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Portrait of Winnebago Indians

Date: 1890
Description: A studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Winnebago Indians: John Hazen Hill, Alex Lonetree, daughter of Alex Lonetree, Mrs. Alex Lonetree, and W...
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Carrie Lane

Date: 1883
Description: Quarter-length vignetted studio portrait of Carrie Lane Chapman Catt when she was still single and a teacher in Mason City, Iowa.
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Belle Case La Follette

Date: 1885
Description: Formal studio portrait of Belle Case La Follette wearing a black lace dress. This photograph was taken about 1885, the year in which her husband, Robert M....
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Mrs. Roseline Peck

Date: 1874
Description: Waist-up portrait of Mrs. Roseline Peck, born 1808 - died 1898, the first white woman in Madison, Wisconsin. She was the wife of the first tavern keeper, E...
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Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1850
Description: Drawing of Chief Oshkosh rendered from a daguerreotype by J.F. Harrison. He is wearing a top hat wrapped with a ribbon. Also a suitcoat, bowtie, beaded nec...
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Ellen Lloyd Jones

Date: 1898
Description: Ellen Lloyd Jones (also known as Aunt Nell), co-founder of the Hillside Home School, an early progressive school in Wisconsin.
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Jerusha Abigail Wilcox Sturgis (Juty)

Date: 1880
Description: Profile portrait of Jerusha Sturgis, wife of Samuel Davis Sturgis I and mother of Nina Dousman. Born December 1, 1827; Died July 4, 1915.
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Anna Gourlay

Date: 01 25 1864
Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype portrait of Anna Martin Gourlay (1858-1864). She is seated, facing forward, wearing a short-sleeved dress, and holding a doll...
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Mary Elizabeth Mears

Date: 1855
Description: Waist-up portrait of Mary Elizabeth Mears, also known as Nellie Wildwood.
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Harold F. McCormick and his Wife Edith Rockefeller

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Harold Fowler McCormick with his first wife Edith Rockefeller McCormick.
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Mary Ann Hall McCormick

Date: 1850
Description: Portrait of Mary Ann Hall McCormick (1780-1853), wife of Robert McCormick (1780-1846). Mary Ann and Robert McCormick were the parents of inventor and indus...
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Harriet Bell Merrill

Date: 1890
Description: Vignetted head and shoulders studio portrait of Harriet Bell Merrill.
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R. Daniel Rickelsen Family around Table

Date: 1877
Description: The R. Daniel Rickelsen family sitting around a table, including a small dog near the base of the table. One man is sitting and holding a cane. A lady on t...
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Portrait of Charkshepshutsker

Date: 03 1899
Description: Profile studio portrait of Winnebago man, Charkshepshutsker (Red Eagle), Head Chief. Part of Siouan (Sioux) and Winnebago Tribes.
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Portrait of Gegwejiwebinung

Date: 02 1899
Description: Profile studio portrait of Gegwejiwebinung or Gaygwachewaybinanung (Trying To Throw) or Gayshiqonnayyash (Swift Feather), Called Red Blanket, with Headdres...
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Portrait of Gegwejiwebinung

Date: 02 1899
Description: Portrait of Gegwejiwebinung or Gaygwachewaybinanung (Trying To Throw) or Gayshiqonnayyash (Swift Feather), Called Red Blanket, with Headdress and Bear Claw...
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Young Woman in Norwegian Costume

Date: 1878
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a young woman in Norwegian costume.
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Couple in Norwegian Clothes

Date: 1875
Description: Portrait of a couple in old-style Norwegian clothes, with the woman holding a book on her lap.
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Portrait of Young Girl

Date: 1870
Description: Seated studio portrait of a young girl. She is wearing glass or amber beads.
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Family with Two Daughters

Date: 1874
Description: Group portrait of a husband, wife and two daughters, whose dresses are of different designs but made of the same plaid fabric. They are posed in front of a...

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