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Daniel Smith Harris

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Description: Headshot of riverboat captain Daniel Smith Harris.
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Elmer E. Ellsworth

Date: 1861
Description: Portrait of Elmer E. Ellsworth, the first northern hero of the Civil War and the popularizer of the Zouaves style of military drill.
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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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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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Native American on Horse

Date: 1902
Description: Portrait of Native American on horseback. A similar photograph that appeared in the Williston Press, January 11, 1951, dated it as 1902.
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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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Edwin D. Henry

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Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Captain Edwin D. Henry, Company B, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry.
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Lewis Jones

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of Captain Lewis Jones from Company E of the 4th Wisconsin Cavalry.
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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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William P. Forsyth

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Quartermaster William P. Forsyth, F & S, 53rd Wisconsin Infantry. He was mustered out of service on May 11, 1865.
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Making Coffee

Date: 11 16 1925
Description: Abelessa, Chapuis and De Prorok make coffee.
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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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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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