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Swearing-In Native American Civil War Recruits

Date: 1861
Description: Thomas Bigford (in cap, on left) and another official swearing-in two Native American Civil War recruits. Thomas Bigford (1815-1890) of Taycheedah, Wiscons...
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Capitol Interior (Third) — Turner Seminar in Historical Society Alcove

Date: 1893
Description: Frederick Jackson Turner with his History Seminar in an alcove of the Historical Society rooms in the third Wisconsin State Capitol, about 1893-1894. Back ...
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Domestic Staff with Work Utensils

Date: 1890
Description: The household staff (probably Swedish) for one family home, including laundresses, cooks, parlor maids, and scullery girls with their various work utensils...
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The Iron Brigade

Date: 11 1863
Description: Civil War General John C. Starkweather, center; Lt. Colonel George B. Bingham, left; and General Rufus King, right; all of the Iron Brigade.
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Making Dr. Brown's Cough Balsam

Date: 1896
Description: Workers posing in front of pharmaceutical equipment to demonstrate the making of Dr. Brown's Cough Balsam at Kienth Drugs and Medicines, 608 Mitchell Stree...
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Harwood, Brisbane, and Coffin

Date: 1853
Description: Half plate daguerreotype of E. Harwood, Dr. William Brisbane, and Levi Coffin, sitting in a row.
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Portrait of Winnebago Indians

Date: 1890
Description: A studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Winnebago Indians: John Hazen Hill, Alex Lonetree, daughter of Alex Lonetree, Mrs. Alex Lonetree, and W...
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Martha and Notley Henderson

Date: 1885
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Martha and Notley Henderson with their three children. Their son Allen is standing. The Hendersons were e...
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Group Portrait of Company I, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry

Date: 1865
Description: Group portrait made from a composite of 2 photoprints of Company I, first Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry. Standing in back: M.P. Stone, Hiram Gee. Next row: ...
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Fudge Party

Date: 1890
Description: College students at the University of Wisconsin having a fudge-making party around a small gas burner.
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Wisconsin Soldiers in the Spanish-American War

Date: 1898
Description: Men from Wisconsin Rapids who bore arms against Spain in the Spanish-American War. From left to right in front of a painted backdrop are Charles N. Laramie...
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Football Team

Date: 1899
Description: The football team from Platteville Normal School.
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Women's Basketball Team

Date: 1899
Description: Women's basketball team poses for a group portrait.
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Clippers Baseball Team

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

Date: 1899
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of members of a Whitewater, Wisconsin football team.
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Women with Schuetzen Rifles

Date: 06 1887
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Emma Protz, an unidentified woman (likely Julia Protz), and Clara Tester posing with "schuetzen-rifles." ...
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Confederate Commanders

Date: 1884
Description: A composite of Civil War Confederate Commanders, this is one of the first known examples of a composite photograph and of the use of photography in adverti...
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Emmons Blaine, Jr., Nettie Fowler McCormick and Anita McCormick Blaine

Date: 1892
Description: Family portrait of (L to R), Emmons Blaine, Jr. (1890-1918), Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923), and Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954).
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Harold Fowler McCormick, Stanley Robert McCormick and Cyrus Hall McCormick

Date: 01 07 1884
Description: Family portrait of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884), and his two sons, (L to R), Harold Fowler McCormick (1872-1941), and Stanle...
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Anita McCormick Blaine and Friends

Date: 1885
Description: Group portrait of Anita McCormick Blaine (sitting center), and four female friends: unknown (standing left), Susie Day (standing right), Katharine Isham (s...

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