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Mathilde Franziska Anneke

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Description: Formal studio portrait of Mathilde Franziska Anneke wearing dark dress and coat.
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Vinnie Ream Hoxie Studio in U.S. Capitol

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Description: A view of Vinnie Ream Hoxie studio in the U.S. Capitol showing busts, figures and medallions of her creation.
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John B. Callis

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Description: Carte-de-visite of a three-quarter length portrait of John B. Callis in uniform with a sword on his left side.
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Bennett Studio Interior

Date: 05 1912
Description: Interior of H.H. Bennett's studio gift shop with Indian souvenirs.
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Clara Bewick Colby

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Description: Formal studio portrait of Clara Bewick Colby in a long, black skirt, holding a book.
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Reuben Gold Thwaites

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Reuben Gold Thwaites, second Director of the Wisconsin Historical Society.
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Martha and Notley Henderson

Date: 1885
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Martha and Notley Henderson with their three children. Their son Allen is standing. The Hendersons were e...
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Studio Portrait of Indian Women and Baby

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Indian (probably Winnebago) women. The woman on the right is holding a baby on her lap. The women are...
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Tom (?) Wallace's Parents

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a couple, who are the parents of Tom (?) Wallace. The woman is sitting with a blanket around her shoulder...
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Betsy Thunder

Date: 02 06 1913
Description: Betsy Thunder, Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) medicine woman, posing in front of a painted backdrop near a prop stone wall.
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Gesell Family Burlesque

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Description: The Gesell family in costume with broom, sword, and other props for a humorous picture. Family members identified as follows: Gerhard Jr. (drinking from pi...
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Carl Schurz and Mrs. Schurz

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Description: Formal studio portrait showing Carl Schurz seated and Margarethe [Meyer] Schurz, (Mrs. Carl Schurz) posed standing next to him.
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Studio Portrait of Anson Dart

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Description: Cased image of Anson Dart, first settler on Green Lake, Wisconsin.
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William F. Vilas

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William F. Vilas posing with one hand on a law book and the other inside his long overcoat.
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Elizabeth Therese Baird

Date: 1879
Description: Formal full-length studio portrait of Elizabeth Therese Baird wearing a long, black dress.
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John O. Wraalstad

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Description: Tintype (ferrotype) portrait of Sergeant John O. Wraalstad, Company I of the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Wisconsin's so-called Scandinavian Regiment...
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Two Men with Guitar

Date: 1920
Description: Two men posing for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. James Gorman, standing, has a pipe in his mouth; the seated man holding a guitar is un...
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Military Portrait

Date: 1900
Description: Unknown soldier in full dress uniform.
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Samuel Davis Sturgis II

Date: 1880
Description: Born August 1, 1861, Samuel Sturgis was the younger brother of Nina Sturgis Dousman. He attended West Point Military Academy and had a distinguished career...
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Lora

Date: 1890
Description: Seated portrait in front of a painted background of a young woman with the notation: "from cousin Lora." Unknown relationship to the Dousman family.

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