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Mortimer D. Leggett

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Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Major General Mortimer D. Leggett, a commander in the 78th Ohio Volunteers.
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John Pope

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Description: Engraved waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Brigadier General John Pope. At the start of the Civil War he commanded the troops in northern Missouri. From...
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Philip Sheridan

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Major General Philip Henry Sheridan. For his actions in the war he was able to quickly rise through the ranks, starti...
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A.P. Hill

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Lieutenant General Ambrose Powell Hill. At the start of the Civil War he entered into the service of the South as a c...
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David G. James

Date: 1865
Description: Studio portrait of David G. James holding a large, over the shoulder horn, and a hat.
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Edward A. Bass

Date: 1882
Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of Edward A. Bass wearing a shirt with winged collar and a necktie.
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Charles Fairchild

Date: 1860
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Charles Fairchild in uniform. He was a paymaster in the U.S. Navy.
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Colonel George E. Bryant

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Colonel George Bryant of the 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers. His hat is on a table next to him on the left.
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Mrs. Augustus A. Bird

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype. Head and shoulders portrait of Mrs. Augustus A. Bird. A pioneer woman who came from New York to Milwaukee by a team of horse...
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Cyrus Merryfield (?)

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Description: Three-quarter length ferrotype/tintype of Cyrus Merryfield from Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He faces front and is wearing a three-piece suit with striped ves...
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Daniel G. Stinson

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Description: Ferrotype/tintype of Daniel G. Stinson, Kings Mountain hero, of Chester Co., S.C. He is sitting in a chair and is wearing a suit coat and vest, and has his...
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Young Mary Upham

Date: 1866
Description: Head and shoulders vignetted portrait of Mary Upham, wife of William Upham.
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William Upham

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Description: Waist-up portrait of William Upham, sitting in a chair with his arm resting on a table. He has three medals pinned to his coat.
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John C. Frazee

Date: 1865
Description: Ferrotype/tintype of John C. Frazee, 1857-1929. Quarter-length portrait facing slightly left, wearing suit coat, vest and white shirt. Hand-coloring on che...
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Clara Demarel

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Description: Ferrotype/tintype of a full-length studio portrait of Clara Demarel standing in front of a painted backdrop. She is leaning on a prop pillar with a potted ...
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John Hall Mears

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Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite studio portrait of John Hall Mears.
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Harold Davis

Date: 06 03 1935
Description: Original caption reads: "Harold Davis, who had bad experience in Alaska and became influential as a colonist among the pioneers." He is standing outdoors, ...
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Mrs. Agnes Sandvik

Date: 1935
Description: Original caption reads: "Mrs. Agnes Sandvik (and children) a leader in the colony, both in early protest and early and subsequent progress. Caption with ne...
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Mrs. L.D. Ellexon

Date: 1935
Description: Original caption reads: "Mrs. L.D. Ellexon of Knik and dog Queen. She's only white woman in Knik, which once had 500 residents but is now a ghost village."
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Baseball Game

Date: 06 23 1935
Description: Original caption reads: "Foster, catching for the transients, and Karlovitch, batting for Anchorage, in the baseball game June 23."

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