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Wade House

Date: 1858
Description: Ambrotype of the Wade House, a carriage inn located in Greenbush, also showing a section of the original plank road in the foreground.
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Vedder House

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of the Cornelia Vedder house. A woman is standing on the porch. Described as the house "where George Winnie, a conductor on the...
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Young Woman

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Description: Ninth plate ambrotype of an unidentified young woman in dotted long sleeve dress, seated and holding a purse and a bouquet of flowers. Hand coloring on che...
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Charles M. Baker Residence

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype exterior view of the Charles Minton Baker residence in Lake Geneva. The home was built in 1854. The house and grounds are shown fro...
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Julia Smith

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Julia Smith. She is sitting with one arm resting on a cloth covered table and the other hand in her lap holding a small bouque...
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Betsy Smith with Daughter Laura and Son George

Date: 1846
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Betsy H. Smith, left, with her daughter, Laura, right,and son, George. The three are the mother, sister and brother of Rosella...
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Mrs. Curtis

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Description: Cased albumen print of Mrs. Curtis, niece of Mary Oakley. Half figure facing front and slightly left, wearing bonnet with large tied bow and flowers lining...
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Mary E. Stewart and Jennie E. Woodworth

Date: 1889
Description: Ferrotype/tintype of Mary E. Stewart and Jennie E. Woodworth at Brenham(?), Texas, 1889. Miss Stewart was a Milwaukee educator and journalist. Both are sea...
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Clara R. Smith and G. McKnight

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Description: Half plate ferrotype/tintype of Clara R. Smith and G(enie?) McKnight (Ripon?). The women are dressed for the outdoors, posing amid garden props including a...
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Celia Gaston

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of Celia Gaston. She is sitting facing forward, with hands in her lap. She is dressed for the outdoors with cape, gloves, and...
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Unidentified Family

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of a painting of a family with a woman on the left, a man standing in the center, and two young children. The backdrop is a pine ...
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House, probably in Madison, Wisconsin

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype of a white house with dark shutters, probably located in Madison, Wisconsin. The house has a gable end at the left, with a portico ...
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Portage City, Wisconsin

Date: 1856
Description: Half plate ambrotype of an elevated view of Portage City, Wisconsin. The view encompasses a wooden Gothic Revival church and steeple on the right, with a d...
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View of a White House

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype of a view of a two-story white house, with its gable end facing forward, front door and two windows on the first floor, and two win...
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M.E. Stewart and Mrs. I.B. Woodward

Date: 1884
Description: Ferrotype/tintype of M.E. Stewart and Mrs. I.B. Woodward. Three-quarter length portrait, both seated, facing forward, in front of a painted backdrop. They ...
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Clara Frances Tyrrell

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Description: Ferrotype/tintype of Clara Frances Tyrrell. Three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing halfway to the right, with hands resting on a garden balustrade...
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Scene on Thermoplastic Case

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Description: Scene on thermoplastic case.

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