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Lyman Copeland Draper

Date: 1858
Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype portrait of Lyman Draper (1815-1891), an American historical collector and librarian.
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Frank Lloyd Wright

Date: 1930
Description: Studio portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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John Muir

Date: 1875
Description: Head and shoulders oval framed portrait of John Muir (1838-1914).
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Milwaukee Electric Railway Ticket Collector

Date: 1917
Description: A ticket collector for the Milwaukee Electric Railway is sitting at her station.
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Do-nut Queen Advertisement

Date: 10 17 1944
Description: Donut queen posed for advertising campaign. The female model is holding a box of donuts and is sitting on a large clock bearing the slogan: "It's Always Do...
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Henry Mathews

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Description: Portrait of Henry Mathews, 1866-1941, an early African American resident, holding the tools of his trade in front of a painted backdrop. He was a stone mas...
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Increase A. Lapham

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Description: Formal portrait of Increase Lapham sitting in a chair.
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Frank Lloyd Wright

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Description: Frank Lloyd Wright dressed in long, black coat, holding eyeglasses in one hand and a hat in the other. This image prompted Robert Lamp's young cousins to c...
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Zona Gale

Date: 1920
Description: Zona Gale (Mrs. William Breese) in formal pose with her hair up and her hands clasped in front of her.
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Thornton N. Wilder

Date: 1949
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Thornton Wilder wearing eyeglasses.
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Christopher Latham Sholes

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Description: Portrait of Christopher Latham Sholes posing at a typewriter.
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Photographer Edmund Eisenscher

Date: 1950
Description: Color portrait of photographer Edmund Eisenscher.
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Ezra Carr

Date: 1860
Description: Ezra S. Carr (1819-1894), one of the first members of the University of Wisconsin faculty as well as a member of the board of regents.
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George Byron Merrick

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of George Byron Merrick (1841-1931) of the 30th Wisconsin Infantry.
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Portrait of photographer Edmund Eisenscher

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Description: Edmund Eisenscher (1909-1995), posing with his dog.
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Niles Trammell

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Description: Studio head and shoulders portrait of Niles Trammell.
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Young Vinnie Ream Hoxie

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Description: Head and shoulders oval-framed formal studio portrait of Vinnie Ream Hoxie.
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John Muir

Date: 1899
Description: A studio portrait of naturalist, conservationist, and writer John Muir.
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lloyd Wright

Date: 1936
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright and his wife Olgivanna, seated together reading in a bedroom at Taliesin. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green, Wisconsin...
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Homer Bigart

Date: 1951
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Homer Bigart, (1907-1991) award-winning journalist with the "New York Herald-Tribune" and the "New York Times".

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