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Samuel Davis Sturgis II

Date: 1880
Description: Born August 1, 1861, Samuel Sturgis was the younger brother of Nina Sturgis Dousman. He attended West Point Military Academy and had a distinguished career...
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Women Astronomers

Date: 1880
Description: Maria Mitchell, first woman astronomer in the United States at Vassar College.
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Fairchild Dining Room

Date: 1880
Description: The ornate interior of the Lucius Fairchild house at 302 South Wisconsin Avenue (renamed Monona Avenue in 1877). Built by Lucius' father Jairus Fairchild i...
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Mrs. Lucius Fairchild

Date: 1880
Description: Portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Frances (Bull) Fairchild (1845-1924), wife of Wisconsin Governor Lucius Fairchild, wearing a court gown designed...
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Gustav and Kunigunde Willms

Date: 1880
Description: Studio wedding portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Gustav Willms (c. 1854-1917) and Kunigunde (Dorn) Willms (1857-1941) in their wedding outfits. Ku...
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Sherwin Gillett, Son of Joseph Gillett

Date: 1880
Description: Portrait of Sherwin Gillett (b. 1879) when he was a baby.
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Portrait of Small Child

Date: 1880
Description: Carte-de-visite studio portrait of a small child sitting in a chair.
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Amelia Bright Williams Studio Portrait

Date: 1880
Description: Cabinet studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Amelia Bright Williams, second wife of Chauncey Williams.
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William Conrad Seipp

Date: 1880
Description: A standing full-length cabinet card portrait of William Conrad Seipp, the oldest son of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. He rests his left forearm on an ornate...
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William H. Metcalf

Date: 1880
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of William Metcalf seated sideways in a chair.
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Catherine Orb Seipp

Date: 1880
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Catherine Orb Seipp (1846-1920), wife of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. She is standing and wea...
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Ojibwa Delegation

Date: 1880
Description: Group portrait of Ojibwa Chiefs from Bad River, Lac Courte Oreilles, and Lac du Flambeau, in Washington, D.C. The reason they were there is in dispute. Rec...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Quarters of the Historical Society

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of librarian Daniel S. Durrie seated in the two-story high gallery that the Historical Society occupied in the old South Wing of the Wisconsin ...
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Elizabeth, Edward, and Benjamin Styles

Date: 1880
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a family, with a child standing between seated parents. These are Benjamin Woolsey Styles, his wife Eliza...
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King Alfonso XII and Queen Maria Christina with Daughter

Date: 1880
Description: Cabinet card group portrait of Alfonso XII and Maria Christina, the King and Queen of Spain. Queen Maria Christina is holding their first daughter, Maria d...
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King Alfonso XII and Queen Maria Christina

Date: 1880
Description: Cabinet card portrait of Alfonso XII and Maria Christina, the King and Queen of Spain.

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