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John W. Sterling

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Description: Vignetted head and shoulders portrait of John W. Sterling (1816-1885), one of the first members of the faculty of the University of Wisconsin and briefly a...
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Arlie W. Schorger

Date: 02 20 1944
Description: Arlie W. Schorger, a chemist for the U.S. Bureau of Standards for one year, and at the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory for nine years, before joining the f...
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John Torrey, Botanist

Date: 1865
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite quarter-length portrait of John Torrey (1796-1863), American botanist. Worked as New York state botanist from 1836. Handwritten i...
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Dr. Robert Riseborough and Victor J. Yannacone at DDT Hearings

Date: 12 09 1968
Description: University of California molecular biologist, Dr. Robert Riseborough, left, confers during a break in the DDT hearings with Victor J. Yannacone, the attorn...
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Edward Singleton Holden

Date: 1881
Description: Cabinet card portrait of Edward Holden seated with his legs crossed.
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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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Antarctic Explorers Dr. Edward Thiel and John Behrendt

Date: 06 12 1958
Description: Antarctic explorers Dr. Edward Thiel (left) and John Behrendt (right) recently returned from a year long stay in Antarctica. Dr. Thiel was the co-leader of...

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