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Frederick Layton

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Description: Waist-up oval-framed tintype portrait of a young Frederick Layton, about 30 years old, in a blue velvet oval compact.
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James Layton

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Description: Ambrotype portrait of James Layton, collodian on glass plate set in a glass/ceramic frame with a gray tape edge binding. He is shown in late middle age sea...
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Edward P. Bridgman and Daughter

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of Edward P. Bridgman and his daughter in Madison, WI. Seated half figure of man facing front, torso turned to right, wearing coat an...
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Captain John Gass

Date: 1850
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Captain John Gass, (1765-?). The portrait is waist-up, facing front but slightly to the left. He wears a vertically striped ...
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Civil War Soldier Playing Fife

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of a Civil War soldier standing while playing a fife. He is facing front, dressed in his uniform long coat, buttoned up, belt...
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Chauncey Williams

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of Dr. Chauncey Williams, of Lafayette, Onondaga County, New York. Father of Henry C. Williams, and grandfather of N.M. Brown...
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Calvin Smith

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Calvin Smith, son of Lyman Smith, and a cousin of Catherine A. Smith Hallock of Middleton, Wisconsin. Half figure, facing fron...
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William Austin Van Brunt

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Description: Eighth plate ferrotype/tintype of William Austin Van Brunt (1847-1935), half figure, facing front and slightly right, wearing suit coat, vest, and white sh...
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Edward P. Bridgman and Man

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype of Edward P. Bridgman (1834-1915) at left, and unidentified man at right. Two half figures sit on either side of a table on which a...
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Donnel and Wife

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Donnel and wife. Full figures, seated. Mr. Donnel wears a coat, vest, and tie, and has his left arm behind his wife. Mrs. Do...
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Unidentified Man

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype waist-up portrait of unidentified middle-aged man with receding hairline with his hands folded toghether at his waist. He is we...
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Ludwig Boehmer, Christian Boehmer, Siegfried Mittelstadt, and Jacob Boehmer

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Description: Half plate ambrotype of (left to right) Ludwig Boehmer, Christian Boehmer, Siegfried Mittelstadt, and Jacob Boehmer standing in front of a painted backdrop...
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John W. Fonda

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Description: Half plate ferrotype/tintype of a three-quarter length portrait of John W. Fonda, Company C, 6th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Seated half figure...
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Joseph Crelie

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype of three-quarter portrait of Joseph Crelie. Seated half figure facing front with right elbow on a table, both hands holding a cane ...
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William Cowper Noyes

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of a painting of William Cowper Noyes. Half figure facing front and slightly left, with slight beard, wearing suit coat with wide lap...
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S.S. Pratt with Wife and Sons Phineas and Marcus

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of S.S. Pratt, his wife, and their two sons, Marcus on the right, and Phineus Warren on the left. Pratt and his wife are seated half ...
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William B. Noyes and First Wife

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of William B. Noyes and his first wife. Two seated half figures facing front. Noyes wears a bow tie with long tail, and his wife wear...
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Martin Stoddard

Date: 1856
Description: Ninth plate ambrotype of Martin Stoddard at age 17. Half figure facing front and slightly left, wearing coat, vest, and tie.
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George Ransom Gardner

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Description: Sixteenth plate ambrotype of George Ransom Gardner. Half figure facing front and slightly right, wearing coat, tie, and stand collar. Hand-coloring on chee...
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James L. Foley

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Description: Ninth plate ambrotype of James L. Foley. Half figure facing front and slightly right, with goatee, wearing a coat and bow tie with long right tail laying a...

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