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Ole Bull

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Description: World-renowned Norwegian violinist Ole Bull shown here with his violin under his arm. Bull was good friends with University of Wisconsin Professor Rasmus A...
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Henry Ford

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Henry Ford.
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William Rockefeller

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of William "Old Bill" Rockefeller, father of John D. Rockefeller.
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John D. Rockefeller

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Description: Head and shoulders profile portrait of a young John D. Rockefeller, taken around the time he began to make his mark as an oil baron.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

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Description: Portrait of Philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
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John Pierpont (J.P.) Morgan

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of banker and philanthropist, J.P. Morgan.
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Edward Salomon

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Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of Edward Salomon wearing a suit and tie.
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David R. Obey

Date: 2000
Description: Official portrait of Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey.
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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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William Wesley Young

Date: 1892
Description: Head and shoulders profile portrait of William Wesley Young. Young started the student newspaper, the "Daily Cardinal." He was also the University of Wisco...
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Victor L. Berger

Date: 1925
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Victor Berger.
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Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

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Description: Two portraits of President George H.W. Bush. One caption on the reverse reads:"President Bush presides at a meeting of his Cabinet in the White House." The...
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Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

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Description: Two portraits of George H.W. Bush. One caption on the reverse reads: "Grandfather explains a few things about life to his granddaughter in a meeting at the...
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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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Publius V. Lawson

Date: 1920
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Publius V. Lawson.
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Harrison Reed

Date: 1895
Description: Quarter-length vignetted portrait of Harrison Reed. Inscription at bottom of print reads, "Harrison Reed. After 30 years experience, 'a fool among fools.'"
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Edward John Brumder, Jr.

Date: 05 1952
Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of Edward Brumder, Jr. He is wearing a suit coat and bow tie.
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Herman Sachtjen

Date: 1911
Description: Waist-up portrait of Herman Sachtjen, a Wisconsin Republican member of the State Assembly and Wisconsin Circuit Court judge. He graduated from the Universi...
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James Monroe Gillet

Date: 1845
Description: Waist-up portrait of James Monroe Gillet, around the time he founded the newspaper The Fond du Lac Whig.

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