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James K. Newton

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype. Three-quarter length portrait of James K. Newton sitting with one leg crossed over the other, one hand resting on his thigh,...
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Unidentified Woman

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Description: Sixth-plate daguerreotype. Three-quarter length portrait of an unidentified woman, facing front. She is sitting in a chair, with one hand in her lap, and t...
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Unidentified Man

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Description: Sixth-plate daguerreotype. Waist-up portrait of unidentified man who is wearing a suit coat, striped vest, and a cravat. He is sitting in a chair with one ...
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Unidentified Child

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Description: Ninth plate plate ambrotype. The child is sitting, wearing an off-the-shoulder dress belted at the waist. Dark trim along hem. Hand-coloring on cheeks.
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Unidentified Woman

Date: 1860
Description: Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype. Three-quarter length portrait of a woman sitting in front of a painted backdrop. She is holding a straw hat in her lap. Hand...
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Howard Family

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Description: Sixth-plate ferrotype/tintype. Group portrait of three children standing in front of a painted backdrop. The two young girls are wearing matching jackets. ...
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Eunice Barrett

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Description: Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype. Waist-up portrait of Eunice Barrett. She is wearing a dark dress with a light-colored lace collar. Allegedly the mother of t...
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Truman Bartlett

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype. Three-quarter length portrait, facing forward, of Truman Bartlett, from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, sitting on a bench in fron...
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Theodore Bernhard

Date: 1879
Description: Sixth-plate ferrotype/tintype. Waist-up portrait of Theodore Bernhard, from Watertown, Wisconsin. Educator, member of the assembly in 1854. He is facing to...
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Mrs. Augustus A. Bird

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype. Head and shoulders portrait of Mrs. Augustus A. Bird. A pioneer woman who came from New York to Milwaukee by a team of horse...
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Benjamin S. Campbell

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Description: Hollow-cut silhouette, facing left (proper right), of Benjamin S. Campbell. Born in Bedford, NH, died in Huron Co., Ohio. Sheriff of Courtland Co., and a M...
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Mrs. R.T. Connable

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype. Waist-up portrait of Mrs. R.T. Connable, from Madison. Hand-coloring on cheeks and lips. She is wearing a ribbon around her ...
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Mrs. Crandall

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Description: Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype quarter-length portrait of Mrs. Crandall, pioneer settler of Sheboygan Falls. She is wearing a dark dress with a white lace c...
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Doctor John M. Evans

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype. Three-quarter length portrait of Doctor John M. Evans, from Evansville, Wisconsin, standing in front of a painted backdrop. ...
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Alfred Fessenden

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Description: Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype. Waist-up portrait of Alfred Fessenden, Company C, 32nd Volunteers (Dec. 2, 1842-Nov. 23, 1883). Served under Capt. Carlton. ...
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Annie Youmans Haight

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Description: Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype. Waist-up portrait of Annie Youmans Haight (Mrs. Theron W. Haight), sitting sideways in a chair, with her arm resting on the ...
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John C. Hawley

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Description: Ferrotype/tintype of John C. Hawley, age 6, Evergreens, Madison, Wisconsin. He is wearing a white lace collar, embroidered jacket, vest, and skirt, and is ...
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Ceylon Childs Lincoln

Date: 1868
Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype of Ceylon Childs Lincoln. Full-length seated pose facing 45 degrees to the right, with left arm on cloth covered table and ...
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Esther Lomas and Unidentified Man

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Description: Full-length ferrotype/tintype of an unknown man, and Esther Lomas from Lancaster, Wisconsin, in front of a painted backdrop. The man is seated, and the wom...
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Martha Lomas and Esther

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Description: Full-length ferrotype/tintype of Martha and Esther Lomas from Lancaster, Wisconsin, in front of a painted backdrop. One of the women is standing with her l...

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