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Edwin M. Stanton

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Description: Engraved vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War from 1861-1868.
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Edwin M. Stanton

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Description: Engraved waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War from 1861-1868.
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Edwin M. Stanton

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Description: Engraved waist-up length carte-de-visite portrait of Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War from 1861-1868.
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Bibles for Doughboys

Date: 09 1917
Description: Khaki-covered Bibles being made by the American Bible Society for American fighters during World War I. The goal was one million testaments. All the worker...
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Samuel Bradley

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Samuel Bradley from Rimouski, Canada. Unknown regiment or state he served with during the American Civil War.
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John C. Fremont

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Description: Engraved vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Major General John C. Fremont in officer uniform. During the war he commanded the Department of the West.
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John C. Fremont

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Description: Engraved vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Major General John C. Fremont in officer uniform. During the war he commanded the Department of the West.
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War Correspondents

Date: 08 31 1943
Description: Group portrait of war correspondents at Port Moresby, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). Robert Doyle is in the center.
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Silas Stewart

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of Silas Stewart, Company B, 8th Wisconsin Infantry. Stewart enlisted in 1861 and served until the end of the war without b...
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Nathan B. Forrest

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. At the start of the war Forrest enlisted as a private but was quickly pro...
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John C. Fremont

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Major General John C. Fremont in full officer uniform, holding his sword in front. During the war he commanded the ...
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Benjamin F. Butler

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Description: Vignetted engraved portrait of Major General Benjamin F. Butler.
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Ambrose Burnside

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Description: Head and shoulders engraved portrait of General Burnside.
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Benjamin F. Butler

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Description: Seated engraved portrait of Major General Benjamin F. Butler.
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John Adams Dix

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Description: Head and shoulders engraved portrait of General John Adams Dix.
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Robert E. Lee

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Description: Engraved vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Robert E. Lee.
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Unknown Union Soldier

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of an unknown Union soldier.
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World War I Soldier and Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman seated in a chair, and a soldier dressed in a First World War uniform sitting on the arm of the chair. They are posi...
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Korean War Memorial

Date: 1997
Description: A veteran leans forward, perhaps to better hear the proceedings, at the dedication of the Korean War Veterans Memorial of Wisconsin. The (out of focus) spe...
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Portrait of a Woman

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of unknown woman.

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