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Elderly Man

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Description: Portrait of an older man sitting in a chair.
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Man with Bow Tie

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Description: Portrait of a bearded man in a vest, bow tie, shirt and jacket.
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Bearded Man with Ribbon Tie

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Description: Portrait of a bearded man wearing a shirt, vest, jacket and ribbon tie.
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Bearded Man and Wife

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Description: Full-length portrait of a bearded man and a woman sitting.
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Elderly Couple

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Description: Portrait of an older couple sitting outdoors in front of a dark colored backdrop. The woman is wearing a striped dress and a cap. The man, who is bearded, ...
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Eli and Mary Tiffany Portrait

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Description: Studio portrait of an elderly man and woman sitting in front of a painted backdrop. Identified as Eli and Mary Tiffany of Melrose by their descendant Jeff ...
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Studio Portrait of Man, Woman and Girl

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Description: Studio portrait of a man sitting, and a woman and girl standing, in front of a painted backdrop.
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Peter Larsen

Date: 1864
Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype of Peter Larsen in a Civil War uniform holding a firearm.
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Portrait of Charles Donohue and his Grandson

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Description: Portrait of the Honorable Charles Donohue, Mayor of New Richmond, Wisconsin, and his grandson, Charles III. The elder Donohue was born December 5, 1843 in ...
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Greetings

Date: 1948
Description: Holiday card created by Wisconsin artist Alfred A. Sessler. The image is of Santa Claus (in the Sessler style) holding a bag of snow in one hand and a smal...
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Governor Louis Harvey

Date: 1862
Description: Quarter plate ambrotype. Waist-up seated studio portrait of Governor Louis P. Harvey (1820-1862), facing front with torso turned slightly left.
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Colonel Cyrus Marion Butt

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype portrait of Colonel Cyrus Marion Butt (b. 1833) of Viroqua. Col. Butt is seated sideways in a chair with one hand in his lap and on...
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Lieutenant Albert T. Lamson

Date: 1863
Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype of Lieutenant Albert Lamson, taken at Falmouth, Virginia. Lamson is posed, in military uniform, seated and holding a sword ...
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Lieutenant Harlow Waller

Date: 1861
Description: Quarter plate full-length military portrait of Harlow Milton Waller, facing forward with right hand holding his sword at his side. The portrait is hand tin...
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Daniel Wells Jr.

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype of Daniel Wells Jr. The portrait is from waist-up of left profile, with some scratching and damage to the plate. Daniel Wells Jr. e...
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Archie Case

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype. Three-quarter-length studio portrait of Archie Case sitting sideways in a chair, with right wrist over the back of the chair. Hand...
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Unidentified Man

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype. Quarter-length portrait of a man wearing a suit and necktie.
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Jacob Spaulding

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype of Jacob Spaulding. Quarter-length portrait, facing slightly left wearing coat with satin lapels, tie, and goatee. Cheeks hand-colo...
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Unidentified Civil War Officer

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Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype of unidentified Civil War Union officer. Full-length portrait of man standing facing front, with his hand inside his unifor...
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Unidentified Men

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Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype of two unidentified men. Three-quarter length portrait of the men sitting, facing forward, with their hands on their laps. ...

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