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McCormick Family at Island Lake Camp

Date: 1888
Description: McCormick family group portrait at Island Lake Camp in Northwestern Wisconsin, owned by Dr. William C. Gray (editor of "The Interior") and the McCormicks. ...
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Harold McCormick and his Children at Walnut Grove Farm

Date: 1922
Description: Harold F. McCormick (with cup) and his children, left to right: Muriel, Harold, Jr. and Mathilde at the Walnut Grove farm in Rockbridge County.
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Richard M. Nixon

Date: 1930
Description: A portrait of highschool student, Richard M. Nixon, from the Whittier High School Annual.
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Siggelkow Family

Date: 05 30 1851
Description: Portrait of the Siggelkow Family of copied from a lost daguerreotype. In the back row from left to right are Augusta Scharlotte, Johann Adolph, Marie Louis...
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Young Horace Palmer

Date: 1867
Description: Studio portrait of a young Horace Palmer in uniform.
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Karlslyst Family Portrait

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Description: Quarter-length oval studio group portrait of six young people, three boys and three girls. The girls are wearing fancy dresses and the boys are wearing sui...
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James Sisters

Date: 1895
Description: Formal oval-framed group portrait of Vida James, Ada James and Beulah James. Ada James (center back) later became active in the Wisconsin Women's Suffrage ...
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Governor Julius P. Heil Greets Young Cadets at St. John's Military Academy

Date: 06 04 1939
Description: Left to right: Brigadier General Ralph M. Immell; Cadet Lieutenant Howard B. Woodside; Governor Julius Heil; Cadet Captain Henry Fromm; Col. Roy Farrand, h...
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Youth Council Delivers Christmas Donations

Date: 12 24 1966
Description: Followed by father James Groppi, their advisor, four members of the Milwaukee Youth Council of the National Association of Colored People (NAACP), are walk...
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Emma Abbott

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Description: Vignetted quarter-length semi-profile carte-de-visite portrait of opera singer Emma Abbott as a youth. Caption reads: "To my darling little mother."
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Abigail Disbrow Memorial Windows

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Description: View of a stained glass window trio, depicting women and girls. The memorial reads: "This window is erected in affectionate memory of Abigail Disbrow belov...
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Cynthia Adams, "Talenteen" Finalist

Date: 04 01 1963
Description: Overhead view of a young woman playing a grand piano. Caption reads: "One of 10 "Talenteen" finalists, Cynthia Adams, 15, of 3365 S. 69th st., perfo...
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Blanche Adams Willison

Date: 1911
Description: Oval-framed three-quarter length portrait of Blanche Adams Willison, daughter of E. W. Adams.
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Joseph and Jane Ager's Children

Date: 1868
Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of a boy and a girl standing together. The girl has her hand on the boy's shoulder. These are the children of Joseph a...
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W. W. Albers

Date: 1884
Description: Quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of William W. Albers, a Democratic politician and businessman. This image is from the time he was a student at the ...
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Fay Ann Albrecht

Date: 05 28 1941
Description: Caption reads: "Fay Ann Albrecht, 17, of Columbus, Wis., was selected for the "color girl" honor at presentation of the colors at Annapolis naval academy y...
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John Alden

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Description: Photograph of a painting of John Alden, the eldest son of Captain John Alden, at 13 years old.
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Edward P. Allis

Date: 1848
Description: Waist-up portrait of Edward Phelps Allis, an industrialist who formed the Edward P. Allis Company in Milwaukee, initially manufacturing milling equipment b...
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Margaret Marie Watson Allis

Date: 1848
Description: Oval-framed quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Margaret Marie Watson Allis, wife of Edward P. Allis.
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Gilbert Ross

Date: 1920
Description: Portrait of Gilbert Ross, posing with a violin. He was the son of University of Wisconsin-Madison sociology professor Edward Alsworth Ross. Gilbert was an ...

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