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| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Head and shoulders oval framed portrait of John Muir (1838-1914). |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Waist-up portrait of Mrs. Roseline Peck, born 1808 - died 1898, the first white woman in Madison, Wisconsin. She was the wife of the first tavern keeper, E... |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | Lillian Sholes, demonstrating a prototype typewriter invented by her father, Christopher Latham Sholes. |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Formal full-length studio portrait of Elizabeth Therese Baird wearing a long, black dress. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Susan B. Anthony on her 50th birthday. |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Roseline Peck, born 1808 - died 1898, first white woman in Madison, Wisconsin. She was the wife of the first tavern keeper, Eben Peck. |
| Date: | 07 13 1872 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length studio portrait of N.B. Van Slyke at the age of 50 years. |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length portrait of Stephen Nicholas (1840-1901) of Chilton, Wisconsin. Stephen was a member of the Narragansett tribe. He served with Co. D, 1st ... |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length portrait of Professor Irving Roland. |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Robert B. (Alice Russell Hobbins) Porter posing for a waist-up formal portrait. She is wearing a light-colored lace dress with a lace headpiece. She i... |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Waist-up studio portrait of Publius V. Lawson, of Menasha, standing and leaning against a chair. Portrait was taken when he was a senior at the University ... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | A portrait of Thure Kumlien which was taken at a photography studio in Stoughton. |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length portrait of Carrie Lane Chapman Catt at about age 14. |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Carte-de-visite portrait of Bradford W. Gillett, who was a teacher, shopkeeper, and principal of schools in Middleton, Belleville, and Avoca. He was active... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Portrait of James Monroe Gillet, a lawyer and founder of the Fond du Lac Whig. Caption reads: "James Monroe Gillet, Born April 24, 1821. Married Emm... |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | Carte-de-visite portrait of Thomas Henry Gill, a Madison and Milwaukee attorney, who also served the Wisconsin Central Railroad as tax and insurance expert... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Carte-de-visite portrait of a man seated, with a woman standing next to him. Caption reads: "Rev. Jas. Gillespie & wife. Preached in Necedah over 50 years ... |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Luthera H. Adams, a Mathematics instructor at Ripon College. |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Vignetted semi-profile carte-de-visite portrait of William Adams, a theologian, educator, and co-founder of Nashotah House, an Anglican seminary. |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Joseph Ager, a farmer from Ripon. |
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