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H.H. Bennett

Date: 1861
Description: Studio portrait of H.H. Bennett in uniform.
Manuscript

Bennett Diary Pages

Date: 05 1863
Description: Two pages, dated May 23-24, 1863, of a diary kept by H.H. (Henry Hamilton) Bennett during the Civil War.
Photograph

Gates Gallery

Date: 1865
Description: Exterior view of the Gates Gallery, location for the first H.H. Bennett studio.
Photograph

H.H. Bennett in Civil War Uniform

Date: 1866
Description: Bennett in uniform, showing his crippled right hand, taken when he was 23-years-old after he was ministered out of the Army. The hand wound was caused by ...
Photograph

Dead Body of Schuyler Gates

Date: 09 1869
Description: Stereograph image of the body of Schuyler Gates near the mouth of Hurlbut Creek. The body is laying between the ruts of a rugged dirt road.
Photograph

First Bridge on Wisconsin River

Date: 1866
Description: View of the first bridge to span the Wisconsin River, built by Schuyler Gates. It was washed away in 1866.
Photograph

Kilbourn Circus Parade

Date: 06 1868
Description: G.F. Bailey bandwagon, with band, and central elevated figure of Mazeppa legend on Broadway in Kilbourn City. Hitch is an Asiatic elephant led by paired dr...
Photograph

Increase Lapham at Wisconsin Dells

Date: 1869
Description: Increase A. Lapham in the foreground of a rock formation in Taylor's Glen, with A. Holly sitting on a rock in the background.
Photograph

Francis "Frankie" Irene Douty's Wedding Portrait

Date: 01 1867
Description: Frankie Irene Douty poses for her wedding portrait. She is wearing a dark dress with a striped skirt and resting her hand on the back of a chair. She has a...
Photograph

Prospect Point #99

Date: 1869
Description: Two girls in long dresses on a rock formation. The river and far shoreline is in the background. Text on left reads: "A Visit to Devil's Lake, Sauk County,...
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Kilbourn Fire Aftermath

Date: 03 15 1866
Description: People gather the morning after a fire that destroyed Dixon's store as well as $100,000 worth of goods and eleven other places of business. The flames were...
Manuscript

Remember Ellsworth!

Date: 1861
Description: Letterhead illustration of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, the first casualty of the Civil War, under the caption "Remember Ellsworth!" Colonel Ellsworth was kill...

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