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Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1850
Description: Drawing of Chief Oshkosh rendered from a daguerreotype by J.F. Harrison. He is wearing a top hat wrapped with a ribbon. Also a suitcoat, bowtie, beaded nec...
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Dobby's Cosmo Club

Date: 07 16 1943
Description: Dobby's Cosmo Club, owned by John C. Dobson, Route 1, Mendota, Wisconsin, interior view of the bar showing liquor bottles and three World War II servicemen...
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John Jermain Library

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Description: Interior view of the John Jermain Library reading room in Sag Harbor, New York. Text on photograph reads: "Interior Of John Jermain Library, Sag Harbor, N....
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Amasa Cobb in Uniform

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Description: Portrait of Amasa Cobb seated, wearing his military unform.
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Pela Rosen Alpert in Kristianstad, Sweden

Date: 1947
Description: Portrait of Pela Rosen Alpert in Kristianstad, Sweden. She is sitting on the steps outside of a house looking at a photograph.
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Sylvanus Thayer

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Description: Portrait of Colonel Sylvanus Thayer (June 9, 1785-Septmeber 7, 1872) in military uniform.
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Alexander Ahab Arnold

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Description: Quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Captain Alexander Ahab Arnold, Company C, 30th Wisconsin Infantry.
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Aaron H. McCracken

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Description: Photographic calling card of Aaron H. McCracken, 1st Lieutenant and later Adjutant, 38th Wisconsin Infantry.
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James H. McMillian

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Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Colonel James H. McMillian, 21st Indiana Infantry. Later he was promoted to Major General of U.S. Volunteers.
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Charles H. Meyerhoff

Date: 1886
Description: Quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of 1st Lieutenant Charles H. Meyerhoff, Company E, 14th Indiana Infantry, wearing eyeglasses and a badge for the Gr...
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George W. Stein

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Captain George W. Stein, 42nd Ohio Infantry.
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Old Abe in Front of a Flag

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Description: Photograph of a painting of "Old Abe" by L.A. Dow, 1905. The original painting is in the War Museum, Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin. Old...
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Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry

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Description: Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry seated in a chair holding a sword. Perry was the commander for the United States Naval Forces during the Battle of Lake Erie....
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Portrait of Dr. Mason C. Darling

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Description: Oval-framed quarter-length portrait, in halftone, of Dr. Mason C. Darling. Darling served as a member of the U.S. House of Representative from the 2nd Dist...

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