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Increase A. Lapham

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Description: Formal portrait of Increase Lapham sitting in a chair.
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Studio Family Portrait

Date: 1899
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of elderly couple with their grown children.
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Men and Women Strolling in Studio

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Description: Group of men and women in a photography studio, posing in front of white backdrop. They are posed in a way that suggests a street scene. Harry Dankoler is ...
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Portrait of Man with Beard

Date: 1897
Description: Studio portrait of a seated man with beard.
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W.T. Price Memorial Display

Date: 1897
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of memorial wreath grouping surrounding a draped portrait of W.T. Price. The wreaths have text which read: "...
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Portrait of Elderly Couple

Date: 1893
Description: Studio portrait of an elderly couple, both seated in chairs in front of a painted backdrop.
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Brigadier General Joseph Bailey

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Description: Brigadier General Joseph Bailey was known for the rescue of the Red River Fleet by building a dam to float the stranded ships out. He also founded the smal...
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Ansel Adams in his Home Darkroom

Date: 1968
Description: Photographer Ansel Adams working in his darkroom at his home.
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Ansel Adams Working with an Enlarger

Date: 1968
Description: Photographer Ansel Adams makes an adjustment to the exposure while making a print in the darkroom at his home.
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Ansel Adams in his Home Darkroom

Date: 1968
Description: Ansel Adams at work in his home darkroom.
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Charles Christopher Parry, Botanist

Date: 1865
Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Charles C. Parry (1823-1890), American Botanist. Parry is most famous for his botanical research in the southern Ro...
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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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Dr. W.J. Conan

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Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of W.J. (William J.) Conan, Milwaukee physician.
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Samuel A. Cook

Date: 11 12 1914
Description: Waist-up seated portrait of Samuel A. Clark, Neenah manufacturer.
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Man Wearing Wild West Outfit

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a man with a large moustache and trimmed beard wearing a Wild West outfit, including a wide-brimmed hat, fringed shirt, and ...
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Woman with Two Men

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Description: A woman who appears to be Aunt Helen shakes hands with a man in a room while another man looks on. The room appears to be a studio as it has a large painte...
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Henry E. Allen

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Henry E. Allen, Company A, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery.
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George W. Honey

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of George W. Honey, F & S, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, standing, wearing clergy dress and holding a bible.
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James Williams

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of James Williams, Company A, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, sitting and reading a book in front of a painted backdrop.
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Lucius J. Dixon

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Description: Three-quarter length carte-de-visite portrait of Lucius J. Dixon, surgeon for the 1st Wisconsin Infantry.

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