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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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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.
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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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Bridget O’Keefe Quinney

Date: 1895
Description: Posed three-quarter length studio portrait of Bridget (O'Keefe) Quinney. She is wearing a dress, collar pin and earrings. This image was extracted from a f...
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Mrs. Augustus A. Bird

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype. Head and shoulders portrait of Mrs. Augustus A. Bird. A pioneer woman who came from New York to Milwaukee by a team of horse...
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Mrs. Crandall

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Description: Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype quarter-length portrait of Mrs. Crandall, pioneer settler of Sheboygan Falls. She is wearing a dark dress with a white lace c...
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John Jay Smith and Mary A. Hoadley Smith

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Description: Ferrotype/tintype of John Jay Smith and Mary A. Hoadley Smith, pioneer settlers of Sheyboygan Falls, Wisconsin. Both are seated, facing forward, with hands...
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Matilda Hood

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Description: Sixth plate ambrotype of Matilda Hood, first female settler in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, in 1829. Three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing forward, ha...
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Sawyer Sisters

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Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype of five Sawyer sisters, Sylvia, Zernia, Anna, Artemus, and Cordelia. They are facing front, and are wearing striped or prin...

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