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| Date: | 1883 |
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| Description: | Photograph of an oil painting portrait of Franklin Leander Gilson, a lawyer, judge, and Republican politician. Painting was made by Robert Schade in 1883, ... |
| 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: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite of Edward Gilley, an English immigrant and farmer near Cooksville. |
| 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: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite of Hattibel [Harriet Bell] Merrill, who graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelors of Sci... |
| Date: | 1891 |
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| Description: | Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite of Laura L. Miller, who graduated from Sparta High School in 1887, attended U.W. Madison, and became an educator a... |
| Date: | 1881 |
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| Description: | Oval-framed waist-up portrait of Lars K. Aaker, a Norse immigrant, farmer, Civil War veteran and Minnesota state legislator. He emigrated to the United Sta... |
| Date: | 06 01 1899 |
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| Description: | Oval-framed quarter-length portrait of Johan A. ("J.A.") Aalberg, a member of the Typographical Union No. 106, and editor and publisher of The Madison l... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Oval-framed quarter-length portrait of Reverend Monseigneur Peter Matthias Abbelen, who was vicar general of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, and later spirit... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Pencil sketch portrait of Edwin Austin Abbey, a muralist, illustrator, and painter. He began painting a series of murals for the Pennsylvania State Capitol... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Posed portrait of opera singer Emma Abbott, leaning on a railing. Abbott was one of the most popular American opera performers of the 19th century. She was... |
| Date: | 03 09 1887 |
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| Description: | Stereograph view of a wooden house. Caption reads: "Birthplace of Emma Abbott, Kinzie St. Chicago, Ill. No. 51 Windows with open shutter - showing white c... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of a man wearing a hat and bolero jacket (chaquetilla). Caption identifies him as Fred Abbott of the Chic... |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | Lithographic portrait of the Honorable Abraham G. Adams, a boot and shoe salesman in Burlington, IA. His success in business led him to invest in the devel... |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | Lithographic portrait of Austin Adams, a lawyer who became an Iowa Supreme Court justice (1876-1892), Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court (1880-1892), ... |
| Date: | 1839 |
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| Description: | Facsimile engraving of a Gilbert Stuart painting of Abigail (Smith) Adams, wife of President John Adams and second First Lady of the United States. |
| Date: | 1861 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Charles Francis Adams Sr., Republican Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd distr... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Facsimile engraving of Charles Francis Adams Sr., Republican Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd district (1859-1861) and ... |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Charles Kendall Adams, president of Cornell University (1885-1892), and of the University of Wisconsin (1892-1901). |
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