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Hiawatha Observation Car

Date: 1946
Description: Interior view of people seated in the Hiawatha's observation parlor with sky-top solar lounge. The Hiawatha was signature high-speed passenger train for th...
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Frank Lloyd Wright

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright in middle age.
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James Duane Doty

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of James Duane Doty, who was a Wisconsin judge, territorial governor, congressman, and land speculator.
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Glenn Martin Portrait

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Description: A portrait of aviation manufacturer Glenn L. Martin, inscribed to aviation publicist, Harry Bruno. Bruno's papers are available for research at the Wiscons...
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1908
Description: Portrait of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
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Warner and Speedometer

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Description: Portrait of Arthur Pratt Warner of Beloit, Wisconsin, about 1950, with a model of his first speedometer. Even today, most automobiles are equipped with sp...
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Alexander Legge

Date: 01 09 1923
Description: Portrait of Alexander Legge (1866-1933). Legge was president of International Harvester Company from 1922 to 1929. He was vice chairman of the War Industri...
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Ole Bull

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Description: Monograph of famous Norwegian violinist Ole Bull holding his violin and bow.
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Gem Cutter

Date: 1950
Description: Arthur Virthaler, professor of art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the studio with materials and tools for making jewelry. He was known for sim...
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Robert E. Lee

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Description: Portrait of an aging Robert E. Lee, in profile.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Description: Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Building Interior

Date: 1940
Description: Interior view of a hallway in the S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. building.
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Stephen Nicholas

Date: 1875
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Stephen Nicholas (1840-1901) of Chilton, Wisconsin. Stephen was a member of the Narragansett tribe. He served with Co. D, 1st ...
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Portrait of Harry Houdini

Date: 1919
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini.
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John W.D. Wright Portrait

Date: 1962
Description: Quarter-length portrait of John W.D. Wright. Wright served International Harvester Company as Comptroller from 1961 to 1963, when he also assumed the role ...
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Ernst Conrad Schmidt

Date: 1930
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Ernst Conrad Schmidt (1893-1977), son of Emma and Otto Schmidt and grandson of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. He is wearing...
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Otto Schmidt M.D.

Date: 1920
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Dr. Otto Schmidt (1863-1935), noted Chicago physician and husband of Emma Seipp Schmidt. He is wearing a dark suit and bo...
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Studio Portrait of George Cochrane Hazelton

Date: 09 05 1916
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Congressman George Cochrane Hazelton. Hazelton served as a U.S. House Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District between 1877 t...
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Portrait of James William Murphy

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Description: Quarter-length portrait, halftone printed, of James William Murphy. Murphy served as a U.S. House of Representative member from 1907 to 1909. His signature...
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William and Otto Madlener

Date: 1916
Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of twins Otto, left, and William Madlener, sons of Albert F. and Elsa Seipp Madlener. The boys are ...

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