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Captain N.A. Peterson
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Three-quarter length cabinet card portrait of Captain N.A. Peterson, a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who was master and part owner of the schooner “Selt” in 1873. He also sailed the schooners “City of Toledo” and “Alaska,” and the scow “John F. Prince. In September 1875, he and others rescued a crew of nine from the “Tanner".
circa 1870-1879
Hagendorff Studio
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WHi 91834
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Peter W. Chantland
circa 1870-1879
Vignetted head and shoulders cabinet card portrait of Peter W. Chantland, a second lieutenant in Company E, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and D...
Schooner on the Milwaukee River
1870
Elevated view of Milwaukee River with large sailing ship - a two-masted schooner - entering the port.
Torger Gilbertson
circa 1870-1879
Quarter-length cabinet card portrait of Torger Gilbertson, a corporal in Company I, Wisconsin 15 Infantry. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and Descriptive Rolls, Volume 2...
Lewis Anderson
circa 1870-1879
Full-length cabinet card portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Lewis Anderson, a private in Company G, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and D...
Hans Hanson
circa 1870-1879
Vignetted, quarter-length cabinet card portrait of Hans Hanson, a corporal in Company G, Wisconsin 15th Infantry. The following information was obtained from the Regimental and Descriptive Rolls, V...
Olaus Pederson Grimsrud
circa 1910-1919
Full-length portrait of Olaus Pederson Grimsrud standing on the deck of a ship. Other people are sitting and standing behind him.
