Photograph
Mrs. Augustus A. Bird
Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype. Head and shoulders portrait of Mrs. Augustus A. Bird. A pioneer woman who came from New York to Milwaukee by a team of horses in 1836, and from Milwaukee to Madison in 1837. She was the second white woman in Madison, and the wife of the architect and builder of the first capitol building in Madison. |
Image ID: | 121561 |
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Creation Date: | date unknown |
Creator Name: | Unknown |
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Collection Name: | Cased image collection, circa 1839-circa 1899 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | cased images |
Original Format Number: | PH 4195.204, Box 16 |
Original Dimensions: | 2.5 x 3.75 inches |
no case |
Indoor photography |
Pioneers |
Portrait photography |
Hairstyles |
Dresses |
Jewelry |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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