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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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Governor Nelson Dewey

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Governor Nelson Dewey.
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John P. Arndt

Date: 1856
Description: Waist-up portrait of John Arndt sitting and resting his hands on a cane.
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Governor Coles Bashford

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Description: Portrait of Coles Bashford, Wisconsin's fifth governor.
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Daniel Bread

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Daniel Bread wearing a suit.
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Ole Bull

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Description: Portrait of Ole Bull in a suit holding a violin, poised to play.
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Portrait of Lewis Cass

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Lewis Cass.
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Montgomery M. Cothren

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Description: Waist-up portrait of "Cothren, Montgomery Morrison (Sept. 18, 1819-Oct. 2, 1888), lawyer, politician, judge, b. Jerusalem, N.Y. He moved with his parents t...
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Hercules L. Dousman

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Hercules L. Dousman.
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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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James H. Lockwood

Date: 1856
Description: Waist-up portrait of James H. Lockwood.
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Moses Meeker

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Description: Portrait of Moses Meeker, lead miner and politician.
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Abram D. Smith

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Description: Waist-up seated portrait of Abram D. Smith.
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Levi Sterling

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Description: Levi Sterling — "Born in Woodford county, Ky., Jan 2,, 1804. Arrived at Galena, March, 1826, and in May located near Mineral Point, Wis.; served as sheriff...
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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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Randall Wilcox

Date: 1856
Description: Waist-up portrait of Randall Wilcox sitting.

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