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Willliam Francis Allen

Date: 1879
Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of William Francis Allen, professor of ancient languages and history at UW-Madison. Dr. Allen had taught ...
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Norwegian Family with Possessions

Date: 1870
Description: Norwegian family posing with their household possessions, in front of their home. The man dressed in military uniform is a Civil War veteran. Madison, Wisc...
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Old Abe Centennial Stereograph

Date: 02 07 1876
Description: The "Centennial" stereograph of "Old Abe," eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Regiment, by J.M. Fowler, sold by J.O. Barrett in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ...
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William Francis Allen

Date: 1879
Description: Quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of William Francis Allen, professor of ancient languages and history at UW-Madison. Dr. Allen had taught newly eman...
Photograph

William Francis Allen

Date: 1879
Description: Quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of William Francis Allen, professor of ancient languages and history at UW-Madison. Dr. Allen had taught newly eman...
Photograph

William Francis Allen

Date: 1879
Description: Quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of William Francis Allen, professor of ancient languages and history at UW-Madison. Dr. Allen had taught newly eman...
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Map of the Battle of Iuka, Miss., Showing the Positions of the U.S. and Confederate Troops on the 19th of Sept. 1862

Date: 1876
Description: This map of the Battle of Iuka depicts the May 19, 1862, positions of the Union forces in blue and Confederate in red. Indicated on the map are roads, the ...
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Norwegian Family with Possessions

Date: 1870
Description: Detail from original of the family. Original caption reads: "Norwegian family posing with their household possessions, in front of their home. The man dres...
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Old Abe at the Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)

Date: 1875
Description: Old Abe, the eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry, posed on a cannon with the third Wisconsin State Capitol in the background. From 1864 until his de...
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Octagonal House

Date: 1877
Description: This building, on an entire block of Spaight and Brearly Streets with Lake Monona, was originally the governor's mansion for Leonard J. Farwell. The Farwel...

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