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Elbridge F. Ayer and Mary D. Ayer

Date: 1845
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Elbridge F. and Mary D. Ayer. Seated three-quarter figures, man on left, woman on right. Elbridge wears suit, vest and bow tie...
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Henry Bowers

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of Henry Bowers. Seated half figure facing front with arm on chair back, wearing beard and moustache, and Civil War coat with...
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James W. Gorum

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of James W. Gorum in front of a painted backdrop. Seated three-quarter figure with beard and mustache, facing front with elbo...
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Timothy Burns

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Timothy Burns. Quarter figure facing front and slightly right, wearing coat, vest, stand collar, and tie with long tails. Burn...
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Adam Beatty Washington

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype waist-up portrait of Adam Beatty Washington. He is wearing a suit, vest, and necktie. Hand-coloring on cheeks.
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Lieutenant Daniel Webster

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype. Waist-up portrait of Lieutenant Daniel Webster, 1st Wisconsin Battery, Light Artillery. Hand-coloring on cheeks and epaulett...
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L. Farr and E. Allen

Date: 1840
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of L. Farr and E. Allen. The man is sitting and is wearing a suit, vest, necktie, and watch chain at his waist. The woman appears...
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Reverend C.J. Hendley

Date: 1847
Description: Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype quarter-length profile portrait of Reverend C.J. Hendley. Episcopal clergyman. Married to Jane Olive Kimball, July 20, 1865 i...
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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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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 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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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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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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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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Alfred Fessenden

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Description: Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype. Waist-up portrait of Alfred Fessenden, Company C, 32nd Volunteers (Dec. 2, 1842-Nov. 23, 1883). Served under Capt. Carlton. ...
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Ceylon Childs Lincoln

Date: 1868
Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype of Ceylon Childs Lincoln. Full-length seated pose facing 45 degrees to the right, with left arm on cloth covered table and ...

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