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Sioux

Date: 1898
Description: A Sioux man at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Indian Congress.
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Creek Woman

Date: 1897
Description: Miss Morton, a Creek, Indian University Class of 1897.
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Mrs. L. H. Wheeler (Harriet Wood)

Date: 1890
Description: Studio portrait of Mrs. Harriet Wood Wheeler, wife of Leonard Hemenway Wheeler, at the age of 74.
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Ernest Albert Garlington

Date: 06 1876
Description: Studio portrait of Ernest Albert Garlington in uniform. He was a medal of honor winner.
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DeLaval Separator Trade Card

Date: 1895
Description: Trade card advertising a cream separator manufactured by the DeLaval Company. Features color illustration of the implement. The card dates to the company'...
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Emmons Blaine

Date: 1889
Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite of Emmons Blaine (1857-1892), who married Anita McCormick Blaine in 1889.
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Anita McCormick and Friend

Date: 1885
Description: Carte-de-visite of Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954) and an unidentified young woman. Anita sits on a "well" and the friend sits on a swing in front of a ...
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Anita McCormick as Bridesmaid

Date: 03 05 1889
Description: Full-length carte-de-visite of Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954) dressed as a bridesmaid for the wedding of her brother Cyrus McCormick, Jr. (1859-1936) t...
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Anita McCormick in Formal Costume

Date: 1889
Description: Full-length carte-de-visite of Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954) wearing a formal gown and carrying a fan. Anita's hair is powdered, and she stands by a s...
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Robert Hall McCormick

Date: 1870
Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Robert Hall McCormick (1847-1917), son of Leander James McCormick (1819-1900).
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Mary Ann Grigsby McCormick

Date: 1876
Description: Full-length carte-de-visite of Mary Ann Grigsby McCormick (1828-1878), wife of William Sanderson McCormick (1815-1865).
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Frank A. Haskell

Date: 1864
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Frank A. Haskell, who was a Colonel in the 36th Regiment of Wisconsin's Volunteer Infantry.
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Newhall House Rotunda

Date: 1881
Description: Interior view of lobby area with several people sitting in chairs. Manuscript notations on the mount makes much of the fact that it was photographed at ni...
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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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Old Abe with New Testament

Date: 1881
Description: Stuffed Old Abe, the Wisconsin Civil War eagle, perched on an American flag with a copy of the New Testament propped in front.
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Two Girls Sitting on Bench

Date: 1885
Description: Two young girls in white dresses trimmed with lace posing for a studio portrait on a bench covered with a kilim rug.
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Woman Posing with Dog

Date: 1888
Description: Woman in a long dress wearing a glove and holding a book [?] in her hand posing before a painted backdrop. There is a small white dog seated on a fur rug a...
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Mrs. Langtry in "As in a Looking-Glass"

Date: 1887
Description: Lillie Langtry is in character as the adventuress Lena Despard from the play "As in a Looking-Glass." In this full-length portrait, she is seated, facing ...
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Rutted Dirt Road

Date: 1898
Description: Cabinet card of a deeply rutted dirt road, which leads to buildings in the background. Fences are visible on both sides. This image was entered in a 1898 c...
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Edward Singleton Holden

Date: 1881
Description: Cabinet card portrait of Edward Holden seated with his legs crossed.

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