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Peter D. Thomas

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Description: Seated portrait of Peter D. Thomas (1847-1925) of Racine. Thomas was an escaped slave who joined the 15th Wisconsin Regiment during its service in Tennesse...
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Wingra Park Advancement Association Hall

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Description: Exterior view of the Wingra Park Advancement Association Hall, with a man and a woman posing in front of the building.
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Samuel S. Fifield

Date: 1875
Description: Portrait of Samuel S. Fifield, Wisconsin Assembly Sargent-at-Arms.
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Bartholomew Ringle

Date: 1870
Description: Portrait of Wisconsin politician Bartholomew Ringle. Ringle served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly as well as mayor of Wausau.
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Mary Ferguson La Follette

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Description: Portrait of Mary Ferguson La Follette.
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William Sanderson McCormick

Date: 1865
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of William Sanderson McCormick (1815-1865).
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Miles Trowbridge

Date: 1865
Description: Oval quarter-length portrait of Miles Trowbridge in military uniform.
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William Hormusen

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William Hormusen, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery.
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John Crossman

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait in front of a painted backdrop of John Crossman, Company C, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, sitting with a musket across his...
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University Service Flag

Date: 1918
Description: The large service flag that honored all University of Wisconsin students who served during World War I on display in the Reading Room. The students themsel...
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Old Abe on a Plank

Date: 1870
Description: Old Abe, eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Old Abe is perched on a plank of wood with the American flag painted on it. The portrait is...
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William P. Lyon

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Description: Waist-up portrait of William Penn Lyon, a Wisconsin attorney, state legislator, and State Supreme Court justice (1871-1894). During the Civil War William P...
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Racine Light Guards

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Description: Oval group portrait of the Racine Light Guards posed in front of a painted background. Standing left to right: Arthur Mack, U.S. Grant (Corporal), Matthias...
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S.C. Johnson

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Description: Oval vignetted head and shoulders portrait of S.C. Johnson.
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Portrait of a Couple

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man and a woman. The woman is standing on the left and has her hand resting on the shoulder of the man ...
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Studio Portrait of Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman standing in front of a painted backdrop.
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Eleazer Williams

Date: 1858
Description: Ferrotype/tintype of Eleazer Williams (circa 1788-1858). He faces slightly left and wears a dark suit with stand collar. Cheeks and lower lip hand tinted...

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