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William D. Ash and Family

Date: 1861
Description: Half plate ambrotype of William D. Ash and his family. Left to right: 1. Helen Mar, later Mrs. E.P. Lamb in Roberts, Wis. 2. William H. Ash, later of Rober...
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Carolina Maria Field Knapp

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Description: Half plate daguerreotype of Carolina Maria Field Knapp (Mrs. John H. Knapp), seated, facing forward, with her forearm resting on a table on the left. She i...
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Man with Head on Table

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Description: Trick photographic portrait of a man standing next to a table and holding a pipe in his hand. On the table is a man's large head placed on a pedestal. He i...
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Drawing of the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1857
Description: Half plate ambrotype of a drawing of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Copy of the design by Samuel Hunter Donnel and August Kutzbock, Madison architects, showi...
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Group of Six Unidentified People

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Description: Half plate ferrotype/tintype of three men and three women. The men are seated in front, wearing suits, with their hands in their laps. The man on the left ...
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Portage City, Wisconsin

Date: 1856
Description: Half plate ambrotype of an elevated view of Portage City, Wisconsin. The view encompasses a wooden Gothic Revival church and steeple on the right, with a d...
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A Prairie Farm

Date: 1886
Description: View across field towards a farm, with farmhouse, barn, outbuildings, and fences. The photograph appeared in Joseph Schafer's 1932 book The Wisconsin Le...

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