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Lucius Fairchild

Date: 1887
Description: Portrait of Governor and Civil War General Lucius Fairchild (1831-1896) by John Singer Sargent.
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Governor Nelson Dewey

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Governor Nelson Dewey.
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William A. Barstow

Date: 1856
Description: Portrait of Wisconsin governor, William A. Barstow 1854-1856.
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Governor Coles Bashford

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Description: Portrait of Coles Bashford, Wisconsin's fifth governor.
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Montgomery M. Cothren

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Description: Waist-up portrait of "Cothren, Montgomery Morrison (Sept. 18, 1819-Oct. 2, 1888), lawyer, politician, judge, b. Jerusalem, N.Y. He moved with his parents t...
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Henry Dodge

Date: 1836
Description: A detail of a full-length portrait of Henry Dodge.
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Henry Dodge

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Description: Portrait of Henry Dodge, first governor of the Wisconsin Territory.
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James Duane Doty

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Description: Portrait of Wisconsin territorial Governor James Duane Doty. Land speculator and judge, Doty engineered the selection of Madison as the permanent capital i...
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Benjamin C. Eastman

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Description: Waist-up formal portrait of Ben C. Eastman, 1812-1856. He was a Congressman from Wisconsin from 1851 to 1855.
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Orland S. Loomis

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Description: Painted portrait of Orland Steen Loomis in a suit and blue necktie.
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Moses Meeker

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Description: Portrait of Moses Meeker, lead miner and politician.
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Governor Alexander Randall

Date: 1862
Description: Portrait of the governor in the executive chamber.
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John W. Reynolds

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Description: Painted portrait of Democrat John Whitcome Reynolds.
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Edward Salomon

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Edward Salomon.
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Levi Sterling

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Description: Levi Sterling — "Born in Woodford county, Ky., Jan 2,, 1804. Arrived at Galena, March, 1826, and in May located near Mineral Point, Wis.; served as sheriff...
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Alanson Sweet

Date: 1856
Description: Alanson Sweet -- "Migrated from Owasco, N.Y. in 1835, to Milwaukee; was a member of the Milwaukee Union for the protection of settlers on the public lands ...
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Absalom Townsend

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Description: Absalom A. Townsend — "Born in New Jersey, Dec. 7, 1810. Settled near Gratiot's Grove, Wis., May 18, 1827; served in the Black Hawk war; filled various cou...
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George Washington

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Description: Waist-up portrait of George Washington, copied from the Athenaeum portrait by Gilbert Stuart, painted in 1796.
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Wisconsin Centennial Mural

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Description: Left panel of the Wisconsin History Centennial mural by William A. McCloy. Assuming a prominent place is Robert M. La Follette, Sr. He is standing in fro...
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Governor William Upham

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Description: Portrait painting of Governor William H. Upham.

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