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Photograph

Swearing-In Native American Civil War Recruits

Date: 1861
Description: Thomas Bigford (in cap, on left) and another official swearing-in two Native American Civil War recruits. Thomas Bigford (1815-1890) of Taycheedah, Wiscons...
Painting

Cyrus Hall McCormick

Date: 1867
Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick.
Painting

Caroline Klauber

Date: 1868
Description: Oil painting of Caroline Klauber, wife of Samuel Klauber.
Painting

Samuel Klauber

Date: 1868
Description: Oil painting of Samuel Klauber one of Madison's first Jewish settlers and founder of Gates of Heaven Synagogue.
Print

James Buchanan

Date: 1860
Description: A head and shoulders portrait of James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States, 1857-1861. Buchanan was born in Cove Gap near Mercersburg, Pennsylva...
Drawing

A Muir Clock

Date: 1863
Description: A sketch of a clock design by John Muir.
Photograph

Byron Paine

Date: 1860
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Byron Paine wearing a suit.
Photograph

Fairchild at Gettysburg Monument

Date: 1869
Description: Governor Lucius Fairchild of Wisconsin and an unidentified group visiting the still uncompleted national monument at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 1869. Fair...
Photograph

Elevated View of Milwaukee Street

Date: 1865
Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee Street.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Assembly

Date: 1860
Description: Composite photograph of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Photograph

Abraham Lincoln

Date: 02 09 1864
Description: Abraham Lincoln in one of the famous portraits known as the Brady Profiles.
Photograph

Abraham Lincoln

Date: 1865
Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of Abraham Lincoln.
Photograph

Francis "Frankie" Irene Douty's Wedding Portrait

Date: 01 1867
Description: Frankie Irene Douty poses for her wedding portrait. She is wearing a dark dress with a striped skirt and resting her hand on the back of a chair. She has a...
Manuscript

Cordelia Harvey Letter To Goveror Salomon

Date: 12 15 1862
Description: Letter from Cordelia Harvey to Governor Edward Salomon regarding her work.
Print

Patriotic Letterhead

Date: 10 13 1864
Description: Colorfully decorated letter received in the office of Wisconsin Governor James Lewis from Isaac Joiner of the Veterans Reserve Corps stationed in Alexandri...
Photograph

Stone Octagon House

Date: 1860
Description: Three adults and two children are standing on the porch of the Baraboo Octagon house. The stone hexagonal building stood on Bench (1st) and Broadway and se...
Photograph

Rev. Edward Mathews

Date: 1865
Description: Portrait of Reverend Edward Mathews standing in front of a "Moral Map of the United States." He is holding a long, wooden pointer and is gesturing towards ...
Photograph

Marie De Marie Allen

Date: 1865
Description: Oval-framed quarter-length portrait of Marie De Marie Allen, wife of Chippewa Falls founder Hiram S. Allen.

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