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William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes
1916
Publicity still of William Gillette in costume as Sherlock Holmes for the 1916 Essanay silent film production "Sherlock Holmes," based upon the play Gillette himself wrote in 1899. He stands in a d...
George Gillette
1900
Portrait. Caption reads: "George Gillette. Born in London, England in 1811, died Swaledale, Iowa in December 1908. Farmed at Springfield Corners, Wisconsin (Dane County). Eva Gillette's grandfather.
Everett Gillilan
Quarter-length portrait of Everett Gillilan, owner of Pioneer Motors, Incorporated, in Lancaster.
Martin James Gillen
1923
Quarter-length portrait of Martin James Gillen, Racine-born business leader, economist, and philanthropist.
Martin James Gillen
1923
Quarter-length portrait of Martin James Gillen, a lawyer, business counselor, political economist, writer, and philanthropist.
Thomas Henry Gill
1877
Carte-de-visite portrait of Thomas Henry Gill, a Madison and Milwaukee attorney, who also served the Wisconsin Central Railroad as tax and insurance expert, assistant general solicitor, and general...
