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Samuel Davis Sturgis II

Date: 1880
Description: Born August 1, 1861, Samuel Sturgis was the younger brother of Nina Sturgis Dousman. He attended West Point Military Academy and had a distinguished career...
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The Earliest Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

Date: 1848
Description: Studio portrait of Abraham Lincoln, from the original daguerreotype owned by his son, Robert T. Lincoln.
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Martin Norda, 15th Wisconsin Regiment

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Description: Three-quarter length seated portrait of Martin Norda of the 15th Wisconsin Regiment.
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Studio Portrait of William Tennant

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Description: Studio portrait of William Tennant sitting and wearing a suit and hat in front of a painted backdrop. He was a newspaper and magazine agent in Black River ...
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Barber in Barbershop

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Description: Portrait of male barber, Ken Garves, posing behind his barber chair.
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Portrait of Hugh Claiborne Adams

Date: 1894
Description: Carte-de-visite of a three-quarter length portrait of Hugh Claiborne Adams, age 18, dressed in coattails with his arm on the back of an elaborately carved ...
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Studio Portrait of European American Couple

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified man posing sitting on the left and a woman posing standing on the right.
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Charles J. Van Schaick

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an elderly European American man posing sitting. Identified as Charles J. Van Schaick.
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Harold Van Schaick

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young European American man posing standing with his right hand on the back of a chair on t...
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Man with a French Horn

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Description: Studio portrait of a European American man posing standing and holding a french horn.
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Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

Date: 1988
Description: A postcard with George H.W. Bush's face superimposed over the face of a woman standing next to a typewriter, desk and chair. The text reads: "GEORGE BUSH I...
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Publius V. Lawson

Date: 1876
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Publius V. Lawson, of Menasha, standing and leaning against a chair. Portrait was taken when he was a senior at the University ...

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