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Portrait of Unknown Woman

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Description: Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype waist-up portrait of an unidentified woman. She is wearing a dress with a white collar and a collar pin. Hand-coloring on the...
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George McCready Oakley

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of George McCready Oakley. Half figure facing front and slightly right, leaning slightly back, wearing beard and dark coat. H...
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Susan Shriver Meyer Sweeney

Date: 1845
Description: Ninth plate daguerreotype of a waist-up portrait of Susan Shriver Meyer Sweeney. Half figure facing directly front, wearing round-rimmed spectacles and whi...
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Unidentified Woman

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Description: Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype of unidentified woman. Waist-up seated portrait, facing front. She is wearing a lace collar with brooch, a long-sleeved dress...
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Mrs. Curtis

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Description: Cased albumen print of Mrs. Curtis, niece of Mary Oakley. Half figure facing front and slightly left, wearing bonnet with large tied bow and flowers lining...
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William M. Dennis

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of William M. Dennis, Wisconsin Bank Comptroller from 1854-1858. Half figure facing front, wearing suit and tie with right tail o...
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James Hurd

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of James Hurd. Seated half figure with arm resting on cloth-covered table, wearing Union Army coat and cap, check patterned s...
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Elbridge F. Ayer and Mary D. Ayer

Date: 1845
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Elbridge F. and Mary D. Ayer. Seated three-quarter figures, man on left, woman on right. Elbridge wears suit, vest and bow tie...
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James W. Gorum

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of James W. Gorum in front of a painted backdrop. Seated three-quarter figure with beard and mustache, facing front with elbo...
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Spencer L. Case

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Description: Ninth plate ambrotype of Spencer L. Case (1885-?). Half figure facing front, wearing coat, vest, and tie. Hand-coloring on cheeks.
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Timothy Burns

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Timothy Burns. Quarter figure facing front and slightly right, wearing coat, vest, stand collar, and tie with long tails. Burn...
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Portrait of Unknown Woman

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of woman sitting and holding a book upright in her lap next to a cloth covered table. She is wearing a shawl over her dress a...
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Adam Beatty Washington

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype waist-up portrait of Adam Beatty Washington. He is wearing a suit, vest, and necktie. Hand-coloring on cheeks.
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Lydia Remsen Draper

Date: 1850
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Lydia Remsen Draper sitting in a chair, (Mrs. Lyman C. Draper, Dr. Draper's first wife) and adopted daughter Helen, (died 1864...
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Henry A. Cooper

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Description: Ninth plate ambrotype. Full-length portrait of Henry A. Cooper, as a young boy, standing in front of a backdrop. He is wearing a coat, scarf, hat, and what...
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L. Farr and E. Allen

Date: 1840
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of L. Farr and E. Allen. The man is sitting and is wearing a suit, vest, necktie, and watch chain at his waist. The woman appears...
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Reverend C.J. Hendley

Date: 1847
Description: Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype quarter-length profile portrait of Reverend C.J. Hendley. Episcopal clergyman. Married to Jane Olive Kimball, July 20, 1865 i...
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Unidentified Man

Date: 1847
Description: Sixth-plate daguerreotype. Waist-up portrait of an unknown man sitting in a chair. He is holding a cane in one hand, and is wearing a suit coat, vest, and ...
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James D. Butler, Jr.

Date: 1847
Description: Sixth-plate ambrotype. Waist-up portrait of James D. Butler, Jr. sitting in a chair. He has his arms crossed over his chest, and is wearing a jacket and a ...
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Marcus S. Pratt

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Description: Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype of Marcus S. Pratt. Served in Company G. 15th Regiment, Wisconsin. He is sitting in a chair with his knee propped up, with on...

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