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Augustin Grignon

Date: 1850
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype studio portrait of Augustin Grignon. He is seated, holding a tomahawk. The tomahawk, which could also be used as a pipe, was made...
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Elizabeth S. Jaques Upham

Date: 05 21 1850
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Elizabeth S. Jaques Upham (1815-1883), wife of Don A.J. Upham, Milwaukee Lawyer. The portrait is a three-fourths figure, hea...
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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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William B. Noyes and First Wife

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of William B. Noyes and his first wife. Two seated half figures facing front. Noyes wears a bow tie with long tail, and his wife wear...
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Woman, Probably Mary Oakley Hough

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of an unidentified woman, probably Mary Oakley Hough. Half figure facing front and slightly left, with right elbow resting on a s...
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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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Captain Nathaniel Rollins

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Captain Nathaniel Rollins (1832-1901). Half length portrait, standing, facing forward with left hand on hip and right restin...
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Unidentified Man and Woman

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of an unidentified couple. Waist-up portrait, facing forward. The woman is wearing a dark dress of fine fabric, watch key chain, ...
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Frank Miller

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Description: Ferrotype/tintype of a young Frank Miller. Full-length portrait, standing, facing forward, with one arm resting on a cloth-covered stand, with one leg cros...

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