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Governor Nelson Dewey

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Governor Nelson Dewey.
Painting

Jane Dousman

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Jane Dousman.
Painting

Lyman C. Draper

Date: 1854
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Lyman C. Draper. This shows him at the time he assumed the position of Historical Society superintendent, at the age of 38.
Painting

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

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Description: The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built in Madison.
Painting

Edward Salomon

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Edward Salomon.
Painting

John P. Sheldon

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Description: Formal oil portrait of John Sheldon.
Painting

Nils Otto Tank

Date: 1821
Description: Waist-up portrait of Nils Otto Tank.
Document

Swiss Baptismal Certificate

Date: 1812
Description: Swiss baptismal certificate, Glarus.
Painting

Shelter Madness

Date: 1962
Description: Humor cover illustration prepared by an unknown artist for Ballantine Books, publisher of the book eventually published under the title "America in Hiding"...
Painting

Merry Christmas

Date: 1912
Description: Holiday card, hand-painted on an oval piece of wood. Image is of a little girl in profile wearing a yellow dress with black polka dots, and a red bonnet. S...
Painting

Holiday Card of African American Children Eating Watermelon

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Description: Hand-painted holiday card of three African American children eating watermelon. One girl sits on the ground, a boy has a watermelon in his lap, and the sec...
Photograph

Governor Emanual Lorenz Philipp

Date: 1918
Description: Photograph of a painted portrait of Governor Emanual Lorenz Philipp, the 23rd Governor of Wisconsin. He was a conservative Republican, born in Honey Creek ...
Painting

Expedition with Supply Cart

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Description: An illustration created using cutout photographs and white, gray and black paint on cream colored paper. The scene depicts, in profile, a man pulling a loa...
Painting

Portrait of Wisconsin Governor Louis P. Harvey

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Governor Louis P. Harvey, 7th governor of Wisconsin.
Painting

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

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Description: Painting of the Eben Peck cabin, the first house in Madison, was built in June, 1837. Text on back of art board: "Madison in June 1837." Painting likely ba...
Painting

Student's Earth Day Art

Date: 1970
Description: Young student's crayon and watercolor art inspired by Earth Day, consisting of a sun with a smiling face surrounded by a field of blue filled with birds an...

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