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Unidentified Man

Date: 1847
Description: Sixth-plate daguerreotype. Waist-up portrait of an unknown man sitting in a chair. He is holding a cane in one hand, and is wearing a suit coat, vest, and ...
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James D. Butler, Jr.

Date: 1847
Description: Sixth-plate ambrotype. Waist-up portrait of James D. Butler, Jr. sitting in a chair. He has his arms crossed over his chest, and is wearing a jacket and a ...
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Marcus S. Pratt

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Description: Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype of Marcus S. Pratt. Served in Company G. 15th Regiment, Wisconsin. He is sitting in a chair with his knee propped up, with on...
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James K. Newton

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype. Three-quarter length portrait of James K. Newton sitting with one leg crossed over the other, one hand resting on his thigh,...
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Leander S. Miller

Date: 1860
Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype. Waist-up portrait of Leander S. Miller, facing forward. Corporal in Civil War uniform. Hand-coloring on cheeks, gold details...
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Unidentified Woman

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Description: Sixth-plate daguerreotype. Three-quarter length portrait of an unidentified woman, facing front. She is sitting in a chair, with one hand in her lap, and t...
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Unidentified Man

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Description: Sixth-plate daguerreotype. Waist-up portrait of unidentified man who is wearing a suit coat, striped vest, and a cravat. He is sitting in a chair with one ...
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Unidentified Child

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Description: Ninth plate plate ambrotype. The child is sitting, wearing an off-the-shoulder dress belted at the waist. Dark trim along hem. Hand-coloring on cheeks.
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Unidentified Woman

Date: 1860
Description: Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype. Three-quarter length portrait of a woman sitting in front of a painted backdrop. She is holding a straw hat in her lap. Hand...
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Howard Family

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Description: Sixth-plate ferrotype/tintype. Group portrait of three children standing in front of a painted backdrop. The two young girls are wearing matching jackets. ...
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Eunice Barrett

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Description: Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype. Waist-up portrait of Eunice Barrett. She is wearing a dark dress with a light-colored lace collar. Allegedly the mother of t...
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Truman Bartlett

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype. Three-quarter length portrait, facing forward, of Truman Bartlett, from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, sitting on a bench in fron...
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Theodore Bernhard

Date: 1879
Description: Sixth-plate ferrotype/tintype. Waist-up portrait of Theodore Bernhard, from Watertown, Wisconsin. Educator, member of the assembly in 1854. He is facing to...
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Mrs. Augustus A. Bird

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Description: 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 horse...
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Benjamin S. Campbell

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Description: Hollow-cut silhouette, facing left (proper right), of Benjamin S. Campbell. Born in Bedford, NH, died in Huron Co., Ohio. Sheriff of Courtland Co., and a M...
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Mary Smith Campbell

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Description: Hollow-cut silhouette, facing right (proper left), of Mary Smith Campbell (Mrs. Hugh Campbell). Born in Bedford, NH.
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Mrs. R.T. Connable

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype. Waist-up portrait of Mrs. R.T. Connable, from Madison. Hand-coloring on cheeks and lips. She is wearing a ribbon around her ...
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Mrs. Crandall

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Description: Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype quarter-length portrait of Mrs. Crandall, pioneer settler of Sheboygan Falls. She is wearing a dark dress with a white lace c...
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Colonel Peter Ege

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Description: Half plate ferrotype/tintype. Waist-up portrait of Colonel Peter Ege. Hand-coloring gold detail on buttons.
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Doctor John M. Evans

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype. Three-quarter length portrait of Doctor John M. Evans, from Evansville, Wisconsin, standing in front of a painted backdrop. ...

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