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George W. Peck

Date: 1860
Description: Portrait of George W. Peck, 2nd Lieutenant, Company E, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry.
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George W. Peck

Date: 1860
Description: Studio portrait of George W. Peck standing next to a chair.
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Territorial Capitol and Construction of Second Capitol

Date: 1861
Description: Wisconsin Territorial Capitol (first in Madison) viewed from State Street. The back wall of the east wing of the replacement capitol (second on the site) c...
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George Hoyt

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Description: George S. Hoyt, an officer in S.W. Eaton's regiment.
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Pinckney Street

Date: 1870
Description: View overlooking Pinckney Street on the Square with the American Hotel in the background.
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Young Fred Dennett

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Description: Studio portrait of young Fred Dennett with his chin resting on his hand, taken in the late 1860's.
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Esther Smilie Vilas

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of Esther Green Smilie Vilas (born ca. 1819), the wife of Levi B. Vilas, a prominent Madison businessman, and the mother of...
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Charles and Harrie Atwood

Date: 1864
Description: Carte-de-visite full-length studio portrait of Charles David and Harrie Farwell Atwood, the sons of David Atwood of Madison, Wisconsin. They are posed on a...
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Sally Blair Fairchild

Date: 1862
Description: Sally Blair Fairchild, the wife of Jairus Fairchild, the first mayor of Madison, and the mother of Lucius, Cassius, Charles Fairchild, and Sarah Fairchild ...
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Boss Elisha Keyes

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Elisha W. Keyes (1828-1910) a prominent Madison attorney who was appointed Madison postmaster by Abraham Lincoln in 1861. From ...
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Madison Fire Department, Keyes Steam Engine

Date: 1901
Description: Keyes steam engine undergoing routine testing in front of Madison's old Central Fire Station, 10 South Webster Street. The water is being drawn from a cist...
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Professor W.W. Daniels, Geologist

Date: 1872
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Professor W.W. Daniels, University of Wisconsin geologist. Daniels worked as one of Increase Lapham's assistants during the Wis...
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William Allen

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Professor William Francis Allen.
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William H. Harrison

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Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of William H. Harrison, Assistant Surgeon, F & S, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry.
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George W. Honey

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Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of George W. Honey, Chaplain, F & S, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry.
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Cassius Fairchild

Date: 1865
Description: Three-quarter length carte-de-visite portrait of Colonel Cassius Fairchild, F & S, 16th Wisconsin Infantry, wearing his full uniform.
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Edward Devlin

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Captain Edward Devlin, Company E, 30th Wisconsin Infantry.
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Edward Devlin

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Captain Edward Devlin, Company E, 30th Wisconsin Infantry.
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George F. Dinsmore

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of 1st Lieutenant George F. Dinsmore, Company K, 30th Wisconsin Infantry.
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Edwin J. Farr

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Dr. Edwin J. Farr, Assistant Surgeon, F & S, 30th Wisconsin Infantry.

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