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Portrait of Unknown Woman

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of woman sitting and holding a book upright in her lap next to a cloth covered table. She is wearing a shawl over her dress a...
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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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Lydia Remsen Draper

Date: 1850
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Lydia Remsen Draper sitting in a chair, (Mrs. Lyman C. Draper, Dr. Draper's first wife) and adopted daughter Helen, (died 1864...
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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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Henry A. Cooper

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Description: Ninth plate ambrotype. Full-length portrait of Henry A. Cooper, as a young boy, standing in front of a backdrop. He is wearing a coat, scarf, hat, and what...
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Henry A. Cooper, Drummer Boy

Date: 1847
Description: Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype. Three-quarter length portrait of Henry A. Cooper, as a young boy, standing in front of a backdrop. He is wearing a military...
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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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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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