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Portrait of Samuel Marshall

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Description: Quarter-length formal oval painting of Samuel Marshall, (1820-1907), banker, co-founder and President of the Marshall & Ilsley Bank.
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Sherman M. Booth

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Description: Sherman M. Booth, anti-slavery editor, shown seated reading newspaper.
Book or Pamphlet

Milwaukee Harvester Co. Catalog

Date: 1887
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for the Milwaukee Harvester Company featuring a color chromolithograph illustration of farmers in a field with a horse-dra...
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Milwaukee Panorama Artists

Date: 11 1887
Description: Group portrait of German painters relaxing in the studio of the American Panorama Company, during a break from painting the Jerusalem cyclorama depicting t...
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William H. Canfield, Civil Engineer

Date: 1870
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of William H. Canfield (1819-1913), a Wisconsin civil engineer and surveyor who is best known for his studies of Sauk County's nat...
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Franz Brandecke, Geologist

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Franz Brandecke, Milwaukee-based geologist. Worked on Wisconsin geological survey with Lapham. Handwritten text on front read...
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Professor Davenport Fisher, Chemist

Date: 1870
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Professor Davenport Fisher (1832-1911), Milwaukee chemist. After earning his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Heidelberg Unive...
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Edward P. Bacon

Date: 11 16 1914
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Edward Payson Bacon, Milwaukee railroad executive and merchant.
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T.E. Brennan

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of T.E. Brennan, Milwaukee company president.
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William George Bruce

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of William George Bruce, Milwaukee editor and publisher.
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M. E. Burke

Date: 08 21 1915
Description: Quarter-length portrait of M. E. Burke, Beaver Dam attorney.
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Frederick N. Finney

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Frederick N. Finney, Milwaukee civil engineer.
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John Welton Fisher

Date: 02 17 1937
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of John Welton Fisher, Milwaukee medical director.
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Conrad Fox, Sr.

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Conrad Fox, Sr., Racine farmer and manufacturer.
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Sheldon J. Glass

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Sheldon J. Glass, Milwaukee company vice-president.
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Phillip Gross

Date: 10 29 1913
Description: Waist-up seated studio portrait of Phillip Gross, Milwaukee company president. He has a newspaper in his lap.
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Charles W. Henning

Date: 03 31 1915
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Charles W. Henning, Milwaukee company vice-president.
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Milo C. Jones

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Description: Three-quarter length seated studio portrait of Milo C. Jones, Fort Atkinson farmer and sausage maker.
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William L. Jones

Date: 10 02 1914
Description: Waist-up seated studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William J. Jones, Milwaukee company president.
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Frederick Layton

Date: 09 03 1914
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Frederick Layton, Milwaukee butcher.

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