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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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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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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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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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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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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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William Edward Aitchison

Date: 1884
Description: Vignetted profile carte-de-visite portrait of William Edward Aitchison, a University of Wisconsin student who graduated in 1884. After graduation he worked...
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Levi Alden

Date: 1899
Description: Carte-de-visite profile portrait of Levi Alden, founder of the Janesville Gazette and later an editor of the Madison State Journal. He was a ...
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Willliam Francis Allen

Date: 1879
Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of William Francis Allen, professor of ancient languages and history at UW-Madison. Dr. Allen had taught ...
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Katharine Allen

Date: 1887
Description: Vignetted head and shoulders carte-de-visite portrait of Katharine Allen, daughter of historian and UW-Madison classics professor William Francis Allen. Ca...
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Katharine Allen

Date: 1910
Description: Oval-framed quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Katharine Allen, assistant professor of Latin at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Katharine was ...
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Oscar Altpeter

Date: 1893
Description: Vignetted quarter-length semi-profile carte-de-visite portrait of Oscar Altpeter, a maltster and Democratic politician. Altpeter was the son of Phillip Alt...
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Charles L. Alverson

Date: 1882
Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Charles Lewis Alverson, a banker and businessman. He was head of the State Bank of Medford (1892-1916)...

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