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James Garland Sturgis

Date: 1870
Description: Portrait of James Garland Sturgis in his West Point(?) cadet uniform. Born January 24, 1854; son of Samuel Davis Sturgis I and younger brother of Nina Stu...
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Samuel Davis Sturgis I

Date: 1880
Description: Samuel Davis Sturgis, father of Nina Dousman. Born July 11, 1822 and died July 28, 1889. Samuel Sturgis graduated from West Point in the class of 1846 and...
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H. Louis Dousman

Date: 1880
Description: Portrait of H. Louis Dousman, son of Hercules Dousman and Jane Fisher Rolette Dousman. Born April 3, 1848; died January 13, 1886.
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Louis LeBrun

Date: 1860
Description: Full portrait of Louis LeBrun with dog at his feet. Hercules Dousman brought LeBrun from Canada as an indentured servant in 1852. After completing his in...
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Napoleon Sarony Self-Portrait

Date: 1896
Description: Quarter-length profile portrait of a man with goatee wearing a fez. The details in the face, hair, and clothing are highlighted in charcoal. Unknown relat...
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John Dinan Lawler

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of John Dinan Lawler wearing horseshoe-shaped tie pin.
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Luther R. Hare

Date: 1863
Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of L.R. Hare in full dress uniform in front of a painted backdrop. He was a First Lieutenant in the U.S. 7th Calvary. ...
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Dousman and Sturgis Studio Portrait

Date: 1873
Description: Nina Lynn Sturgis and Hercules Louis Dousman pose together in a studio in front of a painted backdrop. Hercules is wearing a suit and is seated with his ar...
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Charley Minney

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Description: Charley Minney posing in front of Villa Louis.

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