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Leonard J. Farwell
1860
Leonard J. Farwell (1819-1889), Madison businessman-promoter and Wisconsin's only Whig governor (1852-1854). When this salted paper portrait was taken, Farwell was serving a single term in the Wisc...
Philetus Sawyer
circa 1860-1869
Philetus Sawyer (1816-1900), lumberman and politician from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This salted-paper print depicts him in 1861 during his second term in the Wisconsin Assembly. Later Sawyer served as...
Atwood Children
1864
Mary Louise Atwood and Elizabeth Gordon Atwood Vilas, the daughters of David Atwood, the founding publisher of the Wisconsin State Journal.
John Rugee
1861
Quarter-length studio portrait of John Rugee, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Charles and Harrie Atwood
1864
Carte-de-visite full-length studio portrait of Charles David and Harrie Farwell Atwood, the sons of David Atwood of Madison, Wisconsin. They are posed on and next to a prop balustrade in front of a...
