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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...
Painting

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.
Photograph

Weighing Guests

Date: 1898
Description: Group of people on the front porch, weighing the guests. A visit was considered successful if the guests weighed more when they left.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Assembly

Date: 1863
Description: Wisconsin State Assembly members of 1863.
Photograph

Augustin Grignon

Date: 1850
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype studio portrait of Augustin Grignon. He is seated, holding a tomahawk. The tomahawk, which could also be used as a pipe, was made...
Print

Colonel Theodor C. Rodolf

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

John Cuppy

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

Clippers Baseball Team

Date: 1886
Description: The Neillsville "Clippers" baseball team pose for portrait in front of a painted backdrop.
Photograph

Football Team

Date: 1899
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of members of a Whitewater, Wisconsin football team.
Painting

Cyrus Hall McCormick

Date: 1884
Description: Color portrait of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884), possibly by Lawton S. Parker.
Photograph

Locomotive No. 539

Date: 1882
Description: View across railroad tracks of two men posing near the right side of locomotive no. 539 on another set of railroad tracks. The locomotive was built by the ...
Photograph

Wisconsin Assembly of 1880

Date: 1880
Description: Composite of photographic portraits of the members of the Wisconsin Assembly. Along the bottom a numbered list of names identifies each man.
Photograph

View of Men Posing at Entrance to 508 State Street

Date: 1883
Description: View from street of John Hess and Froderick Schmitz and a horse on the sidewalk in front of the entrance to 508 State Street, the Hess and Schmitz Livery B...
Photograph

Governor William Barstow

Date: 07 20 1853
Description: Half plate daguerreotype of Governor William Barstow (1813-1865). Quarter-length portrait, facing forward, hand-in-waistcoat.
Photograph

Graduating Class at University of Wisconsin

Date: 1860
Description: The graduating class of the University of Wisconsin, all of whom are unidentified. It is likely this photograph was taken by John S. Fuller.
Photograph

Mrs. Roseline Peck

Date: 1874
Description: Mrs. Roseline Peck, born 1808 - died 1898, first white woman in Madison, Wisconsin. She was the wife of the first tavern keeper, Eben Peck.
Photograph

Benjamin Butts Wisconsin Legislature Assembly Portrait

Date: 1877
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Benjamin Butts, which was part of a composite portrait of Officers, Clerks and Employees of the Wisconsin Assembly. He worke...
Photograph

Franz Anton Neuhauser

Date: 1877
Description: Quarter-length portrait detail of Franz Anton Neuhauser, from a composite photograph of the Wisconsin Assembly.
Photograph

Guy W. Dailey

Date: 1877
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Guy W. Dailey, which is a detail of a composite photograph of members of the Wisconsin Assembly.
Photograph

Miletus Knight

Date: 1877
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Miletus Knight, taken from a composite photograph of officers, clerks and employees of the Wisconsin Assembly.

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