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Syvert A. Lee

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Description: Full-length cabinet card portrait of Syvert A. Lee, a private in Company H, 15th Wisconsin Infantry in uniform next to a prop baluster and railing. The fol...
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Mrs. Ketch Ka Mi

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Description: Full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Mrs. Ketch ka mi, daughter of Potowatomi Indian Chief John Young.
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Military Portrait

Date: 1900
Description: Unknown soldier in full dress uniform.
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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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International Harvester Branch(?) Office

Date: 1906
Description: Two men and a woman working in a branch(?) office of the International Harvester Company. One man is talking on a telephone. Portraits of William Deering a...
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Chief Rain in the Face

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Chief Rain in the Face, member of the Sioux tribe. He is wearing an elaborately tooled leather or suede coat.
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Spotted Elk

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Description: Studio portrait of Spotted Elk, possibly a member of the Sioux Nation.
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Memorial Wreath with Woman's Portrait

Date: 1891
Description: Studio portrait of a memorial flower wreath. In the middle is a full-length portrait of a woman in a dress.
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Double Anchor Memorial

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Description: Studio portrait of memorial wreaths in the shape of anchors. The memorial includes a photographic portrait of a man, most likely John Best who died in 1890...
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W.T. Price Memorial Display

Date: 1897
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of memorial wreath grouping surrounding a draped portrait of W.T. Price. The wreaths have text which read: "...
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Cherokee Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Mrs. Robert W. Hamilton, a Cherokee Woman.
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Women Holding Fans

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Description: Studio group portrait tintype in front of a painted backdrop of four women sitting and holding hand fans with portraits of men printed on them. The women a...
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Photograph Gallery of Charles Van Schaick

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Description: A man sleeping in a chair, possibly Thomas Thunder (HoonkHaGaKah). On the back wall of Van Schaick’s studio are photographs he made available for purchase.
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Wine Room

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Description: People sitting at tables, drinking and talking. A large banner with a picture of Thaddeus Kosciuszko hangs on the wall.
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Studio Portrait of Black Coon and Pete Pettibone

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Description: Studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk men posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. They are both wearing suit jackets. On the left, Black Coon of the...
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National Business Women's Week

Date: 10 04 1949
Description: The Madison Business and Professional Women's club celebrates National Business Women's Week by honoring some of its members. Ms. Clara Effinger, 842 Spaig...
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Studio Portrait of Four Young Ho-Chunk Men and Boy

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two young Ho-Chunk men posing sitting in front of two young Ho-Chunk men flanking a Ho-Chunk boy. All of ...
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Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Boys

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk boys posing standing next to a prop wooden fence. They are both wearing suits, bandanas, an...
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Portrait of Mary White Swan and with Ho-Chunk Woman

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk woman, who is wearing several necklaces and a hair ribbon, posing standing on the left with he...
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Studio Portrait of a Ho-Chunk Man

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man sitting in front of a painted backdrop. His name is Frisk Cloud (Ho-Chunk from the Tomah area). He is wearing a ...

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