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Jefferson Coates

Date: 1870
Description: Francis Jefferson Coates of the 7th Wisconsin who earned the Medal of Honor for bravery at the Battle of Gettysburg. Sergeant Coates was so severely wounde...
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Knudt Johnson

Date: 1865
Description: Tintype/ferrotype waist-up portrait of Knudt Johnson of the Dodgeville Guards, later known as Company C, 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Gold ...
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Dr. William Reese and Helene Stratman-Thomas

Date: 08 19 1940
Description: Dr. William Reese, a Welsh tenor, and song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
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D.K. Tenney

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of D.K. Tenney.
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Dr. Joseph Jastrow

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Description: Studio portrait of Dr. Joseph Jastrow.
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Colonel Charles S. Lovell

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Colonel Charles S. Lovell.
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Robert Hall McCormick

Date: 1875
Description: Oval framed studio portrait of Robert Hall McCormick (1847-1917), son of Leander James McCormick (1819-1900). He is wearing a suit jacket and necktie.
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Cyrus McCormick, Jr.

Date: 1875
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. (1859-1936) at about age sixteen, wearing a necktie and suit jacket.
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Young Robert Novak

Date: 1952
Description: Journalist Robert Novak as a young man.
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Albert Hansen

Date: 1931
Description: Albert Hansen by Lake Superior at Manitoulin Island.
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Sigurd Olson Outdoors in Snow

Date: 1940
Description: Winter scene with Sigurd Olson, age 41, probably taken for publicity purposes.
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Knopf in Minnesota

Date: 08 1961
Description: Publisher Alfred A. Knopf, Sr., photographed while visiting the cabin of author Sigurd Olson at Listening Point. Knopf published all eight of Olson's books...
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Hans A. Myhre

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Description: Waist-up seated oval studio portrait of Hans A. Myhre, a private in Company I, 15th Wisconsin Infantry in uniform holding a musket across his chest. The fo...
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That Hoola Shimmy: Two Men Playing Ukeleles

Date: 1920
Description: Two young men dressed in suits and ties playing ukeleles on a residential street.
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"The Goddess of Lost Lake" Publicity Still

Date: 1918
Description: Publicity still from the silent film "The Goddess of Lost Lake," featuring Monte Blue playing an Indian chief.
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Autochrome of Angus McVicar

Date: 1929
Description: Autochrome of Angus McVicar, married to Genevieve Milward, seated in a chair.
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Frederick Layton

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Description: Ferrotype of Frederick Layton posing on a bench holding an umbrella in front of a painted background. Frederick Layton was the son of a Milwaukee butcher a...
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Flags in the Windows

Date: 1918
Description: An unidentified young man standing on a curved sidewalk in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol. He is holding his hat in his right hand and is wearing a s...
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Rev. David Lowry

Date: 1840
Description: Waist-up portrait of Reverend David Lowry. Lowry was appointed to be a teacher for the Ho Chunk (Winnebago) Tribe by Andrew Jackson. In 1834, he started a ...
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C. W. Albright

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of a man identified only as C. W. Albright.

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