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Knudt Johnson

Date: 1865
Description: Tintype/ferrotype waist-up portrait of Knudt Johnson of the Dodgeville Guards, later known as Company C, 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Gold ...
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Fred D. Grant

Date: 1865
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Fred D. Grant, son of Ulysses S. Grant, at 15 years of age, standing near a chair in front of a painted backdrop dressed in ...
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Professor Alexander Kerr, Classicist

Date: 1865
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Alexander Kerr (1828-1919), Scottish-born Professor of Greek at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Appointed to his...
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Manning Ferguson Force, Army Commander

Date: 1865
Description: Reproduction of a carte-de-visite portrait of Manning Ferguson Force (1824-1899), U.S. Army Commander. Force led the 20th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Un...
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Ed Bass

Date: 1865
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Edward Alpheus Bass.
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William Sanderson McCormick

Date: 1865
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of William Sanderson McCormick (1815-1865).
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Miles Trowbridge

Date: 1865
Description: Oval quarter-length portrait of Miles Trowbridge in military uniform.
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David G. James

Date: 1865
Description: Studio portrait of David G. James holding a large, over the shoulder horn, and a hat.
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Woman in Striped Shirtwaist

Date: 1865
Description: Tintype/ferrotype oval waist-up portrait of an African American woman in a striped shirtwaist with white collar and waistband, wearing earrings and a cameo...
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Man in Three-Piece Suit

Date: 1865
Description: Tintype/ferrotype waist-up oval portrait of an African American man wearing a suit jacket, shirt, and partially buttoned vest.
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Portrait of Aunt Betsy Chamberlain

Date: 1865
Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite of "Aunt Betsy Chamberlain." She is wearing a dark dress and a white cap tied under her chin.
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Alfred P. Edgerton

Date: 1865
Description: Formal portrait of Alfred P. Edgerton seated at a small table.
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Olympia Brown

Date: 1865
Description: Seated portrait of Olympia Brown.
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George G. Burr

Date: 1865
Description: Ferrotype/tintype of George G. Burr in a Civil War uniform and cap. Waist-up portrait, seated sideways in a chair, with his arm on the back of his chair. H...
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Franklin B. Howard

Date: 1865
Description: Ferrotype/tintype of Franklin B. Howard. Waist-up portrait, facing forward, with hands folded in his lap, and wearing a uniform coat. Hand-coloring on chee...
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Ceylon C. Lincoln as Drummer Boy

Date: 1865
Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of Ceylon C. Lincoln as a young drummer boy in the Union Army. Three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing forward. He is...
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William H. Cheney (?) and Lyman Richardson

Date: 1865
Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of William H. Cheney (?) and Lyman Richardson. Half length portrait, seated, facing forward, wearing their Civil War uniforms...
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John C. Frazee

Date: 1865
Description: Ferrotype/tintype of John C. Frazee, 1857-1929. Quarter-length portrait facing slightly left, wearing suit coat, vest and white shirt. Hand-coloring on che...
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Rev. Edward Mathews

Date: 1865
Description: Portrait of Reverend Edward Mathews standing in front of a "Moral Map of the United States." He is holding a long, wooden pointer and is gesturing towards ...
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Henry L. Palmer

Date: 1865
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Henry Palmer. Cabinet card, with signature at bottom.

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