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Alhannon Butt

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Description: Sixteenth plate ambrotype quarter-length portrait of Alhannon Butt with hand-coloring on cheeks. Alhannon was from Viroqua, the brother of Col. Cyrus Butt ...
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Woman Posed with Book

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Description: Sixteenth plate ferrotype/tintype of an old woman. She is seated with her hands in her lap and is holding a book. She is wearing a white bonnet tied with a...
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Agnes Sharp

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Description: A sixteenth plate daguerreotype of Agnes Sharp. The portrait is a full facing view of her head. Hand-coloring of gold details on choker.
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Katie Baker

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Description: Sixteenth plate ambrotype of Katie Baker. Seated figure facing front, wearing dress with short, gathered sleeves, off-the-shoulder, and a bead necklace. Ea...
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George Ransom Gardner

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Description: Sixteenth plate ambrotype of George Ransom Gardner. Half figure facing front and slightly right, wearing coat, tie, and stand collar. Hand-coloring on chee...
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Mrs. Curtis

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Description: Cased albumen print of Mrs. Curtis, niece of Mary Oakley. Half figure facing front and slightly left, wearing bonnet with large tied bow and flowers lining...
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Unidentified Man

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Description: Sixteenth plate ferrotype/tintype of unidentified man. Quarter-length portrait, facing forward, wearing suit and tie, with sideburn whiskers. Cheeks are ha...
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Lucinda Alice Putnam Perkins

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Description: Sixteenth plate ferrotype/tintype of Lucinda Alice Putnam Perkins (1812-1910). Quarter-length portrait, facing forward. She is wearing a print dress button...
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Unidentified Woman

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Description: Sixteenth plate ferrotype/tintype of a quarter-length portrait of an unidentified woman. She is facing front and slightly left, and is wearing a dark dress...
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George B. Burrows

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Description: Sixteenth plate daguerreotype of George B. Burrows of Madison, Wisconsin, brother of Frank W. Burrows. Quarter-length portrait. He is wearing a suit and cr...

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