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Rachel Lawe Grignon

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype, waist-up portrait of Rachel Lawe Grignon, daughter of John Lawe and wife of Pierre Bernard Grignon. Wearing heavy bead necklac...
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Girl with Bows in her Hair

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of a young woman with bows in her hair, a choker locket, a fringed scarf around her neck and a pocket watch around her waist....
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Portrait of an Elderly Woman

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Description: Waist-up portrait of an elderly woman wearing a brooch and daycap.
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Woman with Curls

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Description: Waist-up portrait of a woman with a lace collar and pin. The woman's hair is in ringlets, and she is wearing a bow on top of her head.
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Woman with Norwegian Collar

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Description: Waist-up portrait of an older woman wearing a Norwegian collar and a pin.
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Portrait of Young Woman with Veiled Hat

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated young woman wearing a hat with a veil and flower, a mink skin placed around the collar, and a double-breasted coat with gathere...
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Lucetta Case

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Description: Quarter plate tintype/ferrotype of Lucetta Case (1808-1884). Three-quarter-length seated figure wearing dark dress with white collar, and ribbons in hair, ...
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Shanghai Woman

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a woman from Shanghai in a traditional costume and holding a hand fan.
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Reverend Nils Otto Tank

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Reverend Nils Otto Tank, seated, facing front and to the right with left elbow on a table. Tank was a Moravian religious l...
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Elizabeth S. Jaques Upham

Date: 05 21 1850
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Elizabeth S. Jaques Upham (1815-1883), wife of Don A.J. Upham, Milwaukee Lawyer. The portrait is a three-fourths figure, hea...
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Unidentified Woman

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype. Waist-up portrait of a woman posing with her hands in her lap. She is wearing a white lace collar and a beaded necklace over a...
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Sawyer Sisters

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Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype of five Sawyer sisters, Sylvia, Zernia, Anna, Artemus, and Cordelia. They are facing front, and are wearing striped or prin...
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Lucy B. Blair

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Lucy B. Blair, seated, facing forward. She is wearing a fan front dress, lace collar, striped ribbon tied at the neck, and p...
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Chester Hamilton Burgess with Unidentified Soldier

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Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype. Full-length portrait of Chester Hamilton Burgess standing with an unidentified soldier. Both men are wearing Civil War uni...
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Mr. and Mrs. Oakley

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Mr. and Mrs. Oakley, parents of Mrs. Sylvanus Wade of Greenbush, Wisconsin. Waist-up portrait, seated, facing forward, with ...
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Katie Ruem

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of a young woman wearing a straw boater hat and a dress or blouse with puffy sleeves, and a high collar. A caption identifies her a...

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