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John Quincy Adams

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Description: A portrait engraving of John Quincy Adams, 6th U.S. president, with an inset of "Treaty With the Osages" at the bottom.
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Miles Orton Circus Personnel

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Description: Personnel of the old Miles Orton Circus outside a tent in their 1891-92 New Orleans' quarters.
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Construction of Eagle Heights

Date: 1948
Description: Construction of the faculty housing project at Eagle Heights for the University of Wisconsin Madison.
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Pastor Claus Clausen

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Pastor Clause L. Clausen, a chaplain in Companies F and S, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtained f...
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William Henry Harrison

Date: 1841
Description: A head and shoulders portrait of William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States, 1841. Born in Virginia on February 9, 1773, he was the first ...
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Kaptein John Ingmundson

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Description: A three-quarter length studio portrait of John Ingmundson, a captain in Company E, 15th Wisconsin Infantry, in uniform with sword at his side. The followi...
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Es-ki-ben-de

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Description: Es-ki-ben-de, an Indian scout for the Expeditionary Forces hunting Geronimo. He was the only Indian soldier willing to give up wearing his feathers on his ...
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Lear Shewano and Trees

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Description: Lear Shewano sitting under very large trees on the Menominee Reservation.
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48th Danish Colonial (Class) Lottery Ad

Date: 1930
Description: Image of a man seated at a desk reading a Western Union telegram informing him that he has won $200,000 in a lottery. Text reads, "Everyone is born to a ch...
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Brigadier General Halbert E. Paine

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Description: Engraved portrait of Brigadier General Halbert Eleazer Paine.
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The Five Horses of the Apocalypse

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Description: Cover design of a pamphlet entitled "The Five Horses of the Apocalypse," a Lecture by J. E. Stout, A Devine Prophecy of the Ku Klux Klan, featuring a line ...
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Green Bay Packers Wall Calendar

Date: 01 1973
Description: A wall calendar featuring the "World Famous Green Bay Packers." The calendar is advertising Hank Lefebvre's commercial photography business.
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Iver A. Brandt

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Iver A. Brandt, a first sergeant in Company D, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtained from the Regi...
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Capt. Andrew A. Brown

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Andrew A. Brown, a captain in Company H, 15th Wisconsin Infantry, in uniform. The following information was obtained from the Re...
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John N. Brown

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of John N. Brown, a second lieutenant in companies G and E, 15th Wisconsin Infantry, in uniform. The following information was obta...
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Capt. Carl Gustavson

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Carl Gustavson [as written on the photograph backing; also written and known as Charles Gustaveson on Descriptive Rolls, ...
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P.W. Chantland

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of P.W. Chantland [as written on the photograph backing; also written and known as Peter W. Chantland on Descriptive Rolls, ...
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Andrew Clement

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Andrew Clement, a first lieutenant in Company K, 15th Wisconsin Infantry, in uniform. The following information was obtai...
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Cornelius E. Williams

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Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of Cornelius E. Williams, a first lieutenant in Company H, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtain...
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Ole R. Dahl

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Description: Vignetted head and shoulders studio portrait of Ole R. Dahl, a first lieutenant in Company B, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtain...

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