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Colonel Peter Ege
circa 1860-1869
Half plate ferrotype/tintype. Waist-up portrait of Colonel Peter Ege. Hand-coloring gold detail on buttons.
Mrs. Larsen
circa 1860-1869
Three-quarter length ninth plate ferrotype/tintype of Mrs. Larsen, wife of Peter Larsen. She is wearing a striped, long-sleeved dress with white collar, lace gloves, a brooch at her neck, and drop ...
Leander S. Miller
1860
Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype. Waist-up portrait of Leander S. Miller, facing forward. Corporal in Civil War uniform. Hand-coloring on cheeks, gold details on buttons.
Unidentified Civil War Soldier with Musical Horn
circa 1860-1869
Sixth plate tintype/ferrotype of a waist-up seated portrait of an unidentified Civil War musician holding a musical horn, probably a Tenor horn in B♭. Hand-colored gold details on uniform and sword...
Unidentified Soldiers
circa 1860-1869
Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of two Civil War soldiers in uniform, seated, both with left hands in hidden hand pose with jackets buttoned.
Unidentified Civil War Soldier
1861
Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of an unidentified soldier from the 13th Wisconsin Infantry. Hand-coloring on cheeks and gold details on buttons of military uniform.
