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Lyman Copeland Draper

Date: 1858
Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype portrait of Lyman Draper (1815-1891), an American historical collector and librarian.
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Portrait of Samuel Marshall

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Description: Quarter-length formal oval painting of Samuel Marshall, (1820-1907), banker, co-founder and President of the Marshall & Ilsley Bank.
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Increase Lapham Examining a Meteorite

Date: 1871
Description: Stereograph portrait of Increase Allen Lapham (1811-1875) examining the sixth fragment of a 33 lb. meteorite found in Trenton, Washington County, Wisconsin...
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Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, the President of UW Madison 1887-1892.
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Harwood, Brisbane, and Coffin

Date: 1853
Description: Half plate daguerreotype of E. Harwood, Dr. William Brisbane, and Levi Coffin, sitting in a row.
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Governor Nelson Dewey

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Governor Nelson Dewey.
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Lyman Copeland Draper

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Lyman Copeland Draper.
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Lyman C. Draper

Date: 1854
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Lyman C. Draper. This shows him at the time he assumed the position of Historical Society superintendent, at the age of 38.
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Benjamin C. Eastman

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Description: Waist-up formal portrait of Ben C. Eastman, 1812-1856. He was a Congressman from Wisconsin from 1851 to 1855.
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Solomon Levitan

Date: 1926
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Solomon Levitan.
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Moses M. Strong

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Description: Painted portrait of Moses Strong.
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Absalom Townsend

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Description: Absalom A. Townsend — "Born in New Jersey, Dec. 7, 1810. Settled near Gratiot's Grove, Wis., May 18, 1827; served in the Black Hawk war; filled various cou...
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American Inventors

Date: 1900
Description: Cigar box label with portraits of inventors Thomas Edison, Eli Whitney, Robert Fulton, Cyrus McCormick, Richard March Hoe. Around the edges are illustratio...
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Wisconsin State Assembly in 1861

Date: 1861
Description: Composite of photographic portraits of the members of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
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Wisconsin State Assembly

Date: 1863
Description: Wisconsin State Assembly members of 1863.
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McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 1895
Description: Color lithograph cover illustration for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog. Shows a portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick over an illustration of ...
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Colonel Theodor C. Rodolf

Date: 1881
Description: Quarter-length engraving of Colonel Theodor C. Rodolf.
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Karl Bitter

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Description: Portrait of Karl Bitter, sculptor of "Wealth" and other statuary for the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Napoleon Sarony Self-Portrait

Date: 1896
Description: Quarter-length profile portrait of a man with goatee wearing a fez. The details in the face, hair, and clothing are highlighted in charcoal. Unknown relat...
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Abraham Lincoln

Date: 04 10 1865
Description: Waist-up portrait of Abraham Lincoln.

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