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Unidentified Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a woman standing and resting her hands on a book, which is on a small table. She is wearing a...
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Unidentified Woman

Date: 1888
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a woman with her head turned to the left in profile. She is wearing a dark-colored lace dress.
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Charles Van Hise

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Description: A studio portrait of Charles Van Hise.
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Captain Charles King in Uniform

Date: 1883
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Captain Charles King, wearing his dress uniform as an enlisted Army Officer during the American Indian Wars.
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Carol Sanderson and Paul D. Carpenter as Martha and George Washington

Date: 1885
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of two children, Carol Sanderson and Paul D. Carpenter, in costume as Martha and George Washington. The reverse of the cabinet car...
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Comfort Wallace and Gerald C. Young

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man sitting in a chair and holding the handlebars of a bicycle, and a young boy standing next ...
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Edward Gilley

Date: 1890
Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite of Edward Gilley, an English immigrant and farmer near Cooksville.
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Hattibel Merrill

Date: 1890
Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite of Hattibel [Harriet Bell] Merrill, who graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelors of Sci...
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Laura L. Miller

Date: 1891
Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite of Laura L. Miller, who graduated from Sparta High School in 1887, attended U.W. Madison, and became an educator a...
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Emma Abbott

Date: 1890
Description: Posed portrait of opera singer Emma Abbott, leaning on a railing. Abbott was one of the most popular American opera performers of the 19th century. She was...
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Fred Abbott

Date: 1890
Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of a man wearing a hat and bolero jacket (chaquetilla). Caption identifies him as Fred Abbott of the Chic...
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Charles Kendall Adams

Date: 1892
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Charles Kendall Adams, president of Cornell University (1885-1892), and of the University of Wisconsin (1892-1901).
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Henry Cullen Adams

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Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Henry Cullen Adams, a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dane 3rd district (1883-1887) and mem...
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Jane Addams

Date: 1881
Description: Quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Jane Addams, a social worker, political activist, and author. She was a co-founder of Chicago's Hull House, as w...
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Joseph Adams

Date: 1880
Description: Quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Joseph Adams, a roundhouse foreman and master mechanic for the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway line.
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Maude Adams

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of American stage actress Maude Adams. She is resting her arms on the chair back and is holding a mask in her hand. She is ...
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Richard Adams

Date: 1887
Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Richard Adams, a member of the 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company "F."
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"Mrs. Richard Adams"

Date: 1887
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of a woman identified as "Mrs. Adams."
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Walter G. Adams

Date: 1895
Description: Quarter-length semi-profile carte-de-visite portrait of Walter G. Adams, a mechanic from Sandwich, IL.
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William Askew Addington and Adaline Amanda Kelly Addington

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of William Askew Addington and Adaline Amanda Kelly Addington. William was drafted into the Confederate army in his 40s. Af...

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