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Harold F. McCormick and his Wife Edith Rockefeller

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Harold Fowler McCormick with his first wife Edith Rockefeller McCormick.
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Cyrus Hall McCormick and his Wife Nettie

Date: 1884
Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884) with his wife Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923). McCormick was a Chicago industrialist and inventor in 1831 ...
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Addison and Sarah White's Home

Date: 1876
Description: Riley, Springdale Township, Dane Co. Four men and four women around a table in yard in front of two-story Greek Revival frame house with a Madison Mutual s...
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Mr. and Mrs. Hans O. Hawkas

Date: 1877
Description: Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Hans O. Hawkas of Bonnet Prairie Lutheran Church taken outdoors in front of a canvas backdrop. There is a carpet on the ground. Mr...
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Studio Portrait of Liddy Walkingcloud Winneshiek and Little (Nady) Winneshiek

Date: 1895
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man posing standing and a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop and near a tree stump. The...
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Far Traveled Ox-Drawn Cart

Date: 1838
Description: Ox-drawn cart in which Mr. and Mrs. Salmon Upson traveled from Connecticut in 1838.
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Home of Edward Buenning

Date: 1897
Description: Edward Buenning and his wife posing in front of their home and farm buildings.
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Aslak Olsen Lie and His Family

Date: 1878
Description: Seated in front, from left to right are Ole Granum, Marit Lie (wife of Aslak), Aslak Lie, and Ingrid Lie Granum. In the second row, from left to right, are...
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Elbridge F. Ayer and Mary D. Ayer

Date: 1845
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Elbridge F. and Mary D. Ayer. Seated three-quarter figures, man on left, woman on right. Elbridge wears suit, vest and bow tie...
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Lamont and His Wife

Date: 1849
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Lamont and his wife, Scottish immigrants. Waist-up portrait, seated facing forward. He is wearing a suit and tie, and she is w...
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William and Mary Upham with Two Unidentified People

Date: 12 20 1867
Description: Formal studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William Upham (standing, left), his wife Mary Upham (seated, left), and a man and woman, bot...
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John Catlin and Wife

Date: 1847
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of John Catlin and his wife, seated, facing forward. He wears a suit, and she a dark dress with white collar, and plaid ribbon cr...
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Allcott Family

Date: 1852
Description: Whole plate daguerreotype of the Allcott family. The parents, Sidney S. and his wife Julia, are seated. Sidney faces partially left, Julia forward. Their t...
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Caspar William Burmeister and Wife Elise Thimm Burmeister

Date: 02 21 1851
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Caspar William [Wilhelm(?)] Burmeister and Elise Thimm Burmeister on their wedding day, February 21, 1851. They are seated, ...
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Wedding Portrait of Bernhard Stieg and Mary Dittbermer

Date: 1887
Description: Formal portrait of Bernhard Stieg, a pharmacist, & Mary (Dittbermer) Stieg, a milliner, in their wedding clothes. Bernhard is seated and wearing a dark sui...
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Unidentified Couple

Date: 06 19 1890
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a woman and man posing together. The man is sitting in a chair holding a hat and an umbrella. The woman i...
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Unidentified Couple

Date: 1888
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a woman and man posing together. The woman is wearing a dark-colored dress and is sitting on a prop stone...
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Hettie and James Albee

Date: 1885
Description: Waist-up, vignetted portrait of a couple. These are James Albee and his wife Hettie (nee Letier).
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James and Martha Hunter

Date: 1886
Description: Quarter-length portrait of a couple. These are James Hunter and his wife Martha (nee Mero).
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Czar and Czarina of Russia

Date: 1890
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Tsar Alexander III and Tsarina Maria Feodorovna.

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