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Video Portraits

Date: 04 02 1987
Description: Three school children are posing for a video camera portrait, one attraction at a school fair sponsored by the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).
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George Henry Williams

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of a portrait of George Henry Williams (deceased child at 18 months), son of Henry C. and Diana T. Williams, and may be the cousi...
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Child Salon of Art Winner with John Steuart Curry

Date: 05 07 1944
Description: John Steuart Curry, University of Wisconsin Artist in Residence, and Wesley Kanuse with his painting of his brother, Kendall Kanuse. Kanuse won the major a...
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Erik Nelson Basness

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Description: Head and shoulders oval studio portrait of Erik N. Basness [as written on published Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 [Vol. 1...
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Studio Portrait of Four Young Ho-Chunk Men

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two young Ho-Chunk men sitting in front of two standing young Ho-Chunk men wearing hats. The man sitting ...
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Studio Portrait of Four Young Ho-Chunk Men and Boy

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two young Ho-Chunk men posing sitting in front of two young Ho-Chunk men flanking a Ho-Chunk boy. All of ...
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Young Ho-Chunk Man in Formal Clothes

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Description: Studio portrait of a young Ho-Chunk man with short hair posed sitting and wearing a suit and necktie.
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Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Boys

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk boys posed sitting wearing suits and striped shirts. The boy on the left is sitting on a sto...
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Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Boys

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk boys posing standing next to a prop wooden fence. They are both wearing suits, bandanas, an...
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Portrait of a Young Ho-Chunk Man

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a young Ho-Chunk man posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He has his hands clasped in his lap and is wearing a sui...
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Portrait of the Male Children in the Lowe Family

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Description: Studio portrait of three young Ho-Chunk men posed sitting in front of a painted backdrop and wearing suits, one holding a small boy. The male children of t...
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Panoramic Ho-Chunk Group Portrait

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Description: A panoramic group portrait of Ho-Chunk men, women, and children, possibly gathered for a powwow. They are posed standing and sitting in a field in front of...
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Johnnie Potter

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Johnnie Potter standing in uniform. He is standing next to a table, and there is a sword on his left side. The boy ...
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Johnny Catlin, Drummer Boy

Date: 1894
Description: Portrait of Johnny Catlin at age 12 when he was a drummer boy for the 28th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.
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Ludvig L.H. Hauge

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Description: Head and shoulders oval studio portrait of Ludwig L.H. Hauge [as written on the published Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, Volume 1; also written as Ludvig ...
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Louis Nelson Bolstad

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Description: Head and shoulders oval studio portrait of Louis Nelson Bolstad [as written on the photograph backing; also written as Louis Nelson on Regimental Descripti...
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Thomas Emmonson

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Description: Waist-up oval studio portrait of Thomas Emmonson, a private in Company C, 15th Wisconsin Infantry in uniform and wearing a kepi [forage cap] displaying a “...
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Josh Sullivan

Date: 1861
Description: Tintype portrait of Josh Sullivan of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, member of the 3rd Wisconsin Infantry band. He is seated leaning on a drum.
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Family with Portrait

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Description: Seven members of the Fragon family sitting and standing for a portrait around a framed painting of a young man, possibly a deceased family member. An older...
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Ole Evenson Luten

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Description: Waist-up oval studio portrait of Ole Everson Luten [as on the photograph backing; also written as Ole Everson on Descriptive Rolls, Volume 20, and on publi...

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