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John W. Quinney

Date: 1849
Description: Oil portrait of John W. Quinney (1797-1855).
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Chief Souligny

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Description: Painted portrait of Souligny, a chief of the Menominees. He is depicted wearing a James Madison Peace Medal.
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The Landing of Jean Nicolet

Date: 1904
Description: Jean Nicolet (1598-1642) was the first European to see Wisconsin and was a prominent French explorer who, for many years, lived among the Indians of Quebec...
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Peshtigo Fire

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Description: Families huddled in a field in the Sugar Bushes, attempting to escape the Peshtigo Fire.
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Lucius Fairchild

Date: 1887
Description: Portrait of Governor and Civil War General Lucius Fairchild (1831-1896) by John Singer Sargent.
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Chief Oshkosh

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Description: Chief Oshkosh, (1795-) August 29, 1858, Menomonee Indian chief.
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Austin E. Quinney

Date: 1849
Description: Full-length portrait of Austin E. Quinney with a dog.
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Governor Nelson Dewey

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Governor Nelson Dewey.
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John P. Arndt

Date: 1856
Description: Waist-up portrait of John Arndt sitting and resting his hands on a cane.
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Governor Coles Bashford

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Description: Portrait of Coles Bashford, Wisconsin's fifth governor.
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Battle of Chickamauga, 1863

Date: 1925
Description: "Battle of Chickamauga," an oil painting depicting a dramatic moment in the Battle of Chickamauga, painted by Alfred Thorsen after the lithograph. "Charge ...
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Daniel Bread

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Daniel Bread wearing a suit.
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Ebenezer Brigham

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Description: Waist-up seated portrait of Ebenezer Brigham.
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Ebenezer Brigham

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Ebenezer Brigham.
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Ole Bull

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Description: Portrait of Ole Bull in a suit holding a violin, poised to play.
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James Davie Butler

Date: 1888
Description: Portrait of James Davie Butler.
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Portrait of Lewis Cass

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Lewis Cass.
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Conant Farmstead

Date: 1890
Description: Conant Farmstead.
Painting

Sarah F. Conover

Date: 1856
Description: Painted portrait of Mrs. Sarah F. Conover.
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Montgomery M. Cothren

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Description: Waist-up portrait of "Cothren, Montgomery Morrison (Sept. 18, 1819-Oct. 2, 1888), lawyer, politician, judge, b. Jerusalem, N.Y. He moved with his parents t...

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