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Fire Fighter Frederick Moessner

Date: 1858
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Frederick Moessner wearing a fireman's hat for Madison Engine Co. No. 2. He was one of the original members of Madison Fire Co...
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Governor Nelson Dewey

Date: 1848
Description: Half plate daguerreotype of Nelson Dewey (1813-1889). Waist -up, facing forward, wearing suit and with right arm resting on a surface. Dewey was Governor o...
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George Fairfield

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of George Fairfield, facing forward with torso turned slightly right, in a military uniform with rank stripes on sleeves.
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Edward P. Bridgman and Man

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype of Edward P. Bridgman (1834-1915) at left, and unidentified man at right. Two half figures sit on either side of a table on which a...
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Joseph Crelie

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype of three-quarter portrait of Joseph Crelie. Seated half figure facing front with right elbow on a table, both hands holding a cane ...
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Captain Eri Sherman Oakley

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of Captain Eri Sherman Oakley sitting in front of a painted backdrop. Seated three-quarter view of figure facing front but bo...
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James Hurd

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of James Hurd. Seated half figure with arm resting on cloth-covered table, wearing Union Army coat and cap, check patterned s...
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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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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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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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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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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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Esther Lomas and Unidentified Man

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Description: Full-length ferrotype/tintype of an unknown man, and Esther Lomas from Lancaster, Wisconsin, in front of a painted backdrop. The man is seated, and the wom...
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Louis (?) Luce (?) and daughter Louise (?)

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Description: Three-quarter length ferrotype/tintype of a seated man, thought to be Louis Luce, and standing next to him, his daughter Louise, from Stevens Point, WI. Hi...
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Daniel G. Stinson

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Description: Ferrotype/tintype of Daniel G. Stinson, Kings Mountain hero, of Chester Co., S.C. He is sitting in a chair and is wearing a suit coat and vest, and has his...
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Unidentified Civil War Officer

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Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype of unidentified Civil War Union officer. Full-length portrait of man standing facing front, with his hand inside his unifor...
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Unidentified Men

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Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype of two unidentified men. Three-quarter length portrait of the men sitting, facing forward, with their hands on their laps. ...
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Captain Peter Smith

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Description: Ferrotype/tintype of Captain Peter Smith. Full-length portrait, facing front, with body facing slightly right, with his left hand on the back of a chair. H...
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Alexander W. Collins

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of Alexander W. Collins in Civil War uniform, waist-up portrait, facing front. Top button and several lower buttons closed, c...

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