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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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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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Roswell Brown

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Description: Portrait of Roswell Brown in an oval frame with a name plaque.
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John Tyler

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Description: A painting of John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States, from the National Collection of Fine Arts of the Smithsonian Institute. John Tyler was ...
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George Washington

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Description: A portrait of George Washington, our nations first president, possibly done by Gilbert Stuart.
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Painting of Young Washington

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Description: A painted portrait of young George Washington in the uniform of a British Colonial Colonel. The portrait was possibly made by Peale (Charles Wilson?) and o...
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Portrait of James Monroe

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Description: A portrait of James Monroe (4/28/1758 – 7/4/1831), the fifth President of the United States (1817–1825).
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Henry Gratiot

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Description: Front and back views of a miniature portrait of Henry Gratiot (1789-1836), a prominent figure in southwestern Wisconsin during the lead mining era. Gratiot...

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