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Harwood, Brisbane, and Coffin

Date: 1853
Description: Half plate daguerreotype of E. Harwood, Dr. William Brisbane, and Levi Coffin, sitting in a row.
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22nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers

Date: 09 22 1862
Description: The 22nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers under the command of Colonel William L. Utley, crossing the pontoon bridge at Cincinnati.
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Charles Whittlesey

Date: 1858
Description: Studio portrait of geologist Charles Whittlesey dressed for a field trip.
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Friends on the Ohio River Shore

Date: 05 10 1894
Description: View from the Ohio River of four friends (three men and one woman) standing on the shore, seeing the travelers off. There is a bridge in the background.
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Boys on Ohio River Shore

Date: 05 12 1894
Description: Four boys stand on the shoreline of the Ohio River, seeing Reuben and Jessie Thwaites off. Buildings and a church steeple can be seen in the background.
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Woman in a Rowboat

Date: 05 12 1894
Description: A woman rowing in a boat on the Ohio River. There is another boat on the shoreline behind her.
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Ohio Family

Date: 05 12 1894
Description: A father and his two daughters are seated on the porch of their log house.
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Jessie Thwaites Wiping Dishes

Date: 05 13 1894
Description: Jessie Thwaites seated outdoors near a tent wiping dishes.
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Merchant Boat on Ohio River

Date: 05 13 1894
Description: View from shoreline of merchant boat, with the words Glass City on the side, floating down the Ohio River.
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Log House and Cliff

Date: 05 15 1894
Description: Exterior view of a log house at the base of a cliff. A man and a boy pose in front of the house.
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Children at Cliff House

Date: 05 15 1894
Description: Three little girls pose in front of a house built next to a cliff.
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Steamboats and a Bridge

Date: 05 24 1894
Description: View across water towards a bridge with several steamboats lined up on the opposite shoreline on the other side of the bridge.
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Van S. Brady

Date: 1848
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype waist-up portrait of Van Swearingen Brady of Ohio, son of Captain Samuel Brady.
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Remains of President Lincoln at Monument Square and Pavilion

Date: 1865
Description: The remains of President Lincoln lying in state in Monument Square and Pavilion. Lincoln's body was on its way from Washington, D.C. to Springfield, Illino...
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Dealership

Date: 1898
Description: View across street of dealership or agency building of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. Two men stand outside the storefront at two entrances. The...
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Mary Ann Dudley

Date: 08 1898
Description: Portrait of Mary Ann Dudley, as an old lady, seated in a garden, Sullivan.
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“Famous Ohio Fiddler”

Date: 1895
Description: Informal portrait of a “famous Ohio fiddler” Alfred Squiers Utley with his fiddle. Alfred Squiers Utley was born in Monson, Mass. 1817, son of Hamilton and...
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Triple Portrait of Edward Harwood, William Brisbane, Levi Coffin

Date: 1853
Description: Half plate daguerreotype of Edward Harwood, William Brisbane and Levi Coffin sitting together. The three men were working together as antislavery activists...

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