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Moustached Man with Striped Tie

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Description: Waist-up portrait of a moustached man in a velvet collared jacket, plaid vest and a striped tie.
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Studio Portrait of Man, Woman and Girl

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Description: Studio portrait of a man sitting, and a woman and girl standing, in front of a painted backdrop.
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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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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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Reuben Gold Thwaites

Date: 1899
Description: Profile of Reuben Gold Thwaites taken in his home. This portrait was used as the basis for a painting by John Johansen of Reuben Gold Thwaites that resides...
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Greetings

Date: 1948
Description: Holiday card created by Wisconsin artist Alfred A. Sessler. The image is of Santa Claus (in the Sessler style) holding a bag of snow in one hand and a smal...
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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 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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Archie Case

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype. Three-quarter-length studio portrait of Archie Case sitting sideways in a chair, with right wrist over the back of the chair. Hand...
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Unidentified Civil War Officer

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Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype of unidentified Civil War Union officer. Full-length portrait of man standing facing front, with his hand inside his unifor...
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Unidentified Men

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Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype of two unidentified men. Three-quarter length portrait of the men sitting, facing forward, with their hands on their laps. ...
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Dr. Daniel Derendorf

Date: 1852
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Dr. Daniel Derendorf. Quarter-length portrait, facing slightly left, gaze forward. He is wearing a suit, cravat, and stand c...

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