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John B. Du Bay

Date: 1856
Description: Waist-up oval portrait of John B. Du Bay. He was born in Green Bay in 1810, and resided in Portage City. In the 1830's, he established a trading post nor...
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Woman Buying War Bond from Santa Claus

Date: 12 16 1944
Description: Woman buying a war bond from Santa Claus, who was helping other Manchester employees wait on crowds of purchasers at the bonds-only sale on the store's mai...
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Alfred L. Castleman

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Dr. Alfred L. Castleman. He was born in Shelby County, Kentucky on December 17, 1808, and came to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in ...
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Julias Wooster

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Julias Wooster of Racine.
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Nelson R. Norton

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Nelson R. Norton. He was born in Hampton, Washington County, New York, on November 8, 1809. Norton came to Chicago on Novem...
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Noah Phelps

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Noah Phelps. He was born in Lewis County, New York, on May 21, 1808. Phelps came to Wisconsin on May 1, 1833, and resided...
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Hugh McFarland

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Hugh McFarland. He was born in Plumbridge County, Tyrone, Ireland, on June 22, 1815. McFarland emigrated to Wisconsin in ...
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Walter B. Gage

Date: 1856
Description: A quarter-length oval sepia-toned portrait of Walter B. Gage.
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James H. Earnest

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of James H. Earnest. He was born in Simpson County, Kentucky, on January 11, 1818. On September 3, 1836, Earnest came to Shu...
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Colonel Thomas Stephens

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Colonel Thomas Stephens. He was born in Devonshire, England, in May of 1815. Stephens emigrated to Wisconsin in 1836, and...
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George S. Willis

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of George S. Willis. He was born in Winfield, Herkimer County, New York. Willis came to Wisconsin in January of 1836 and res...
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Neely Gray

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Neely Gray. He was born in Brook County, Virginia, on February 25, 1810, and came to Wisconsin on April 4, 1835.
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Samuel Brown

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Samuel Brown. He was born in Massachusetts on January 8, 1804, and came to Wisconsin in November of 1834. In late 1835, B...
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Adna Wooster

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Adna Wooster of Racine.
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Robert Wilson

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Robert Wilson. He was born in Greenupsburg, Kentucky, on July 16, 1814. Wilson came to Wisconsin in May of 1833, and reside...
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Grandpa Dent

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Description: Studio portrait of Grandpa Dent, seated, possibly a relative of Ulysses S. Grant. This image is one of several from the Grant family bible.
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Ebenezer Brigham

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Ebenezer Brigham, founder of the first major community in the Blue Mounds of Wisconsin, which included a mine, frontier inn...
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Male Relative of Ulysses S. Grant Relative

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Description: Studio portrait of an unidentified man, probably a relative of Ulysses S. Grant. This image is one of several from the Grant family bible.
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A. Dent, Cincinnati, Ohio

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Description: Vignetted head and shoulders portrait of A. Dent of Cincinnati, Ohio. This image is one of several on a page from the Grant family bible.
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Jesse R. Grant

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Description: Studio portrait of a relative of Ulysses S. Grant seated on a leather sofa. Writing on the photograph indicates this is Jesse R. Grant.

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