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Joshua E. Dodge

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Description: Joshua E. Dodge.
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Governor Nelson Dewey

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Governor Nelson Dewey.
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Jane Dousman

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Jane Dousman.
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Lyman C. Draper

Date: 1854
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Lyman C. Draper. This shows him at the time he assumed the position of Historical Society superintendent, at the age of 38.
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Gaylord Nelson

Date: 1963
Description: Portrait of Gaylord Nelson.
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Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

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Description: The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built in Madison.
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Edward Salomon

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Edward Salomon.
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John P. Sheldon

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Description: Formal oil portrait of John Sheldon.
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Nils Otto Tank

Date: 1821
Description: Waist-up portrait of Nils Otto Tank.
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Chief Buffalo

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Description: Portrait of Chief Buffalo, over-painted enlargement, possibly from a double-portrait (possibly an ambrotype). Grandson of Great Chief Buffalo. Chief Buffa...
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Chippewa Falls

Date: 1850
Description: Painting depicting Chippewa Falls and the first sawmill on the Chippewa River, built by Jean Brunet. The residence of H.S. Allen, one of the owners of the...
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Valentine

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Description: Watercolor valentine written by a young man and given to one of the daughters of Louis Dousman, probably Violet or Virginia.
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Holy Card

Date: 1900
Description: Holy card with watercolor of a wreath of white flowers encircling an open book resting on a cross and crown of thorns.
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Cyrus Hall McCormick

Date: 1884
Description: Color portrait of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884), possibly by Lawton S. Parker.
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George Washington

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Description: Full-length portrait engraving of George Washington seated with books and saber, from a painting by Chappel.
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James Madison

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Description: Portrait engraving of James Madison seated, from a painting by Chappel.
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Cover of Wisconsin Friends of Our Native Landscape

Date: 1973
Description: Cover for the Wisconsin Friends of Our Native Landscape program. Depicted is a river cascading over rocks, and some trees in the foreground. The Wisconsin ...
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Cover of Wisconsin Friends of Our Native Landscape

Date: 1972
Description: Cover for the Wisconsin Friends of Our Native Landscape program. Depicted is a red wing blackbird perching on cattail flowers in a body of water. The Wisco...
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Cover of Wisconsin Friends of Our Native Landscape

Date: 1963
Description: Cover for the Wisconsin Friends of Our Native Landscape program. Depicted is a bright green and pink Jack-in-the-pulpit. The Wisconsin Friends chapter was ...
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Wisconsin Friends of Our Native Landscape, 1969

Date: 1969
Description: Cover for the 1969 Wisconsin Friends of Our Native Landscape program. Depicted is a tree with white blossoms, yellow flowers, and a pathway leading up to a...

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