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Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1924
Description: Pen sketch of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., by Willy Pogany in 1924. The original bears La Follette's signature.
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George Baxter Burrows

Date: 1880
Description: Charcoal portrait of George Baxter Burrows. A Wisconsin State Senator (1878-1882) and real estate broker, he willed his twelve-acre Lake Mendota frontage e...
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Abraham Lincoln Drawing

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Description: Hand-colored drawing of President Abraham Lincoln. This image is one of several on a page from the Grant family bible.
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General C.C. Washburn

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Description: Portrait of Major General C.C. Washburn in uniform.
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People Sketches

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Description: Various sketches of people's faces.
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Wilfrid Laurier

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Description: Portrait sketch of Wilfrid Laurier. Laurier was Canada's first French-Canadian prime minister. His time in office was from 1896-1911, a critical time in th...
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Man in Uniform

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Description: Formal portrait sketch of an unidentified man in uniform.
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Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Men

Date: 1880
Description: Illustration of Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) men. One of them may be Yellow Thunder.
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Francis Huebschmann

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Description: Portrait of Dr. Francis Huebschmann.
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Captain Augustus Quarles

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Captain Augustus Quarles of Southport (now Kenosha) who served in an Illinois Regiment during the Mexican War.
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Paul Bunyan

Date: 1916
Description: Drawing of a wild-looking Paul Bunyan.
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Robert Spencer

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Description: Engraved quarter-length portrait of Robert Spencer.
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Colonel Ellsworth Sketch

Date: 1858
Description: Original sketch drawn by Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth in 1858 at Madison, Wisconsin, and presented to N.B. Van Slyke. Col. Ellsworth commanded the 1st Zouaves a...
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Portrait of James Monroe

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Description: An engraved portrait of James Monroe (4/28/1758 - 7/4/1831), the fifth President of the United States (1817-1825), derived from the painting by neoclassici...
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Seneca Lapham

Date: 1825
Description: Portrait of Seneca Lapham.
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Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1850
Description: Waist-up pen and ink drawing of Chief Oshkosh. He is wearing a top hat wrapped with a ribbon. He wears a suitcoat, bowtie, beaded neckpouch and a blanket w...
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Wedding Portrait of Heike and Maria Ketola

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Description: Crayon drawing from Old World Wisconsin collection displayed in the Ketola House, which was restored on the museum grounds in 1976. The drawing is of Heiki...
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Portrait of Carl Anderson

Date: 1941
Description: Head and shoulders ink and crayon portrait of a Carl Anderson, with a caricature of the Carl Anderson cartoon character "Henry" holding a slingshot aimed a...
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Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright

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Description: Head and shoulders crayon portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Drawing of Sid on $100 Bill

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Description: Portrait of Sid with a cigar in his mouth on a $100 bill. On the left is a drawing of a cow's mouth, ears and horns around the "Federal Reserve Bank" seal....

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