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Lars Davidson Reque

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Description: Studio portrait of Lars Davidson Reque who came from Norway to settle in Koshkonong, Wisconsin in 1840.
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Portrait of a Child

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an African American child (probably a girl) wearing a white dress. Text written on the back of the photog...
Postcard

World War I Soldier and Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman seated in a chair, and a soldier dressed in a First World War uniform sitting on the arm of the chair. They are posi...
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Ole Torgerson

Date: 03 04 1896
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Ole Torgerson on his 70th birthday.
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Clara Middleton

Date: 1905
Description: Oval portrait of Clara Middleton sitting on a settee with a book, wearing a fine skirt and blouse.
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Torger Larson

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Description: Full-length cabinet card portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Torger Larson, a private in Company H, 15th Wisconsin Infantry in uniform holding a mus...
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Richard Ely

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Richard Ely.
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The State Bank

Date: 1885
Description: External view of the State Bank, the first bank in Madison. A group of men are posed along the sidewalk in front.
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Portrait of Two Men

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Description: Formal full-length portrait of two men dressed in suits and hats. One man, wearing a necktie, is seated in a chair, and the other man, wearing a bow tie, i...
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Two Shoemakers

Date: 10 25 1940
Description: Carte-de-visite with a photograph of a painting by James R. Stuart. It depicts two white-haired, bearded shoemakers, with Langford on the left and his part...
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Portrait of Governor Washburn

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Governor Cadwallader Colden Washburn, Wisconsin's 11th governor. He is facing slightly towards the left and is wearing a suit, necktie...
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Emma Curtiss Bascom

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Emma Bascom. She is standing and posing with her arms folded on a cloth-covered table or chair, and is wearing a collar pin shaped lik...
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Portrait of George S. Parker

Date: 1886
Description: Quarter-length, formal studio portrait of George S. Parker of Janesville, Wisconsin.
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Unidentified Woman

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of a woman standing in front of a backdrop. She is holding a handbag and is wearing gloves, a dark-colored dress, and a hat.
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Unidentified Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a woman standing and resting her hands on a book, which is on a small table. She is wearing a...
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Charles Van Hise

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Description: A studio portrait of Charles Van Hise.
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Hattibel Merrill

Date: 1890
Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite of Hattibel [Harriet Bell] Merrill, who graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelors of Sci...
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Laura L. Miller

Date: 1891
Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite of Laura L. Miller, who graduated from Sparta High School in 1887, attended U.W. Madison, and became an educator a...
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Charles Kendall Adams

Date: 1892
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Charles Kendall Adams, president of Cornell University (1885-1892), and of the University of Wisconsin (1892-1901).
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Henry Cullen Adams

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Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Henry Cullen Adams, a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dane 3rd district (1883-1887) and mem...

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