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Harold F. McCormick and his Wife Edith Rockefeller

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Harold Fowler McCormick with his first wife Edith Rockefeller McCormick.
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B.F. Hahn and Family Picnic

Date: 1876
Description: Benjamin F. Hahn, his wife Mary and their servant Sarah Hill sit around a table with an intricately patterned cloth with bowls of apples and grapes. The wo...
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Addison and Sarah White's Home

Date: 1876
Description: Riley, Springdale Township, Dane Co. Four men and four women around a table in yard in front of two-story Greek Revival frame house with a Madison Mutual s...
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Studio Portrait of Thomas and Betsy Thunder

Date: 1895
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man and his wife posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a fur coat, suit jacket, vest with ...
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Studio Portrait of Liddy Walkingcloud Winneshiek and Little (Nady) Winneshiek

Date: 1895
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man posing standing and a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop and near a tree stump. The...
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Far Traveled Ox-Drawn Cart

Date: 1838
Description: Ox-drawn cart in which Mr. and Mrs. Salmon Upson traveled from Connecticut in 1838.
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Home of Edward Buenning

Date: 1897
Description: Edward Buenning and his wife posing in front of their home and farm buildings.
Manuscript

Hans Christian Heg Letter, Page 1

Date: 09 18 1863
Description: The first page of a letter written by Hans Heg to his wife.
Manuscript

Hans Christian Heg Letter, Page 2

Date: 09 18 1863
Description: The second page of a letter written by Hans Heg to his wife.
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John Catlin and Wife

Date: 1847
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of John Catlin and his wife, seated, facing forward. He wears a suit, and she a dark dress with white collar, and plaid ribbon cr...
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Allcott Family

Date: 1852
Description: Whole plate daguerreotype of the Allcott family. The parents, Sidney S. and his wife Julia, are seated. Sidney faces partially left, Julia forward. Their t...
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Caspar William Burmeister and Wife Elise Thimm Burmeister

Date: 02 21 1851
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Caspar William [Wilhelm(?)] Burmeister and Elise Thimm Burmeister on their wedding day, February 21, 1851. They are seated, ...
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Unidentified Couple

Date: 06 19 1890
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a woman and man posing together. The man is sitting in a chair holding a hat and an umbrella. The woman i...
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Hettie and James Albee

Date: 1885
Description: Waist-up, vignetted portrait of a couple. These are James Albee and his wife Hettie (nee Letier).
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James and Martha Hunter

Date: 1886
Description: Quarter-length portrait of a couple. These are James Hunter and his wife Martha (nee Mero).
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Joseph Ager and Wife

Date: 1868
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of a man and a woman. Joseph Ager, a farmer from Ripon, is sitting. His wife is standing next to him with her hand on his shoulder...
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Czar and Czarina of Russia

Date: 1890
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Tsar Alexander III and Tsarina Maria Feodorovna.
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King Alfonso XII and Queen Maria Christina with Daughter

Date: 1880
Description: Cabinet card group portrait of Alfonso XII and Maria Christina, the King and Queen of Spain. Queen Maria Christina is holding their first daughter, Maria d...
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Margaret Marie Watson Allis

Date: 1848
Description: Oval-framed quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Margaret Marie Watson Allis, wife of Edward P. Allis.

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