Date: | 1855 |
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Description: | Sixth plate daguerreotype of a waist-up seated portrait of Col. John Johnston. Johnston is pictured here as an elderly man; however, he is remembered in Wi... |
Pioneer and Hoaxer |
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Biography of Prairie du Chien pioneer and Wisconsin's "oldest man," Joseph Crelie. |
An Old Man's Tall Tale |
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Wisconsin pioneer Joseph Crelie was said to be 139 years old when he was exhibited to spectators in 1864. But how old was he really? |
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