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| Date: | 1859 |
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| Description: | Full-length, carte-de-visite portrait of John H. Lathrop (1799-1866), first chancellor of the University of Wisconsin. Lathrop's tenure was marked by contr... |
| Date: | 1858 |
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| Description: | Sixth plate daguerreotype of Frederick Moessner wearing a fireman's hat for Madison Engine Co. No. 2. He was one of the original members of Madison Fire Co... |
| Date: | 1859 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of Increase A. Lapham in suit and tie. |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Nettie Fowler McCormick as a young woman, wearing a lace collar. |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of John Johnston (1836-1904) as a young man. John was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He came to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1856 and became a... |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | Seated studio portrait of Margaret (Mitchell) Johnston (1805-1861) and her husband George Johnston (1803-1893) of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They were the pa... |
| Date: | 12 1858 |
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| Description: | Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype of Henry E. Knapp, seated on a balloon-back chair, left forearm resting on cloth-covered table, right hand in lap. He is wear... |
| Date: | 1852 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 02 21 1851 |
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| Description: | Quarter plate daguerreotype of Caspar William [Wilhelm(?)] Burmeister and Elise Thimm Burmeister on their wedding day, February 21, 1851. They are seated, ... |
| Date: | 03 08 1852 |
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| Description: | Two identical ninth plate ambrotypes of an unidentified woman, set into a Mascher's Improved Stereoscope viewing case, patented March 8th, 1852. She wears ... |
| Date: | 03 08 1852 |
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| Description: | Ninth plate ambrotype of an unidentified woman. She is sitting in a chair and is wearing a dark dress with large lace collar and brooch at the neckline, an... |
| Date: | 1852 |
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| Description: | Quarter plate daguerreotype of Dr. Daniel Derendorf. Quarter-length portrait, facing slightly left, gaze forward. He is wearing a suit, cravat, and stand c... |
| Date: | 1852 |
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| Description: | Sixth plate daguerreotype of Dr. Daniel Derendorf. Quarter-length portrait, facing forward. He is wearing a suit, cravat, and stand collar, with sideburns,... |
| Date: | 1853 |
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| Description: | Half plate daguerreotype of Edward Harwood, William Brisbane and Levi Coffin sitting together. The three men were working together as antislavery activists... |
| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | A seated, three-quarter length portrait of a clean shaven young man, and a young woman with a large fabric headpiece. Gold decoration has been applied to t... |
| Date: | 1856 |
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| Description: | Vignetted waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Pliney [some sources spell it "Pliny"] Alford, a riverboat captain on the Mississippi River. Caption reads: ... |
| Date: | 1856 |
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| Description: | Carte-de-visite of Joseph Mabbett Allcott, proprietor of J.M. Allcott & Co. drug store in Milwaukee. He is sitting in a chair, with a dog resting at his fe... |
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