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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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Frank Lloyd Wright

Date: 1930
Description: Studio portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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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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Frank Lloyd Wright

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Description: Frank Lloyd Wright dressed in long, black coat, holding eyeglasses in one hand and a hat in the other. This image prompted Robert Lamp's young cousins to c...
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Marshall Mason Strong

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Description: Formal waist-up studio portrait of Marshall M. Strong.
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Paul Bunyan statue

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Description: A man and boy pose in front of a giant Paul Bunyan statue.
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Log Drive

Date: 1913
Description: Two businessmen visiting a log drive along the Wisconsin River. They stand atop a log holding peavey hooks.
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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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Aquanama and Paul Ackenebowa

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of Menominee Indian chief Aquanama and Menominee Indian Paul Ackenebowa, seated, facing front, both wearing hats, coats and n...
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Chet Huntley with Equipment

Date: 1956
Description: Chet Huntley, manning a portable television unit, for coverage of 1956 political conventions.
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Studio Portrait of Anson Dart

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Description: Cased image of Anson Dart, first settler on Green Lake, Wisconsin.
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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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L.C. Bates

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of L.C. Bates, editor and publisher of the the "Arkansas State Press," a crusading Little Rock newspaper and the husband of the Ark...
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Darwin Clark

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype. Waist-up portrait of Darwin Clark, dressed in suit coat, waistcoat, and tie. Hand coloring on cheeks.
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J.T. West

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Description: J.T. West, captain of the Mississippi River sidewheel packets, Phil Sheridan and Northern Belle.
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Milk — The Best Bargain

Date: 1963
Description: Milton C. Geuther, Illinois American Dairy Association Manager, holding a glass of milk in one hand and a bag of cow manure in the other. Geuther claimed t...
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John Cuppy

Date: 1860
Description: Waist-up portrait of John Cuppy at the age of 100. He was a soldier under Captain Samuel Brady.
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Abraham Lincoln

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

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Description: Three-quarter length seated portrait of Abraham Lincoln.

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