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George Baxter Burrows
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Sixth plate ambrotype of George Baxter Burrows. Quarter-length portrait, facing right. He is wearing a suit with printed vest and tie with fringed ends. He wears the top knot fashionable for men's hair in the early 1850s. Hand-coloring on cheeks.
circa 1850-1859
Hersey, S. O.
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WHi 123761
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George Baxter Burrows and his Brother
circa 1850-1859
Ninth plate daguerreotype of George Baxter Burrows and his brother, seated with legs crossed, facing front, smoking cigars and wearing suits and straw hats typical of summer weather. George, on the...
Florella P. Burrows and her Sister Helen A. Burrows
circa 1850-1859
Sixth plate daguerreotype of Florella P. and Helen A. Burrows, sisters of George Baxter Burrows of Madison, Wisconsin. They are seated, facing forward. The elder sister is wearing a dress of fine f...
Frank W. Burrows
circa 1850-1859
Sixth plate daguerreotype of Frank W. Burrows, brother of George B. Burrows. Waist-up portrait, facing front, with right arm resting on a table. He is wearing a suit with plaid vest and collar turn...
Ursula Grignon
circa 1850-1859
Sixth plate ambrotype of Ursula Grignon. Three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing forward, wearing a dark cape with fur wrapped around shoulders, and a bonnet tied beneath chin. Her right hand...
Burrows Family
circa 1850-1859
Half plate daguerreotype of the Burrows siblings, children of Reverend Baxter Burrows and Lydia Boynton Burrows of Montpelier, Vermont. Left to right: Florella P., George B., Frank W., Helen A., an...
George B. Burrows
circa 1850-1859
Sixteenth plate daguerreotype of George B. Burrows of Madison, Wisconsin, brother of Frank W. Burrows. Quarter-length portrait. He is wearing a suit and cravat.
