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Abraham Lincoln

Date: 08 13 1860
Description: Portrait of Abraham Lincoln before he grew a beard, taken from an ambrotype.
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Grover Cleveland

Date: 1885
Description: Studio portrait of Grover Cleveland around the time he first took office as president of the United States.
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Milwaukee Journal Photographer

Date: 1950
Description: Milwaukee Journal photographer with display of cameras and flash units. He is dramatically demonstrating the use of flash powder.
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Cornelius Wheeler

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Description: Ferrotype/tintype portrait of Corporal Cornelius Wheeler of Company I of the 2nd Wisconsin Regiment. Standing, facing forward with arms folded, in full uni...
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Robert B.L. Murphy

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Robert B.L. Murphy. Robert Brady Lawrence Murphy was born on December 5, 1901 at 711 Langdon Street in Madison, Wisconsin. H...
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Henry Aaron as a Rookie

Date: 03 18 1954
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Milwaukee Braves outfielder Henry "Hank" Aaron in his baseball uniform. 1954 was Aaron's rookie season.
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Portrait of Reverend Andrew L. Dahl

Date: 1910
Description: A studio portrait of the Reverend Andrew L. Dahl, minister in the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church, from around 1910. Dahl was born in Valdres, Norway...
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Portrait of Reverend Andrew L. Dahl

Date: 1885
Description: Studio portrait of the Reverend Andreas Larsen Dahl, pastor of the Holden Lutheran Church in Mt. Morris, Waushara County, Wisconsin, from 1883 to 1912. Dah...
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Young Andreas Larsen Dahl

Date: 1860
Description: Studio portrait of the young Andreas Larsen Dahl taken in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway, before he immigrated to the United States in 1869. Dahl was born ...
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Gjertrud Amundsen Dahl

Date: 1878
Description: Gjertrud Amundsen Dahl, the wife of Andrew Dahl, in a studio portrait taken by her husband. The reverse of the photograph reads "A.L. Dahl, Landscape Photo...
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Frank Lloyd Wright

Date: 1924
Description: Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright seated on a drafting table possibly in his office at Taliesin. Wright is holding a cane and is in front of a large model of...
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Frederick Jackson Turner

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Frederick Jackson Turner.
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Portrait of Woman in Bonnet

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated woman wearing a bonnet.
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Portrait of Woman in Fur Coat

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Description: Studio portrait of a standing woman wearing a fur coat and fur muff, possibly Julia Schnurr or Snurr. Standing with draped support on left, with painted b...
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Portrait of Man in Suit with Hat

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated young man in a striped suit jacket and vest holding his hat in hand. He wears a collarless shirt with fabric tucked around his ...
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Studio Portrait of Man in Suit

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated man with a moustache in a sweater, vest, and suit coat.
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Robert La Follette, Sr. and Jr.

Date: 12 1906
Description: Formal seated portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., with Robert M. La Follette, Jr. standing by his side. This portrait was taken in Madison at the end o...
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Portrait of Susie Ammundsen

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Description: A portrait of Susie Ammundsen, the sister of Gjertrud A. Dahl.
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J. Robert Taylor

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Description: J. Robert Taylor, the first photographer for the Milwaukee Journal, poses in a formal portrait, standing with his pipe. He wears a cravat style tie ...
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Governor Walter and Charlotte Kohler

Date: 11 05 1952
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr. and Charlotte Kohler, listening to the radio, kept a close tabulation of state and national election returns Tuesday night a...

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