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Jerusha Sturgis and Children

Date: 1854
Description: Jerusha Sturgis with Nina and Jack Sturgis as toddlers.
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Bridgeman House

Date: 1854
Description: View of the Bridgeman house with three adults and a child posed along a fence in front of it.
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Sarah Goodnow Clark

Date: 1854
Description: Sarah Goodnow married early Madison settler Darwin Clark in 1848 and died in Madison in 1854. Her sister Sophia was married to Madison pharmacist Philo Du...
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John Lawrence Smith, Chemist

Date: 1854
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of John Lawrence Smith (1818-1883), American chemist. From 1846-1850, he worked for the Turkish government, exploring their count...
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Bird's-Eye View of Milwaukee

Date: 1854
Description: Bird's-eye illustration of Milwaukee.
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Michael De Perry

Date: 1854
Description: Tintype of Michael De Perry and unidentified child.
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A Sign on the Birthplace of the Republican Party

Date: 1854
Description: A plaque on the exterior of the building declares the birthplace of the Republican Party.
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Charles Stuart Foster

Date: 1854
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of Charles Foster of Monroe, Wisconsin, in suit, vest, tie and stand collar. Hand-coloring on cheeks.
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Mrs. Rosellah Smith (Donnel) Bowman

Date: 1854
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Rosellah Smith (Donnel) Bowman. Mrs, Bowman was married to Samuel Hunter Donnel, architect, from 1854 to 1860. Samuel and Rose...
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Laura Smith

Date: 1854
Description: Ninth plate daguerreotype of Laura Smith. Miss. Smith was the sister of Rosellah Bowman; she died of consumption in Athol, MA. The portrait is a half figur...
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Pleasant Ridge Log Church

Date: 1854
Description: Pleasant Ridge Log Church. Pleasant Ridge farmers built a United Brethren Church in 1884.

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