Wilson, Jessie (Mrs. Francis B. Sayre), portrait photograph, Nov. 24, 1913Due to his unique style and his extensive network of prominent contacts, Genthe was commissioned to take portrait photographs for…
Wilson, Woodrow, Mrs. (formerly Mrs. Norman Galt), portrait photograph, Feb. 16, 1915President Woodrow Wilson commissioned Genthe to take photographs of his second wife, Edith Galt, and enthusiastically praised the resulting portraits,…
Wilson, Woodrow, President, portrait photograph, Aug. 7, 1916President Woodrow Wilson would become one of several presidents to sit for Genthe’s portrait photographs, August 7, 1916. Wilson commissioned…
Window Display at Marshall FieldElizabeth Paepcke’s eye for design went a long way in convincing her husband to think seriously about the profitability of…
Wire Chairs Designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, 1952Wire chairs designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, 1952. A page from a chronology complied by Florence Knoll Bassett documenting…
Wisconsin Immigration BrochureCover of a brochure in German designed to attract immigrants to Wisconsin, 1868
Wislizenus, Friedrich Adolph PortraitPortrait of German-American botanist and doctor Friedrich Adolph Wislizenus.
Wollenberg painting, Gertrude Arnstein of Alaskan wildernessPainting of an Alaskan landscape by Gertrude Arnstein Wollenberg
Wollenberg, Louis and Fannie Kalischer, Castro Valley, California, 1871Louis Wollenberg and Fannie Kalischer, Castro Valley, California, 1871.
Woman at a soda fountain pouring alcohol out of a compartment in her cane, 1922Woman at a soda fountain pouring alcohol out of a compartment in her cane, 1922