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Elizabeth Layton

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Description: Vignetted quarter-length portrait of Elizabeth Hayman Layton. She was the sister of Joel Hayman, and the wife of Frederick Layton, who she married in 1851.
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Orpah Layton Dawson

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Description: Vignetted quarter-length portrait of Orpah Dawson in a headdress and high-collared dress. Orpah Layton Dawson was Frederick Layton's aunt and Grace Hayman ...
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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 Nelson Dewey

Date: 05 12 1889
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Nelson Dewey on a cabinet card. He is wearing a suit and has a long white beard.
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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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Portrait of William D. Hoard

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Description: Semi-profile portrait on a cabinet card of William Dempster Hoard, looking to the left. He is wearing a suit, a necktie with small angled rectangles, and a...
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Nina Dousman

Date: 1893
Description: Nina Dousman, age 13, relaxes in a chair for a full-length, cabinet card sized, studio portrait. She has her fingers interlaced and is wearing a light-colo...
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Governor George W. Peck

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of George Peck on a cabinet card. He is wearing a suit and necktie and is resting his right fo...
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Studio Portrait of George W. Peck

Date: 1894
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Wisconsin's 17th governor, George W. Peck, on a cabinet card. He wears glasses and a suit, vest and necktie, and is standi...
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Portrait of Governor William H. Upham

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of William H. Upham, Wisconsin's 18th governor. He is wearing a suit, necktie and tie pin.
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Elmina D. Slenker

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Elmina Drake Slenker. She is wearing a dark dress with a high, lace collar.
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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 an unidentified woman. She is sitting in a wicker chair and is holding an open hand fan behind her head.
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Vesey Vernon

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted background of Vesey Vernon. He is standing with his hand resting on a chair and is wearing a suit coat, n...
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Portrait of Edgar Allen Poe

Date: 1893
Description: Cabinet card of a pastel drawing, formal portrait, waist-up, of Edgar Allen Poe. The drawing was created by Oscar Halling, a little known Baltimore artist ...
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Ojibwa Chief Hole-in-the Day

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Description: Cabinet card of Ojibwa Chief Hole-in-the Day. He is seated on a decorative stone wall in front of a painted backdrop. At his feet is dried grass. He is wea...
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Namakan River Shore

Date: 1911
Description: The dramatic shoreline of the Namakan River, featuring eroded land and tall trees. The canoes are on the shoreline.
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Cora Young

Date: 1903
Description: Cabinet card showing a young girl posing on wooden steps on a set. The card is labeled Cora Young on the back. This is possibly Cora Louise Bartlett Young,...
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Studio Portrait of Girl and Dog

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a dark haired girl and her pug dog. She is sitting and wearing a long, light-colored dress, a...

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