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| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | Quarter plate daguerreotype of the Oshkosh harbor, showing the bridge over the Fox River and several moored sailing vessels. |
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| Description: | Waist-up portrait of Mary Elizabeth Mears, also known as Nellie Wildwood. |
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| Description: | Portrait of Byron Kilbourn, Milwaukee businessman. |
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| Description: | A portrait of Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States, 1853-1857. Pierce was born on November 23, 1804 in Hillsboro, New Hampshire and died O... |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | Quarter plate ambrotype of a brick structure, possibly in Green Bay, Wisconsin, housing the office of J.S. Baker, Land Agent. The building is three stories... |
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| Description: | "Ancient copper mining on Lake Superior." |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | Early view of the house built by Madison's first mayor, Jairus C. Fairchild, at 302 South Wisconsin Avenue (renamed Monona Avenue in 1877) at West Wilson S... |
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| Description: | Chronicle newspaper office, the first building on the townsite of Superior, built in 1853 by William C. Howenstine, John T. Morgan, and August Zachau. |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | Engraved portrait of Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873) American astronomer, historian, oceanographer, meteorologist, cartographer, author, geologist, and ... |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | Map reads "Our Country" which is accompanied by a sailor with a flag to the left and workers rejoicing under the Constitution and Laws to the right. Across... |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | Lithograph showing the projected plan for the memorial. Monument is on top of a hill, looking out over the city, with a fenced off park area. Seven people ... |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | An illustration of an Indian prophet standing by his lodge, which has symbols drawn on and floating above it. Others are seated, watching him. Two persons ... |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Madame Thérèse Schindler (1774-1855), an early resident of Mackinac Island. |
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| Description: | Group portrait of men employed at Milwaukee & Watertown Railway. |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of John Johnston (1836-1904) as a young man. John was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He came to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1856 and became a... |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | Seated studio portrait of Margaret (Mitchell) Johnston (1805-1861) and her husband George Johnston (1803-1893) of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They were the pa... |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | Sixth plate daguerreotype of a waist-up seated portrait of Col. John Johnston. Johnston is pictured here as an elderly man; however, he is remembered in Wi... |
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