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Egbert W. Gillett

Date: 1893
Description: Lithograph portrait of Egbert W. Gillett, who wrote Gillett's magic cook book in 1892 and founded the Northwestern Yeast Company in Chicago in 1893....
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W. K. Gillett

Date: 1894
Description: Lithograph portrait of W. K. Gillett, general auditor for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company.
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Bradford W. Gillett

Date: 1876
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Bradford W. Gillett, who was a teacher, shopkeeper, and principal of schools in Middleton, Belleville, and Avoca. He was active...
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Rev. H. Gilliland, D. D.

Date: 1878
Description: Lithograph portrait of Reverend Harrison Gilliland, around the end of his tenure as President of Galesville University.
Photograph

James Monroe Gillet

Date: 1845
Description: Waist-up portrait of James Monroe Gillet, around the time he founded the newspaper The Fond du Lac Whig.
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George Gillette

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait. Caption reads: "George Gillette. Born in London, England in 1811, died Swaledale, Iowa in December 1908. Farmed at Springfield Corners, Wisconsin...
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Nellie I. Gill

Date: 1923
Description: Portrait of Nellie Irene Gill, at the time she was employed as a teacher.
Photograph

Franklin Gilson

Date: 1883
Description: Photograph of an oil painting portrait of Franklin Leander Gilson, a lawyer, judge, and Republican politician. Painting was made by Robert Schade in 1883, ...
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James Monroe Gillet

Date: 1871
Description: Portrait of James Monroe Gillet, a lawyer and founder of the Fond du Lac Whig. Caption reads: "James Monroe Gillet, Born April 24, 1821. Married Emm...
Photograph

Martin James Gillen

Date: 1923
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Martin James Gillen, a lawyer, business counselor, political economist, writer, and philanthropist.
Photograph

Thomas Henry Gill

Date: 1877
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Thomas Henry Gill, a Madison and Milwaukee attorney, who also served the Wisconsin Central Railroad as tax and insurance expert...
Photograph

John L. Gillin

Date: 05 28 1942
Description: Caption reads: "Photograph of oil portrait of Prof. John L. Gillin painted by Christian Abrahamsen. Unveiled at Gillin farewell dinner at the Memorial Unio...
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General John Gill

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of General John Gill, sitting in a chair and holding a hat and umbrella. He was a Confederate Cavalry officer, grain exporter, and author o...
Photograph

Everett Gillilan

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Everett Gillilan, owner of Pioneer Motors, Incorporated, in Lancaster.
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Edward Gilley

Date: 1890
Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite of Edward Gilley, an English immigrant and farmer near Cooksville.
Photograph

Frederick Huntington Gillett

Date: 1919
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Republican politician Frederick H. Gillett. Caption reads: "Gillett May Succeed Mann. Photo shows Frederick H. Gillett of...
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Martin James Gillen

Date: 1923
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Martin James Gillen, Racine-born business leader, economist, and philanthropist.
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John L. Gillin

Date: 1943
Description: Portrait of Dr. John L. Gillin. He is seated behind desk and is holding a pen and his glasses. Dr. Gillin was a University of Wisconsin professor, author, ...
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Reverend James A. Gillespie

Date: 1870
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of a man seated, with a woman standing next to him. Caption reads: "Rev. Jas. Gillespie & wife. Preached in Necedah over 50 years ...
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Governor John Gilligan at Event

Date: 03 1971
Description: Group portrait of one woman and four men posing together. Caption reads: "NY RDD 3/1971. L to R: Marian Wright Edelman [civil rights activist and Yale boar...

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