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Captain Nathaniel Rollins

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Captain Nathaniel Rollins (1832-1901). Half length portrait, standing, facing forward with left hand on hip and right restin...
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House, probably in Madison, Wisconsin

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype of a white house with dark shutters, probably located in Madison, Wisconsin. The house has a gable end at the left, with a portico ...
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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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View of a White House

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype of a view of a two-story white house, with its gable end facing forward, front door and two windows on the first floor, and two win...
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Caspar William Burmeister and Wife Elise Thimm Burmeister

Date: 02 21 1851
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Caspar William [Wilhelm(?)] Burmeister and Elise Thimm Burmeister on their wedding day, February 21, 1851. They are seated, ...
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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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Unidentified Man

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of unidentified man. Waist-up portrait. He is facing slightly to the left, torso forward. He is wearing a suit, white pocket ha...
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Ojibwa Man

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Description: Ojibwa man dressed in traditional Native American clothing with a blanket over his arm. He is holding a tomahawk.
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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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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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Three Sisters with the "H" They Made

Date: 1906
Description: Three wood workers are showing the "H" which they made out of birch logs. From left to right: Lucy Holt, Minnie May Rumsey and possibly Juliet Rumsey Stroh...
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George Holt Under the "H"

Date: 1907
Description: In the foreground is the bow of the Islander steam launch. George Holt, sitting in a clinker-built duck boat just beyond the launch, is holding the paddle ...
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Lumberjack Climbing a Tall Tree

Date: 1907
Description: View towards a lumberjack, wearing a hat, climbing a tall tree in silhouette against the sky in the background.
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Ed Brumder

Date: 1920
Description: Ed Brumder is sitting on the branch of a tree which has grown out over the water of Pine Lake. The far shore is in the background.
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Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

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Description: Photograph of a woodcut of the Eben and Roseline Peck cabin. It was built by or for Roseline, the first white settler in Madison. The drawing was inspired ...
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Iola Street Scene

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Description: View towards intersection of unpaved street. People are sitting in front of the entrance of a commercial building at the corner on the left, and there is a...

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