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Philetus Sawyer

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Description: Philetus Sawyer (1816-1900), lumberman and politician from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This salted-paper print depicts him in 1861 during his second term in the W...
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Leonard J. Farwell

Date: 1860
Description: Leonard J. Farwell (1819-1889), Madison businessman-promoter and Wisconsin's only Whig governor (1852-1854). When this salted paper portrait was taken, Far...
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Louis P. Harvey

Date: 1860
Description: Portrait of Republican Louis P. Harvey, while he was Wisconsin secretary of state (1860-1861). Harvey became governor in January, 1862, but drowned in the ...
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Perry H. Smith

Date: 1858
Description: Oval quarter-length portrait of Perry H. Smith.
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Morgan L. Martin

Date: 1858
Description: Morgan L. Martin (1805-1887), Wisconsin lawyer, judge, politician, land speculator, and one of the leading figures in early Wisconsin history. Martin sett...
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Pinckney Street

Date: 1859
Description: Madison's Pinckney Street, with the Capitol Park in the foreground and Farwell's octagon house and Lake Monona in the distance. This view has been various...
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Lt. Col. Edward M. Bartlett

Date: 1863
Description: Standing portrait of Edward M. Bartlett, lieutenant colonel of the 30th Wisconsin, taken during the regiment's assignment at Camp Randall, 1862-1864.
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Cassius Fairchild

Date: 1859
Description: Portrait of Cassius Fairchild of Madison, the eldest son of Jairus Fairchild, about 1859. At this time he assumed responsibility for a large part of the fa...
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Lucius Fairchild

Date: 1864
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Colonel Lucius Fairchild in Madison, probably after the loss of his arm at Gettysburg. This portrait can be dated as ...
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2nd Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: Stereograph view of the East Wing of the 2nd Wisconsin State Capitol built in Madison, also showing the pathway to the door then considered to be the front...
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View down Pinckney Street from East Main Street

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Description: View down Pinckney Street to Lake Monona from East Main Street. Saint Julien Billiard Room (Fairchild Block) is in the foreground at right. Horses and carr...
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William H. Seward

Date: 09 12 1860
Description: William H. Seward, U.S. Senator from New York and Secretary of State, photographed by Fuller in Madison during a Presidential campaign stop in Madison in 1...
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Second and Third Capitols and Wisconsin Avenue

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Description: A view looking south down Wisconsin Avenue toward the Capitol Square where portions of the second and third Wisconsin State Capitols are visible. This pers...
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View down Pinckney Street from East Main

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Description: View down Pinckney Street to Lake Monona from East Main Street. Saint Julien Billiard Room (Fairchild Block) is in the foreground at right. Horses and carr...
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View of Wisconsin State Capitol and Bascom

Date: 1862
Description: Stereograph from Spaight Street neighborhood looking toward Capitol and Bascom Hall.
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South Wisconsin Avenue and West Main Street

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Description: South Wisconsin Avenue and West Main Street. Lake Monona is in the background and the Lucius Fairchild and David Atwood houses are at the upper left. The r...
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Territorial Capitol and Construction of Second Capitol

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Description: Wisconsin Territorial Capitol (first in Madison) viewed from State Street. The back wall of the east wing of the replacement capitol (second on the site) c...
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South Pinckney Street

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Description: South Pinckney Street as photographed by Fuller from the Wisconsin State Capitol roof. In the center are several wooden structures dating from Madison's ea...
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View over South Hall

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Description: Stereograph over South Hall on the University of Wisconsin campus toward Monona Bay.
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Bascom Hall

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Description: Stereograph from Wisconsin State Capitol of State Street and the University of Wisconsin, including Bascom Hall, and North and South Hall.

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