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John Nolen

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of John Nolen, landscape architect.
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Truman Warren

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Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite of Truman A. Warren wearing a suit with a bow tie.
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William Allen

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Professor William Francis Allen.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

American Velocipede Advertisement

Date: 03 1869
Description: Engraved image of a man riding an American Improved Velocipede.
Photograph

Dr. John H. Vivian

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Description: An autographed portrait of John Vivian.
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Joseph and Emma Gillett

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Description: Portrait of Joseph and Emma Gillett, Sherwin Gillett's parents.
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Portrait of William E. Smith

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of a young William E. Smith.
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Francis E. McGovern at the Moquah Cattle Show

Date: 1914
Description: View across field towards Governor Francis E. McGovern, standing in the center, wearing a suit and hat. Beside and behind him are a group of men and women.
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William and Mary Upham with Two Unidentified People

Date: 12 20 1867
Description: Formal studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William Upham (standing, left), his wife Mary Upham (seated, left), and a man and woman, bot...
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William Upham at Age 19

Date: 04 1861
Description: Head and shoulders vignetted portrait of William Upham, taken when he enlisted in the army at the age of 19.
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Portrait of John Gray

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Description: Cabinet card, full-length studio portrait of John Gray.
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T.J. Favorite

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Description: Carte-de-visite waist-up portrait of a man wearing a suit. Written on the print: "A brother in law of L.J. Gates — Husband of Irma. T.J. Favorite, deceased...
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Reverend James A. Gillespie

Date: 1870
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of a man seated, with a woman standing next to him. Caption reads: "Rev. Jas. Gillespie & wife. Preached in Necedah over 50 years ...
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Charles Francis Adams Sr.

Date: 1861
Description: Quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Charles Francis Adams Sr., Republican Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd distr...
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John Q. Adams

Date: 1863
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of John Q. Adams, a teacher and Republican politician. He was Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Columbia 2...
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Louis Agassiz

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Description: Oval-framed, waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz, a biologist and geologist known for his studies of Earth's natural history.
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Joseph Ager

Date: 1876
Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Joseph Ager, a farmer from Ripon.
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Joseph Ager and Wife

Date: 1868
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of a man and a woman. Joseph Ager, a farmer from Ripon, is sitting. His wife is standing next to him with her hand on his shoulder...
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Joseph and Jane Ager's Children

Date: 1868
Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of a boy and a girl standing together. The girl has her hand on the boy's shoulder. These are the children of Joseph a...
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David Agry

Date: 1846
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of David Agry, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Brown County district, 1848-1849. He was a lawyer, jurist, and...

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