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Edward Sylvester Morse, Zoologist and Orientalist

Date: 1873
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Edward S. Morse (1838-1925), American zoologist and orientalist. As a zoologist, he discovered that brachiopods are worms rathe...
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Charles W. Short, Botanist

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Description: Engraved portrait of Charles W. Short (1794-1863), Kentucky botanist. Worked at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, 1825-38. The plant genus ...
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Matthew Fontaine Maury, Scientist and Historian

Date: 1855
Description: Engraved portrait of Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873) American astronomer, historian, oceanographer, meteorologist, cartographer, author, geologist, and ...
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Theodatus Garlick, Sculptor and Plastic Surgeon

Date: 1872
Description: Reproduction of a carte-de-visite portrait of Theodatus Garlick (1805-1884), American surgeon and sculptor. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Garlick was one of th...
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Muir Knoll Dedication Ceremony

Date: 06 18 1918
Description: Dedication ceremony for Muir Knoll on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Judge Milton S. Griswold is speaking at flag-draped podium, and a ...
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Increase Lapham

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Description: Engraved quarter-length portrait of Increase Lapham.
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Increase Lapham

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Increase Lapham.
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Increase Lapham

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Description: Oval head and shoulders vignetted portrait of Increase A. Lapham.
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S.M. Babcock

Date: 1888
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of group of nine men, identified on the reverse as associates of the Geneva, New York Experiment Station. St...
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Louis Agassiz

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Description: Engraved profile portrait of Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz, a biologist and geologist known for his studies of Earth's natural history.
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Louis Agassiz

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Description: Engraved head and shoulders portrait of Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz, a biologist and geologist known for his studies of Earth's natural history.
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Louis Agassiz

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Description: Engraved waist-up portrait of Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz, a biologist and geologist known for his studies of Earth's natural history.
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Edison In His Workshop

Date: 08 02 1879
Description: A drawing of Thomas Edison seated at a desk working on an experiment. Caption at bottom reads: "Edison In His Workshop."

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