Photograph
Professor Davenport Fisher, Chemist
![Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Professor Davenport Fisher (1832-1911), Milwaukee chemist. After earning his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Heidelberg University in 1855, and before moving to Milwaukee, Davenport served for two years as Lieutenant of the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry, and four more years as a professor at the United States Naval Academy. Once in Milwaukee, he continued to practice chemistry and married Charlotte Ilsley, with whom he had three sons and two daughters. A handwritten inscription at the bottom of the image reads, "Davenport Fisher, 1870, chemist." According to a statement in the margin of the album, Davenport was "killed by [an] electric car [in] Milwaukee, 1911."](http://images.wisconsinhistory.org/700006060029/0606000199-l.jpg "Professor Davenport Fisher, Chemist")
| Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Professor Davenport Fisher (1832-1911), Milwaukee chemist. After earning his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Heidelberg University in 1855, and before moving to Milwaukee, Davenport served for two years as Lieutenant of the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry, and four more years as a professor at the United States Naval Academy. Once in Milwaukee, he continued to practice chemistry and married Charlotte Ilsley, with whom he had three sons and two daughters. A handwritten inscription at the bottom of the image reads, "Davenport Fisher, 1870, chemist." According to a statement in the margin of the album, Davenport was "killed by [an] electric car [in] Milwaukee, 1911." |
| Image ID: | 47653 |
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| Creation Date: | 1870 |
| Creator Name: | Sherman, W. H. |
| City: | Milwaukee |
| County: | Milwaukee |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Increase A. Lapham papers, 1825-1930 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 24 |
| Original Dimensions: | 2.5 x 4 inches |
| From album of portrait photographs collected by Lapham depicting scientists and artists, ca. 1860-ca. 1875. Images include portraits of geologists, botanists, sculptors, and authors. Photographer's credit on back reads, "W.H. Sherman, Photographer, 385 Main Street, Milwaukee." |
| Clothing and dress |
| Teachers |
| Ephemera |
| Beards |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Portrait photography |
| Scientists |
| Moustache |
| Eyeglasses |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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