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Kravig/Kravik Boys

Date: 1868
Description: Studio portrait of the Kravig/Kravik sons, one seated and one standing.
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Kravig/Kravik Girls

Date: 1868
Description: Studio portrait of the Kravig/Kravik daughters, one seated and one standing.
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Nettie McCormick and Son Robert

Date: 1864
Description: Oval-framed portrait of Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923), and her son Robert (1863-1865). Nettie, a well-known philanthropist, was the wife of Chicago i...
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Mary Virginia McCormick

Date: 10 10 1883
Description: Portrait of Mary Virginia McCormick (1861-1941). Mary Virginia was the daughter of Chicago industrialist and inventor, Cyrus Hall McCormick.
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Stanley McCormick Portrait

Date: 1880
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a boy standing and resting his hand on a chair, possibly Stanley McCormick (1874-1947). He is posing in what appears to be a...
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James Dorman Davidson Portrait

Date: 1880
Description: James Dorman Davidson (1810-1882) sits in profile in a plush chair for a studio portrait in front of a backdrop. He is wearing a wide hat, suit jacket, bow...
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Anita McCormick as a Young Girl

Date: 1870
Description: Studio portrait of Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954) seated on a prop rock outcropping. She is wearing a dress with a sash over her shoulder, with legging...
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Henry H. Bennett and his Sister Sarah

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Description: Studio portrait of Henry H. and Sarah Bennett. Henry is wearing the uniform of Company E, 12th Wisconsin Volunteers.
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Robert Hill

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Description: Three-quarter length carte-de-visite portrait of Captain Robert Hill, Company C, 1st Wisconsin Infantry.
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Charles Witte

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Captain Charles Witte from Company E of the 27th Wisconsin Infantry, standing in uniform with sword on his left sid...
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Lewis S. Burton

Date: 1862
Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Captain Lewis S. Burton, Company B, 30th Wisconsin Infantry, standing in full uniform with his sword on his left si...
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Mary Lambert Allen

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Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of Mary Lambert Allen. She is turned toward the left, and is wearing a dark-colored lace shawl over a light-colored dr...
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Unidentified Woman

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Description: Oval-framed quarter-length portrait of a woman. She is wearing earrings, a dress with fringe at the shoulders, and a tiara. She has a pompadour hairstyle w...
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Carrie Lane Chapman Catt

Date: 1873
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Carrie Lane Chapman Catt at about age 14.
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Bradford W. Gillett

Date: 1876
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Bradford W. Gillett, who was a teacher, shopkeeper, and principal of schools in Middleton, Belleville, and Avoca. He was active...
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Emma Abbott

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Description: Vignetted quarter-length semi-profile carte-de-visite portrait of opera singer Emma Abbott as a youth. Caption reads: "To my darling little mother."
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Luthera H. Adams

Date: 1874
Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Luthera H. Adams, a Mathematics instructor at Ripon College.
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George Adamson

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Description: Quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of George Adamson, a farmer and nephew of Harriet Lucinda Adamson Fox.
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King Alfonso XII and Queen Maria de las Mercedes

Date: 1925
Description: Oval framed quarter-length profile carte-de-visite portrait of Alfonso XII and Maria de las Mercedes, the King and Queen of Spain.
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Edward P. Allis

Date: 1875
Description: Carte-de-visite quarter-length portrait of Edward Phelps Allis, an industrialist who formed the Edward P. Allis Company in Milwaukee, initially manufacturi...

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