click zoom to display a high-res image
Henry S. Butler
Image
Sixth plate daguerreotype of Henry S. Butler. Three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing forward. He is wearing a plaid shirt gathered and belted at the waist, with a white lace collar. His right forearm rests on a cloth covered table, his left hand at his side is possibly holding a cap.
circa 1850-1859
Publication Information
Physical Description
Collection Information
Copyright Information
W0146H3
WHi 123753
Image
Digital Collections
Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
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.
Attribution
For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier.
The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.
For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.
Accessing Collections
The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.
Patrick Henry Smith
circa 1850-1859
Sixth plate daguerreotype of Patrick Henry Smith. Waist-up portrait, he is facing slightly right, holding his lapel with his hand. He is wearing a plaid coat, vest, Cossack style winter hat, goatee...
Aunt Mary Botsford
circa 1850-1859
Sixth plate daguerreotype of Aunt Mary Botsford. Waist-up portrait, seated, facing forward, with arm on a book on a cloth-covered table. She is wearing a plaid fan-front dress and white bonnet tied...
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.
Edward Beers
circa 1850-1859
Sixth plate daguerreotype of Edward Beers, facing forward, wearing a suit and double-breasted plaid vest and checked tie, with stand collar.
Unidentified Woman
circa 1850-1859
Sixth plate daguerreotype of an unidentified woman. Waist-up portrait of her seated, facing forward, with her arm resting on a cloth covered table on the right. A cased photograph is standing open ...
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...
