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William S. Hamilton

Date: 1880
Description: Photograph from an original painting of Colonel William (Billy) Stephen Hamilton, M. Smith Photography in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Son of Revolutionary War hero ...
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Frederick Jackson Turner

Date: 1884
Description: Portrait, head and shoulders of Frederick Jackson Turner, historian, scholar, and writer. As a freshman at the University of Wisconsin.
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Lyman Copeland Draper

Date: 1881
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Lyman Copeland Draper.
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Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr.

Date: 1880
Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. (1859-1936). Mr. McCormick was the oldest son of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884). He was ...
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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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Grover Cleveland

Date: 1885
Description: Studio portrait of Grover Cleveland around the time he first took office as president of the United States.
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Andrew Jackson

Date: 1880
Description: Portrait of Andrew Jackson from a daguerreotype.
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Rutherford B. Hayes

Date: 1881
Description: Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States (1877-1881). Born in Delaware, Ohio on October 4, 1822, he died on January 17, 1893 in Fremont, O...
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Chester A. Arthur

Date: 1885
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Chester A. Arthur, the 21st President of the United States. Arthur was born on October 5, 1829 in Fairfield, Vermont, and di...
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Joseph Horatio Osborn

Date: 1885
Description: Portrait of Joseph H. Osborn, a leader in cooperative and Grange movements.
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Portrait of John Bascom

Date: 1883
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of John Bascom.
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Reverend William Streissguth

Date: 1885
Description: Portrait of Reverend William Streissguth (1827-1915). Streissguth, a native of Lahr, Germany, trained at the Baseler Missionhaus and was sent by the Refor...
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John C. Freemont

Date: 01 1885
Description: Illustration of John C. Freemont, the first presidential candidate of the Republican party.
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Thure Kumlien at Work

Date: 1887
Description: Thure Kumlien at his work table in the Milwaukee Public Museum. Kumlien is surrounded by taxidermied birds and is at work stuffing another.
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Rear Admiral Melancthon Smith

Date: 1880
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Rear Admiral Melancthon Smith, U.S.N.
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Edward Singleton Holden

Date: 1881
Description: Cabinet card portrait of Edward Holden seated with his legs crossed.
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William H. Metcalf

Date: 1880
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of William Metcalf seated sideways in a chair.
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Portrait of Nelson Dewey

Date: 05 12 1889
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Nelson Dewey on a cabinet card. He is wearing a suit and has a long white beard.
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Governor Jeremiah Rusk

Date: 1883
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Jeremiah Rusk, the 15th governor of Wisconsin.
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Commander Russell and Staff at Dept. Reunion — Camp Logan at Omaha

Date: 09 1887
Description: Outdoor group portrait of six men sitting around a table in military uniform in an open field. On the table are pens, an inkwell, two cigar boxes and paper...

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