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Harwood, Brisbane, and Coffin

Date: 1853
Description: Half plate daguerreotype of E. Harwood, Dr. William Brisbane, and Levi Coffin, sitting in a row.
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Mary La Follette and her Children

Date: 1858
Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype of Mary La Follette and her four children, left to right, Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Josephine, William, and (standing) El...
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Dean Family Sleighing

Date: 1852
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Eliab Dean, an early Madison businessman, riding in a sleigh drawn by two horses with his wife Sarah Fairchild Dean and youn...
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Franz Massing, Wife and Child

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Description: Half plate ambrotype of Franz Massing with his wife, and daughter Frances. Massing was the founder of the Madison Mannerchor in 1870. The family is seated....
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Ludwig Boehmer, Christian Boehmer, Siegfried Mittelstadt, and Jacob Boehmer

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Description: Half plate ambrotype of (left to right) Ludwig Boehmer, Christian Boehmer, Siegfried Mittelstadt, and Jacob Boehmer standing in front of a painted backdrop...
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S.S. Pratt with Wife and Sons Phineas and Marcus

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of S.S. Pratt, his wife, and their two sons, Marcus on the right, and Phineus Warren on the left. Pratt and his wife are seated half ...
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Robert Marion La Follette with Brother and Sister

Date: 1858
Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of Bob La Follette with his brother William and sister Josephine. Bob and Josephine are seated; William is standing between t...
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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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Unidentified Men

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Description: Ferrotype/tintype full-length portrait of three young unidentified men wearing hats, sitting on a twig bench in front of a painted backdrop, facing forward...
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Family Group, Two Women and a Boy

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of three-quarter length group portrait of two young women, sitting, and a young boy, standing, all facing forward. The woman on the l...
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Family Group, Woman and Two Boys

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of three-quarter length group portrait of a woman, sitting on the right, and two boys on the left. The boy in the center is sitting, ...
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Elisha Burdick with Unidentified Man and Child

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Elisha Burdick with unidentified man and child. Men are seated, facing forward, wearing suits. Burdick on left, wears full bea...
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Sawyer Sisters

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Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype of five Sawyer sisters, Sylvia, Zernia, Anna, Artemus, and Cordelia. They are facing front, and are wearing striped or prin...
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Unidentified Woman with Two Children

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of a woman with two children. Three-quarter length portrait. The woman is seated, with her left arm around the boy, and is wearin...
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Unidentified Soldiers

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of three unidentified soldiers, members of Company K, First Wisconsin Volunteers. They are seated facing forward with their h...
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Burrows Family

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Description: Half plate daguerreotype of the Burrows siblings, children of Reverend Baxter Burrows and Lydia Boynton Burrows of Montpelier, Vermont. Left to right: Flor...
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William D. Ash and Family

Date: 1861
Description: Half plate ambrotype of William D. Ash and his family. Left to right: 1. Helen Mar, later Mrs. E.P. Lamb in Roberts, Wis. 2. William H. Ash, later of Rober...
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Ansom Case, Mary, and Leroy

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of Ansom, Mary, and Leroy Case. Waist-up portrait, seated, facing forward. Mary is wearing lace fingerless gloves, and a dress with g...
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Group Portrait of Men and Women on Balcony

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Description: Half plate daguerreotype of fourteen people, seven men and seven women, posing behind a balcony balustrade, with a paisley-bordered blanket or shawl draped...
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Three Woodland Indian Men

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of three Woodland Native Americans. Full-length group portrait in front of a painted classical garden studio backdrop. They a...

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