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Jefferson Coates

Date: 1870
Description: Francis Jefferson Coates of the 7th Wisconsin who earned the Medal of Honor for bravery at the Battle of Gettysburg. Sergeant Coates was so severely wounde...
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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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Bennett Studio Interior

Date: 05 1912
Description: Interior of H.H. Bennett's studio gift shop with Indian souvenirs.
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Knudt Johnson

Date: 1865
Description: Tintype/ferrotype waist-up portrait of Knudt Johnson of the Dodgeville Guards, later known as Company C, 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Gold ...
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Hazelwood

Date: 1925
Description: View of a fireplace and mantle in Hazelwood, the home of Morgan L. Martin. Morgan Lewis Martin served as county judge of Brown County from 1875 until his d...
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Girls in YWCA Camp Bunks

Date: 07 06 1944
Description: Young girls posing on the top and bottom bunks at YWCA's Camparia Olbrich on Lake Mendota. In the upper bunk, left to right: Kathryn Eye, Barbara Fellows,...
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Caroline Stevens Keyes

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Caroline Stevens Keyes, the first wife of Madison political leader Elisha W. Keyes. The couple was married in 1854 and Mrs. Key...
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Colonel Charles S. Lovell

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Colonel Charles S. Lovell.
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General Cutler

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of General Cutler in front of a painted backdrop.
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Portrait of a Woman

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of unknown woman.
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Robert Hall McCormick

Date: 1875
Description: Oval framed studio portrait of Robert Hall McCormick (1847-1917), son of Leander James McCormick (1819-1900). He is wearing a suit jacket and necktie.
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Harold Fowler McCormick as Child

Date: 1875
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Harold Fowler McCormick as a young boy, (1872-1941) posing holding a hat with a large feather, and wearing a sash over his shou...
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Mary Virginia McCormick

Date: 1870
Description: Studio portrait of Mary Virginia McCormick (1861-1941) as a girl, seated and leaning on the arm of a chair. She is wearing a decorated jacket and a ribbon ...
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Cyrus McCormick, Jr.

Date: 1875
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. (1859-1936) at about age sixteen, wearing a necktie and suit jacket.
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Young Robert Novak

Date: 1952
Description: Journalist Robert Novak as a young man.
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Taliesin Studio

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Description: View of the drafting room at Taliesin, taken sometime after the fire in 1914. This view shows the raised ceiling and a large Japanese print from Wright's c...
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Battle Flag of Company F

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Description: Battle Flag of Company F, Second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, the "Belle City Rifles."
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P.G.T. Beauregard

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Description: Engraved carte-de-visite portrait of Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregrad.
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Hans A. Myhre

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Description: Waist-up seated oval studio portrait of Hans A. Myhre, a private in Company I, 15th Wisconsin Infantry in uniform holding a musket across his chest. The fo...
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Otis Elevator

Date: 1954
Description: A view of the ornate Otis elevator originally installed in the Historical Society building in 1900. This picture, taken on the second floor during remodeli...

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