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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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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...
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Dow L. Gunn

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Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Lieutenant Dow L. Gunn, Company F, 30th Wisconsin Infantry.
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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...
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Moses Kilgore

Date: 1880
Description: Portrait of Moses Kilgore.
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John Stevenson Natchy

Date: 06 09 1869
Description: Carte-de-visite quarter-length portrait of a man wearing a suit and bow tie. Caption reads: "Pupil of my mother's in A.M.A. [American Missionary Associatio...
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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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Child of Madeleine and Alfred Holt in China

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Description: This portrait is of either Arthur Wheeler Holt (b. 5-15-1921) or Barbara Ellen Holt (b. 8-12-1923). The child appears to be crawling with head up and arms ...

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