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Jesse R. Grant

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Description: Studio portrait of a relative of Ulysses S. Grant seated on a leather sofa. Writing on the photograph indicates this is Jesse R. Grant.
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Eliab Dean

Date: 1860
Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of Eliab Dean, (b. 1819 - d. 1900) an early Madison businessman. Dean came to Madison in the 1840s to work for his cousin, ...
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Springdale Township Cemetery Monument

Date: 1929
Description: This 17.5 foot granite monument was erected in 1901 to mark the location of a Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery in Springdale Township. A man is standing near th...
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The "Madeline"

Date: 1928
Description: Three men posed on the "Madeline." This is a Canadian trip hosted by Henry Woods.
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Sigurd Olson and Elizabeth Olson

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Description: Sigurd F. Olson (April 4, 1899 - January 13, 1982) was an American author, environmentalist, and advocate for the protection of wilderness. Sigurd and his ...
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William H. Pomeroy

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Drummer William H. Pomeroy, Company G, 13th Wisconsin Infantry, with drums.
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Amos A. Phillips

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of Private Amos A. Phillips, Company F, 16th Wisconsin Infantry.
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William D. Gleason

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of William D. Gleason, Company C, 22nd Wisconsin Infantry.
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John A.S. Verdier

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of John A.S. Verdier from Company H of the 27th Wisconsin Infantry. He is standing in full uniform resting his right e...
Print

Benjamin F. Butler

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Description: Head and shoulders engraved portrait of Major General Benjamin F. Butler.
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After the Amputation

Date: 05 19 1945
Description: Colonel Robert S. Allen, photographed in Germany only a few days after being wounded and captured by the Germans. It was a German surgeon who amputated his...
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Funny Papers and Alvin Steinkopf

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Description: Still wearing his pajamas, "Milwaukee Sentinel" editor Alvin Steinkopf reads the newspaper. The popular comic strip, "Gasoline Alley," can be seen on the ...
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Colonel Peter Ege

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Description: Quarter-length oval-framed portrait of Colonel Peter Ege.
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Colonel William Augustus Ray

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William Augustus Ray, who was with the 40th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. He is standing side...
Book or Pamphlet

Moses Kilgore

Date: 1880
Description: Portrait of Moses Kilgore.
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Thomas Nowell, 54 U.S.C.T. Co. T.

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Description: Carte-de-visite full length portrait of a young soldier posing next to a table. His hand is resting on what appears to be a book. The reverse of the card i...
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Wedding Portrait of Madeleine Wood and Alfred Holt

Date: 07 15 1920
Description: Wedding portrait of Madeleine Wood and Alfred Holt. They are standing close together on the stairs of a brownstone building, possibly a church or a court h...
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Mary Griggs and Theodore W. Griggs

Date: 1928
Description: Theodore Wright Griggs and his daughter Mary are standing on rocky ground with woods in the background. Mary is wearing a shirt, knickers, knee-socks and s...

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