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Mary Ann Hall McCormick

Date: 1850
Description: Portrait of Mary Ann Hall McCormick (1780-1853), wife of Robert McCormick (1780-1846). Mary Ann and Robert McCormick were the parents of inventor and indus...
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Oscar Rennebohm as a Young Man

Date: 1912
Description: Oscar Rennebohm standing in front of the Badger Pharmacy on University Avenue. Behind him, across the street, the University of Wisconsin Physical Plant c...
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Flom Hotel

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Description: People standing on the front porch of the Flom Hotel on East Main Street.
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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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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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Stanley McCormick

Date: 1884
Description: Studio portrait of a young boy, possibly Stanley McCormick. He is leaning against what appears to be a fake rock formation, and is wearing a suit jacket, n...
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Portrait of a Boy

Date: 1868
Description: Studio portrait of a boy, possibly Cyrus McCormick, Jr., with his arms crossed on a table. He is wearing a decorated jacket and necktie.
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Man and Woman Near a Rustic Bridge

Date: 07 04 1898
Description: A man sits and a woman rests against a tree near a rustic bridge. Several bicycles are parked nearby as well.
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George W. Honey

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of George W. Honey, F & S, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, standing, wearing clergy dress and holding a bible.
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Milo Seeley

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of 2nd Lieutenant Milo Suley, Company F, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, sitting in a chair an...
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Miss Scott

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Miriam Scott of Stockbridge, Wisconsin, a sister of E.W. Scott.
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Making Coffee

Date: 11 16 1925
Description: Abelessa, Chapuis and De Prorok make coffee.
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Hubert Humphrey Campaign Card

Date: 1972
Description: Hubert Humphrey presidential campaign card. He is shown walking hand is hand with his wife Muriel. On the back are listed his years in public office.
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Oxen at the Well

Date: 1929
Description: Three men working with an oxen to draw water from a well with a skin bucket. The well has a stone structure holding the pulley.
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Taking a Fish off the Hook

Date: 1950
Description: Close-up of a young girl wearing a bandana on her head sitting in a boat and removing a fish she has caught from the hook. Another girl is behind her holdi...
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Otto H. Leda

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Description: Ferrotype/tintype of a full-length portrait of Otto H. Leda standing. He is wearing a suit and necktie, and is holding a cane in one hand, and a hat in the...
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Elisha D. Smith

Date: 1865
Description: Studio portrait of Elisha Smith sitting. He is wearing a long coat and resting his arm on a table.

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