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Robert M. La Follette, Sr., as University Student

Date: 1879
Description: Stereograph portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., taken during his senior year at the University of Wisconsin.
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Mrs. Roseline Peck

Date: 1874
Description: Waist-up portrait of Mrs. Roseline Peck, born 1808 - died 1898, the first white woman in Madison, Wisconsin. She was the wife of the first tavern keeper, E...
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Old Abe Sitting on a Cannon

Date: 1875
Description: Old Abe, eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, perched at the end of a cannon looking left with the American flag in the background. Serve...
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Capitol Interior — Rotunda

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of view from a first floor hallway into the rotunda of the third Wisconsin State Capitol where a group of men are standing. Published specifica...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Rotunda

Date: 1870
Description: View of the only known view of the first floor Rotunda of the third Wisconsin State Capitol, a remarkable stereograph by Dane County photographer Andreas L...
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Interior of Grace Episcopal Church

Date: 1876
Description: Interior view of the Grace Episcopal Church, located at 116 West Washington Avenue.
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Interior of Grace Episcopal Church

Date: 1876
Description: Interior of Grace Episcopal Church, decorated with garlands. This may not be a photograph made by Dahl because the size of the stereograph is uncharacteris...
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Interior of Ole Bull Residence

Date: 1879
Description: The interior of the Ole Bull Residence at 130 East Gilman Street, featuring good views of Victorian furniture, carpeting, lamps (including a crystal chande...
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Mrs. Roseline Peck

Date: 1874
Description: Waist-up portrait of Mrs. Roseline Peck, born 1808 - died 1898, the first white woman in Madison, Wisconsin. She was the wife of the first tavern keeper, E...
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General Simeon Mills

Date: 1874
Description: General Simeon Mills. He was born in Norfolk in Litchfield County, Connecticut, in 1810, and came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1836. Simeon Mills was the ...
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The Honorable John Catlin

Date: 1874
Description: Waist-up portrait of the Honorable John Catlin.
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Colonel A.A. Bird

Date: 1874
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Colonel A.A. Bird.
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Professor W.W. Daniels, Geologist

Date: 1872
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Professor W.W. Daniels, University of Wisconsin geologist. Daniels worked as one of Increase Lapham's assistants during the Wis...
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Wisconsin Assembly Clerks and Employees

Date: 1877
Description: Composite of portraits of the men of the Wisconsin Assembly. Clerks and employees: 1. T.B. Reid, Sgt-at-Arms 2. W.A. Nowell, Chief Clerk 3. M. Knig...
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Presbyterian Church

Date: 1875
Description: Stereograph of the organ inside of the Presbyterian church. This site is now occupied by the Masonic Temple.
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Horatio Gates Howard Reed

Date: 1870
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Horatio Gates Howard Reed, member of the 1870 Wisconsin Assembly.
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Old Abe Perched on a Cannon

Date: 1875
Description: Portrait of Old Abe, bald eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Civil War Volunteer Infantry. He is perched on a cannon with his head turned to the left and t...
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr., as University Student - Anaglyph

Date: 1879
Description: Stereograph portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., taken during his senior year at the University of Wisconsin.
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Presbyterian Church - Anaglyph

Date: 1875
Description: Stereograph of the organ inside of the Presbyterian church. This site is now occupied by the Masonic Temple.
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Old Abe Centennial Stereograph

Date: 02 07 1876
Description: The "Centennial" stereograph of "Old Abe," eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Regiment, by J.M. Fowler, sold by J.O. Barrett in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ...

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