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Daughters of Lucius Fairchild

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Description: Portrait of, from left to right, Mary, Salley, and Carol Fairchild, daughters of Lucius Fairchild.
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Lucius Fairchild

Date: 1870
Description: Waist-up portrait of Lucius Fairchild during his tenure as Secretary of State of Wisconsin. Fairchild's arm was amputated after he was injured at the Battl...
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Lucuis Fairchild Funeral

Date: 05 26 1896
Description: Military honor guard standing outdoors at the funeral of former Governor and Civil War hero Lucius Fairchild, which was held at the Wisconsin State Capitol...
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Lucius Fairchild with Dinner Guests

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Description: Lucius Fairchild in his dining room with guests, one of which is GAR Commander-in-chief, General Bryant. Fairchild, a Republican, was the 10th governor of...
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Fairchild House

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the Fairchild House at 302 South Wisconsin Avenue (renamed Monona Avenue in 1877) at W. Wilson St. near Lake Monona. The house was constru...
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Cordelia A.P. Harvey

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Cordelia Harvey wearing a hooded cape.
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Mrs. Nathaniel Dean

Date: 1860
Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Harriet Morrison Dean, the wife of Nathaniel Dean of Madison. Mrs. Dean was born in Dodgeville in 1829, moved to Ma...
Document

Athenaean Society Certificate

Date: 1857
Description: Membership certificate of the Athenaen Society of the University of Wisconsin presented to Charles Fairchild in 1857. The society was a student literary an...
Document

Dane Cavalry Festival

Date: 12 30 1859
Description: Printed invitation from the Dane Cavalry militia company in Atwood's Hall.
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Frances Bull Fairchild and Caryl Fairchild

Date: 1895
Description: Frances (Bull) Fairchild (1845-1924), right, wife of Wisconsin Governor Lucius Fairchild, and her daughter Caryl (b. 1875), probably Madison, WI. Both are ...
Manuscript

Unpaid Bill

Date: 11 18 1857
Description: Unpaid bill in the amount of $5,000, owed by Jairus Fairchild, President of Watertown and Madison Railroad, to Bank of the Republic.
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Lucius Fairchild

Date: 1860
Description: Pre-Civil War portrait of Lucius Fairchild wearing a hat.
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Lucius Fairchild

Date: 1855
Description: Portrait of Lucius Fairchild as a young man.
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General T.S. Allen

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Description: Studio portrait of Gen. T.S. Allen in uniform. He is standing with one hand on an ornate chair.
Manuscript

Fairchild Parole Document

Date: 07 02 1863
Description: Parole document issued to Colonel Lucius Fairchild of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg after being wounded on the first day...
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Charles Fairchild

Date: 1860
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Charles Fairchild in uniform. He was a paymaster in the U.S. Navy.
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Captain George H. Otis

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Description: Vignetted head and shoulders civil war portrait of George Otis.

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