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Charles L. Alverson

Date: 1882
Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Charles Lewis Alverson, a banker and businessman. He was head of the State Bank of Medford (1892-1916)...
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William Francis Allen

Date: 1879
Description: Quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of William Francis Allen, professor of ancient languages and history at UW-Madison. Dr. Allen had taught newly eman...
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William Francis Allen

Date: 1879
Description: Quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of William Francis Allen, professor of ancient languages and history at UW-Madison. Dr. Allen had taught newly eman...
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Sarah A. Leach Alden

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Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Sarah A. Leach Alden, wife of Levi Alden.
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Catherine Fox Adamson

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of Catherine Fox Adamson, daughter of Dr. William Fox and wife of Civil War captain Frederick Adamson. She was also the sis...
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Catherine Fox Adamson

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Catherine Fox Adamson, daughter of Dr. William Fox and wife of Civil War captain Frederick Adamson. She was also th...
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Catherine Fox Adamson

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Catherine Fox Adamson, daughter of Dr. William Fox and wife of Civil War captain Frederick Adamson. She was also th...
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George Adamson

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Description: Quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of George Adamson, a farmer and nephew of Harriet Lucinda Adamson Fox.
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Hattibel Merrill

Date: 1890
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...
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Charles Van Hise

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Description: A studio portrait of Charles Van Hise.
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Pecan Club, Sun Prairie Snowbound Party

Date: 02 1881
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of fifteen well-dressed men and women. Caption identifies them as members of the Pecan Club, attending the Su...
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Painting of "The Signing of the American Constitution"

Date: 1910
Description: Painting, in the Wisconsin State Capitol, of "The Signing of the American Constitution," one of four mural paintings by Albert Herter on the west wall of t...
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Sailboats on Lake Monona

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Description: View across water towards two men in a rowboat who are looking out at sailboats on Lake Monona. In the background is the far shoreline.
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Two Women in Casual Dress

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Description: Three-quarter length cartes-de-visite portrait of two women posing for a portrait in front of a painted backdrop. They are facing each other and holding ha...
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Two Women Posing for Portrait

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of two women standing and wearing dark dresses and hats. The woman on the left stands sideways, looking at the other woman, a...
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View of Tonyawatha House

Date: 1885
Description: View along shoreline towards Tonyawatha House and several outbuildings on Lake Monona. There is a long dock extending into the lake from a boathouse on the...
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James O. Davidson

Date: 1907
Description: Oval-framed quarter-length portrait of Governor James O. Davidson, Wisconsin's 21st governor. He is wearing a suit and tie with an upright collar, and a sw...
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Florence Bascom

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Description: Vignetted head and shoulders portrait of Florence Bascom.
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Emma Curtiss Bascom

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Emma Bascom. She is standing and posing with her arms folded on a cloth-covered table or chair, and is wearing a collar pin shaped lik...
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Andrew Dieringer

Date: 1866
Description: Portrait of Andrew Dieringer, a member of the Wisconsin Assembly.

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