnum Poor scanned with Box 8, Folders 17-18, 24, 27, 46-47, circa 1926-circa 1960
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