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Major George Bill

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of Major George Bill, 7th Wisconsin Infantry.
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William Howard Taft

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Description: Studio portrait of William Howard Taft.
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Alexander Gordon Jr.

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Alexander Gordon Jr., Company K, 7th Wisconsin Infantry. He has a sword on his left side.
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Knoll and Clifford Case

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Description: Erwin Knoll, then a reporter with the Newhouse Newspapers, interviewing Senator Clifford Case of New Jersey. Knoll later became the editor of the Progre...
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Amasa Cobb

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of Colonel Amasa Cobb, F & S, 43rd Wisconsin Infantry and 5th Wisconsin Infantry.
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John L. Hathaway

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Captain John L. Hathaway, a Commissary of Subsistence, U.S. Volunteers.
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Elisha Esterbrooks

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Elisha Esterbrooks, a Brigade Quartermaster, Company B, 35th Wisconsin Infantry.
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Manning F. Force

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite profile portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Manning F. Force, 20th Ohio Infantry.
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Albion Parris Howe

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of Major General Albion Parris Howe, commander of the 2nd Division, 6th Corps, Army of the Potomac.
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George B. McClellan

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Major General George B. McClellan holding his sword in his left hand. At Major General in the Regular Army. After t...
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George B. McClellan and his wife, Ellen Mary Marcy

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Major General George B. McClellan standing, with his wife, Ellen Mary Marcy, seated.
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Merriman Smith and Dayton Moore

Date: 1953
Description: Merriman Smith, perched on a table with Dayton Moore in the press lounge. They are two correspondents who covered the White House.
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John Logan

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Major General John Alexander Logan, serving under General Grant during the Vicksburg Campaign. He also commanded the Army of the Tenne...
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National Confederate Reunion

Date: 1917
Description: Three Confederate veterans sitting in a tent at the National Confederate Reunion.
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Sherman and His Generals

Date: 05 1865
Description: Group portrait of Sherman and his generals taken shortly after the Civil War in Mathew Brady's studio. From left to right: Maj. Gen. O.O. Howard, Maj. Gen....
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Obama and Obey

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Description: Congressman David R. Obey and President Barack Obama in the Oval Office in the White House. The photograph is autographed for Obey: "Congratulations for 40...
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Homeless Man on Church Steps

Date: 02 22 2012
Description: A homeless man is sitting on Saint Patrick's Catholic Church's steps as a woman on the sidewalk is walking past.
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The People Speak

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Description: Fred Wertheimer, (fourth from the right) of Common Cause, delivers bags of citizen petitions to Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey, (third from the left),...
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Social Security Conference with President Roosevelt

Date: 03 20 1939
Description: Leaving the White House after their Social Security conference with President Roosevelt are (left to right): John Hanes, Undersecretary of the Treasury; Ar...
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Celebrants at the 20 Millionth Social Security Beneficiary Party

Date: 05 1965
Description: Four men, all administrators at the Social Security office, celebrating at the 20 millionth beneficiary party. They are, from left to right, Arthur Altmeye...

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