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Herman Anderson

Date: 1861
Description: An oval-framed, seated studio portrait of Anderson Herman, a private in Company I, 15th Wisconsin Infantry in uniform, holding a musket across his chest. T...
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Major George Bill

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of Major George Bill, 7th Wisconsin Infantry.
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Gottlieb Beisswanger

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Description: Gottlieb Beisswanger of the Wisconsin 12th Volunteer Infantry.
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Hiram H. Herrick

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Hiram H. Herrick of the 36th Wisconsin Regiment in the Civil War. He enlisted from Middleton, Wisconsin, and was the father ...
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Black Civil War Soldier

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Description: Full-length portrait of an African American Civil War soldier from Hughes and Meltzer, "A pictorial History of the Negro in America."
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Supreme Court

Date: 1903
Description: Group portrait of the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1903, the year in which a constitutional amendment approved expansion of the court from five to seven judg...
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Cornelius Wheeler

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Description: Portrait of Cornelius Wheeler of Portage, who served in Company I, 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.
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Alexander Gordon Jr.

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Alexander Gordon Jr., Company K, 7th Wisconsin Infantry. He has a sword on his left side.
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Portrait of Frederick Kehl

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Description: Portrait of Frederick W. Kehl, founder of the Kehl School of Dance in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Lee Alexander

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Lee Alexander standing in military uniform, including an elaborate helmet and sword.
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Keogh Portrait

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a soldier named Keogh standing in military uniform.
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Samuel C. Johnson

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Description: Waist-up seated portrait of Samuel C. Johnson, a corporal in C Company, 15th Wisconsin Infantry, in uniform with corporal chevrons on the sleeves. The foll...
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William H. Church

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Lieutenant William H. Church.
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William H. Church

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Lieutenant William H. Church standing next to a small table.
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Lieut. E.L. Blanchard

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Description: Carte-de-visite of Lieutenant E.L. Blanchard.
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George A. Fisk

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Description: Portrait of Captain George A. Fisk.
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Colonel Samuel Stone

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Colonel Samuel Stone (1798-1876), Massachusetts-born Union Colonel. Before his army service, Stone's various occupati...
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Amasa Cobb in Uniform

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Description: Portrait of Amasa Cobb seated, wearing his military unform.
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Bass Family Portrait

Date: 1905
Description: Lorinda Hill Bass sits in the center, with daughters Martha Bass Haskin, left, and Rhoda Bass Shephard beside her. Her sons, Edward, left, and Frank, right...
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General Cutler

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of General Cutler in front of a painted backdrop.

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