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The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.
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Unidentified Man
circa 1850-1859
Sixth plate daguerreotype of unidentified man. Waist-up portrait, facing slightly left, wearing suit, cravat, and stand collar. Sideburns extend below his ears.
John Brady
1850
Sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of John Brady of Virginia, son of Captain Samuel Brady. Half-length, facing front with torso turned slightly to right.
Clarissa Clark Merwin
circa 1850-1859
Sixth-plate daguerreotype of Clarissa Clark Merwin, sister of Darwin Clark. Seated half figure facing front, torso facing right. She is wearing a white collar and cuffs, collar pin, and long earrin...
Calvin Smith
circa 1850-1859
Sixth plate daguerreotype of Calvin Smith, son of Lyman Smith, and a cousin of Catherine A. Smith Hallock of Middleton, Wisconsin. Half figure, facing front and torso slightly turned to left, weari...
William Beers
circa 1850-1859
Quarter plate daguerreotype of William Beers, facing foward, wearing dark suit and tie, and chin whiskers.
Unidentified Man
1865
Ninth plate daguerreotype of unidentified man. Bust portrait, facing forward and torso slightly left. He wears a suit and cravat around a stand collar. Hand-coloring on cheeks.
