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John Cuppy

Date: 1860
Description: Waist-up portrait of John Cuppy at the age of 100. He was a soldier under Captain Samuel Brady.
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Orville Wright in Old Age

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Description: Portrait of Orville Wright inscribed to aviation publicist and historian Harry Bruno, whose collection of papers and photographs is housed at the Wisconsin...
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Robert E. Lee

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Description: Portrait of an aging Robert E. Lee, in profile.
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Arthur Page

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Description: Studio portrait of Arthur W. Page wearing eyeglasses and a necktie.
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John Muir with a Book

Date: 1908
Description: Portrait of John Muir. He is seated and is reading a book.
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John Johnson

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of John Johnson, a private in Company D, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtained from the Regimental an...
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Edmond Burdick

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Edmund Burdick with moustache and gray hair.
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NARCE Convention

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Description: Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin (left) at a convention in Wausau sponsored by the National Association of Civil Employees. Although undated, the pho...
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Running for Re-election

Date: 1970
Description: Running hard for re-election after having served less than a full term, Congressman David R. Obey greets card-playing seniors.
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James Steele

Date: 10 20 1856
Description: Quarter plate ambrotype. Three-quarter length studio portrait of James Steele sitting in a chair with his arm resting on a table covered with a patterned c...
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Col. John Johnston

Date: 1855
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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Event for Father Morgan

Date: 07 01 1956
Description: A group portrait taken at the jubilee mass and dinner in honor of Father Morgan. From left to right are Father O'Donnell, Father Morgan, Judge Robert Tehan...
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John Carr

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype. Waist-up portrait of John Carr wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and dark necktie. A pair of eyeglasses are resting on the ...
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Israel Donalson

Date: 09 1855
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype. Waist-up portrait of Samuel Donalson, 1767-1860, around the age of 90, sitting and holding a cane. Mr. Donalson was an early set...
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Captain James Ward

Date: 1845
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype. Waist-up portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Captain James Ward. Ward was from Mason County, Kentucky, and a compatriot o...
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Isaiah Boone

Date: 1850
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype. Quarter-length portrait of Isaiah Boone. Mr. Boone is holding a cane in his hand. Boone was from Indiana.
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Judge Christopher S. Wood

Date: 1850
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype. Waist-up portrait of Judge Christopher S. Wood. Wood fought with General Simon Kenton. Hand coloring on cheeks.
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General Ben Whiteman

Date: 1850
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of General Benjamin Whiteman. Quarter-length portrait of Ben Whiteman wearing a suit and necktie. Whiteman fought with General ...
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Elderly Hero

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Description: Autographed carte-de-viste of John L. Burns, the elderly resident of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania who volunteered to fight with the Union Army during the battl...
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George Gillett

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of George Gillett (1813-1908), paternal grandfather of Sherwin Gillett.

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