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Augustin Grignon

Date: 1850
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype studio portrait of Augustin Grignon. He is seated, holding a tomahawk. The tomahawk, which could also be used as a pipe, was made...
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr., at Age 9

Date: 1864
Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., at age 9 when he was attending the district school at Argyle, Wisconsin. Standing f...
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Governor William Barstow

Date: 07 20 1853
Description: Half plate daguerreotype of Governor William Barstow (1813-1865). Quarter-length portrait, facing forward, hand-in-waistcoat.
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Unidentified Native American Man

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of a waist-up portrait of an unidentified Native American man, possibly from the Canadian Woodland Tribe. He is wearing a coat an...
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Horace A.J. Upham as a Child, in Coat and Hat

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Description: Ninth plate ambrotype of Horace A.J. Upham (1853-1919) as a child. Seated half figure facing front, wearing fur-trimmed overcoat and hat. Side curls appear...
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Horace A.J. Upham as a Child

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Description: Ninth plate ambrotype of Horace A.J. Upham (1853-1919) as a child. Seated half figure facing front, torso turned to left, wearing jacket, shirt, checked pa...
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George McCready Oakley

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of George McCready Oakley. Half figure facing front and slightly right, leaning slightly back, wearing beard and dark coat. H...
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Henry A. Cooper

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Description: Ninth plate ambrotype. Full-length portrait of Henry A. Cooper, as a young boy, standing in front of a backdrop. He is wearing a coat, scarf, hat, and what...
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James D. Butler, Jr.

Date: 1847
Description: Sixth-plate ambrotype. Waist-up portrait of James D. Butler, Jr. sitting in a chair. He has his arms crossed over his chest, and is wearing a jacket and a ...
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Theodore Bernhard

Date: 1879
Description: Sixth-plate ferrotype/tintype. Waist-up portrait of Theodore Bernhard, from Watertown, Wisconsin. Educator, member of the assembly in 1854. He is facing to...
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Louis (?) Luce (?) and daughter Louise (?)

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Description: Three-quarter length ferrotype/tintype of a seated man, thought to be Louis Luce, and standing next to him, his daughter Louise, from Stevens Point, WI. Hi...
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Captain Peter Smith

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Description: Ferrotype/tintype of Captain Peter Smith. Full-length portrait, facing front, with body facing slightly right, with his left hand on the back of a chair. H...
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Unidentified Man and Woman

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of an unidentified man and woman, seated, facing front, with the woman's hand on the man's shoulder. Both are dressed in dark colors....
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Unidentified Soldiers

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of three unidentified soldiers, members of Company K, First Wisconsin Volunteers. They are seated facing forward with their h...
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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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Carolina Maria Field Knapp

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Description: Half plate daguerreotype of Carolina Maria Field Knapp (Mrs. John H. Knapp), seated, facing forward, with her forearm resting on a table on the left. She i...
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Unidentified Man and Woman

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of a waist-up portrait of an unidentified man and woman. They are seated, facing forward, with their hands in their laps. He ...
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Captain Nathaniel Rollins

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of Captain Nathaniel Rollins (1832-1901). Waist-up portrait, seated, facing forward. He is wearing his Civil War greatcoat. H...

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