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Sherman and His Generals

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Description: "Sherman and His Generals" etching after Brady photograph.
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Christopher Latham Sholes

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Description: A portrait of Christopher Latham Sholes, the inventor of the typewriter. Sholes was an editor in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and later continued this work in Milwa...
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Potawatomi Indian Chief

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Description: Potawatomi Indian Chief Kee Toos.
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G.A.R. Beloit

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Description: Outdoor portrait of eight members of the Grand Army of the Republic, including W.H. Wheeler.
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Karl Armstrong

Date: 03 20 1973
Description: Artist's courtroom depiction of Karlton Armstrong. He is sitting with his arms folded and legs crossed, with the judge visible in the background.
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Frederick Weyerhaeuser

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Description: Portrait of lumberman Frederick Weyerhaeuser.
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Darwin Clark

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Darwin Clark, standing and wearing a long coat and a top hat. Clark arrived in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1837, to work on the cons...
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La Fayette Kellogg

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of La Fayette Kellogg, clerk of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Legislature.
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Edwin Sumner

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Edwin Sumner, seated, a leading Madison pharmacist who was in partnership with his father-in-law, Philo Dunning.
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Nathaniel Dean

Date: 1870
Description: Seated oval portrait of Nathaniel Dean (1817-1880). Dean was a prominent early Madison businessman and political leader. He built a cream brick farm hous...
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Eliab Dean

Date: 1860
Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of Eliab Dean, (b. 1819 - d. 1900) an early Madison businessman. Dean came to Madison in the 1840s to work for his cousin, ...
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Christmas Greetings

Date: 1910
Description: Holiday postcard with a young woman driving an open automobile with Santa Claus in the back, who is holding gifts in his left hand. He is wearing a red sui...
Postcard

A Merry Christmas

Date: 1907
Description: Holiday postcard depicting the traditional St. Nicholas figure garbed in a long purple fur-trimmed robe, red fur-trimmed hat and boots. He is pushing a whe...
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A Happy Christmas

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday postcard with Santa Claus with a walking stick, carrying a sack and holding a Christmas tree on his shoulder. He is in front of a snow-covered hous...
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Santa and Children on a Coffee Advertisement

Date: 1890
Description: Advertising greeting card which reads "Handsome Christmas Card in Every package of Lion Coffee, November 5 to Christmas Day." The card depicts Santa Claus ...
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Chancellor John H. Lathrop

Date: 1859
Description: Full-length, carte-de-visite portrait of John H. Lathrop (1799-1866), first chancellor of the University of Wisconsin. Lathrop's tenure was marked by contr...
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Chandler B. Chapman

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Description: Ninth plate daguerreotype portrait of Dr. Chandler B. Chapman of Madison, quarter length facing front with torso facing right. Dr. Chapman served as a reg...
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Arthur McArthur

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Description: Judge Arthur McArthur (1815-1896). Grandfather of General Douglas MacArthur and Wisconsin's fourth governor.
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Rufus R. Dawes

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Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of Rufus R. Dawes of the 6th Wisconsin Volunteers.
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William Zeiman

Date: 1877
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of William Zeiman, which is a detail of a composite photograph of members of the Wisconsin Assembly of 1877.

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