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Testing the First Reaping Machine

Date: 1883
Description: Advertising lithograph depicting the first public demonstration of a mechanical reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steeles Tavern, Virginia, in 1831. The sc...
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The Lloyd Jones Family

Date: 1883
Description: A group portrait of about 40 members of the Lloyd Jones family. The empty chair in the front row was placed in memory of the wife of Richard Lloyd Jones.
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John and Ethelinda Johnston

Date: 1883
Description: Cabinet card of John (1836-1904) and Ethelinda (1856-1947) Johnston sitting on a decorative wall in front of a painted backdrop of trees. John, a successf...
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John and Ethelinda Johnston

Date: 1883
Description: Cabinet card studio portrait of John (1836-1904) and Ethelinda (1856-1947) Johnston sitting on a decorative wall in front of a painted backdrop of trees. ...
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Governor Jeremiah Rusk

Date: 1883
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Jeremiah Rusk, the 15th governor of Wisconsin.
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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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Franklin Gilson

Date: 1883
Description: Photograph of an oil painting portrait of Franklin Leander Gilson, a lawyer, judge, and Republican politician. Painting was made by Robert Schade in 1883, ...
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King Alfonso XII

Date: 1883
Description: Engraved lithographic portrait of Alfonso XII, King of Spain. From an engraving by [Samuel] Hollyer, Gutenburg, NJ.

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