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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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Old Abe Ferrotype

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Description: Ferrotype of "Old Abe," the bald eagle mascot of the 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War. The young bird has brown head feathe...
Painting

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 ...
Painting

General Josiah Harmar

Date: 1850
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of a painting of General Josiah Harmar. General Harmar fought for the United States against Native Americans in the 1780's and ...
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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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Painting of General William Irvine

Date: 1850
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of a painting of General William Irvine. The portrait shows General Irvine in his military uniform. General Irvine served as a ...
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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...
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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Erich von Stroheim publicity still for "The North Star"

Date: 1943
Description: Erich von Stroheim poses full-face in his costume as the German military doctor Otto von Harden in a publicity still for "The North Star." He wears a steel...
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Erich von Stroheim publicity still for "The North Star"

Date: 1943
Description: Erich von Stroheim poses with his right shoulder toward the camera in his costume as the German military doctor Otto von Harden in a publicity still for "T...
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Erich von Stroheim publicity still for "The North Star"

Date: 1943
Description: Erich von Stroheim poses with his right shoulder toward the camera in his costume as the German military doctor Otto von Harden in a publicity still for "T...
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Erich von Stroheim publicity still for "The North Star"

Date: 1943
Description: Erich von Stroheim poses with his right shoulder toward the camera in his costume as the German military doctor Otto von Harden in a publicity still for "T...
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Erich von Stroheim publicity still for "The North Star"

Date: 1943
Description: Erich von Stroheim poses in right profile in his costume as the German military doctor Otto von Harden in a publicity still for "The North Star." An office...
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Erich von Stroheim and Martin Kosleck publicity still for "The North Star"

Date: 1943
Description: Erich von Stroheim (left) looks warily at Martin Kosleckin in a publicity still for "The North Star." They are costumed as the German military doctors von ...
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Martin Kosleck and Erich von Stroheim publicity still for "The North Star"

Date: 1943
Description: Seated in a military vehicle are Martin Kosleck (left) and Erich von Stroheim in a publicity still for "The North Star." They are costumed as the German mi...

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