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James Monroe Gillet
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Portrait of James Monroe Gillet, a lawyer and founder of the Fond du Lac Whig. Caption reads: "James Monroe Gillet, Born April 24, 1821. Married Emmaline Eliza Smith, died May 24, 1879. Son of George Wolcott Gillet and Phoebe Brown."
1871
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WHi 151270
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James Monroe Gillet
1845
Waist-up portrait of James Monroe Gillet, around the time he founded the newspaper The Fond du Lac Whig.
Martin James Gillen
1923
Quarter-length portrait of Martin James Gillen, a lawyer, business counselor, political economist, writer, and philanthropist.
Joseph Ager
1876
Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Joseph Ager, a farmer from Ripon.
Jane Ager
1876
Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Jane Ager, a farmer from Ripon.
Luthera H. Adams
1874
Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Luthera H. Adams, a Mathematics instructor at Ripon College.
