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John H. Fonda

Date: 1860
Description: Quarter-plate ambrotype. Three-quarter length portrait of John H. Fonda, settler in the Prairie Du Chien area. He is sitting facing front, with one hand in...
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E.O. Kimberley

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Description: Studio portrait of E. (Edwin) O. Kimberley wearing a hat and holding a musical instrument in his lap, possibly a trumpet. Kimberley was leader of both the ...
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Peter Larsen

Date: 1864
Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype of Peter Larsen in a Civil War uniform holding a firearm.
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Portrait of Charles Donohue and his Grandson

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Description: Portrait of the Honorable Charles Donohue, Mayor of New Richmond, Wisconsin, and his grandson, Charles III. The elder Donohue was born December 5, 1843 in ...
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Carl Gustaff Mellberg

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Carl Gustaf Mellberg.
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Governor Louis Harvey

Date: 1862
Description: Quarter plate ambrotype. Waist-up seated studio portrait of Governor Louis P. Harvey (1820-1862), facing front with torso turned slightly left.
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Colonel Robert Patterson

Date: 1850
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of a painting of Colonel Robert Patterson (1753-1827). Patterson was a pioneer settler to both Kentucky and Ohio. He served in ...
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General Ben Whiteman

Date: 1850
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of General Benjamin Whiteman. Quarter-length portrait of Ben Whiteman wearing a suit and necktie. Whiteman fought with General ...
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Colonel Cyrus Marion Butt

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype portrait of Colonel Cyrus Marion Butt (b. 1833) of Viroqua. Col. Butt is seated sideways in a chair with one hand in his lap and on...
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Lieutenant Albert T. Lamson

Date: 1863
Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype of Lieutenant Albert Lamson, taken at Falmouth, Virginia. Lamson is posed, in military uniform, seated and holding a sword ...
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Lieutenant Harlow Waller

Date: 1861
Description: Quarter plate full-length military portrait of Harlow Milton Waller, facing forward with right hand holding his sword at his side. The portrait is hand tin...
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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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Daniel Wells Jr.

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype of Daniel Wells Jr. The portrait is from waist-up of left profile, with some scratching and damage to the plate. Daniel Wells Jr. e...
Painting

Bland Ballard

Date: 1850
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of a painting of Bland Ballard (1761-1853). Ballard was a noted Kentucky pioneer, and also served as a scout for General George...
Painting

General George Rogers Clark

Date: 1850
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of a painting of General George Rogers Clark, as an older man. Clark is most well known for his role in the defense of the Nort...
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Colonel William Martin

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Col. William Martin of Tennessee. Williams was an early Tennessee settler who fought in the Indian Wars and the War of 1812....
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Don A.J. Upham

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Don A.J. Upham (1809-1877). Born in Vermont, Upham was a lawyer who moved to Milwaukee during the territorial period. The po...
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Captain John Gass

Date: 1850
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Captain John Gass, (1765-?). The portrait is waist-up, facing front but slightly to the left. He wears a vertically striped ...
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Edward P. Bridgman and Man

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype of Edward P. Bridgman (1834-1915) at left, and unidentified man at right. Two half figures sit on either side of a table on which a...
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Donnel and Wife

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Donnel and wife. Full figures, seated. Mr. Donnel wears a coat, vest, and tie, and has his left arm behind his wife. Mrs. Do...

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