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Daniel Allender

Date: 1909
Description: Oval-framed quarter-length portrait of Daniel Allender, of Northport. He was identified in 1909 as the first white boy born in Milwaukee, on April 14, 1838...
Photograph

Chief Sharp Nose and Captain William C. Brown

Date: 1899
Description: Two men smiling and shake hands outdoors. The man on the right is wearing a military uniform, and the man on the left is holding a rifle. There is a buildi...
Poster

Le Beau Régiment (No. 1)

Date: 1914
Description: Poster with an illustration depicting rows of German soldiers marching forward. One officer is sitting on a toy horse on wheels that is being pulled by a s...
Photograph

1st Wisconsin Infantry Camp

Date: 1916
Description: Camp of the 1st Wisconsin Infantry at Leon Springs, Texas. Soldiers are standing near tents, with some men sitting astride horses.
Poster

Roll of Honor. Service in the World War Roster

Date: 1917
Description: Honor roll for the members of Company K, 345th Infantry. Includes a bald eagle flanked by flags, and reproductions of postcard images. These are titled "Re...
Photograph

Carl Wilhelm Berg

Date: 1892
Description: Formal studio carte-de-visite in front of a painted backdrop of Carl Wilhelm Berg. He is dressed in the uniform of the Prussian Heavy Cavalry, his rank is ...
Photograph

Chester Hamilton Burgess with Unidentified Soldier

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Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype. Full-length portrait of Chester Hamilton Burgess standing with an unidentified soldier. Both men are wearing Civil War uni...
Photograph

Lieutenant Howard Bass Cushing

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Howard Cushing in uniform.
Photograph

George F. Pond

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a table and painted backdrop of a bearded George F. Pond. He is wearing a suit coat, vest, and trousers, and has a watch fob ch...
Photograph

First Wisconsin Calvary Veterans

Date: 06 10 1880
Description: Elevated group portrait of the veterans of the First Wisconsin Calvary. They are standing in rows in the street. Horses with wagons are behind them, and a ...
Photograph

Charles de Rudio

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Description: Portrait of Charles de Rudio, First Lieutenant, 7th Cavalry, Company E, in uniform.
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Friedrich Holdmann on Horseback

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Description: Friedrich Holdmann of the Second Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War, astride his horse. Buildings are in the background.
Photograph

Panoramic View of Unidentified Army Camp

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Description: Panoramic view of an unidentified WWI army camp.
Photograph

Ojibwa-Pillager Battle Cavalry Troop

Date: 10 1898
Description: A cavalry troop from the Ojibwa-Pillager Battle at Sugar Point on Bear Island.
Photograph

Ojibwa-Pillager Battle Cavalry Troop

Date: 10 1898
Description: A cavalry troop from the Ojibwa-Pillager Battle at Sugar Point on Bear Island gathers near a train.
Photograph

Ojibwa-Pillager Battle Cavalry and Cannons

Date: 1898
Description: A cavalry troop and cannons at the Ojibwa-Pillager Battle at Sugar Point on Bear Island.
Photograph

Ojibwa-Pillager Battle Cavalry and Cannon

Date: 1898
Description: A cavalry troop gathers around a cannon at the Ojibwa-Pillager Battle at Sugar Point on Bear Island.
Photograph

Ojibwa-Pillager Battle Cavalry

Date: 1898
Description: A cavalry troop gathers in front of an encampment at the Ojibwa-Pillager Battle at Sugar Point on Bear Island.
Photograph

William V. W. Reilly

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Description: Studio portrait of William V.W. Reilly of the 7th Cavalry.
Print

Heroes of the Civil War

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Description: "Heroes of the Civil War". Engraving of eight Union leaders with decorative battlefield scenes.

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