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A.L. Beier, M.D.

Date: 1938
Description: Portrait of Dr. Augustus Leon Beier of the Northern Wisconsin Colony and Training School.
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John Messersmith

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of John Messersmith. He was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in 1790. Messersmith came to Wisconsin in May of 1827, and r...
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Charles Ilsley

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Description: Vignetted quarter-length portrait of Charles Ferdinand Ilsley, who with his partner Samuel Marshall, established a bank in Milwaukee, incorporated in 1888....
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William Edward Aitchison

Date: 1884
Description: Vignetted profile carte-de-visite portrait of William Edward Aitchison, a University of Wisconsin student who graduated in 1884. After graduation he worked...
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Moses M. Strong

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Moses M. Strong. He was born in Vermon on May 20, 1810, and came to Mineral Point, Wisconsin, in June of 1836. Strong was...
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Arthur Pugh

Date: 1940
Description: Arthur Pugh (1860-1948) posing while sitting in the office of the state treasurer in the Wisconsin State Capitol. He is holding his glasses and is wearing ...
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Wisconsin Senate

Date: 1862
Description: Composite of photographs of the Wisconsin Senate of 1862. At the top is a depiction of the Wisconsin State Capitol framed by two draped U.S. Flags. Below t...
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Portrait of Two Men on Chair

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of two seated men with their legs crossed toward each other. One man has his arm over the chair back, and is sitting on the arm of the chai...
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Man and Woman Sitting Outdoors on Log

Date: 1898
Description: Young woman and man, a Mr. Lyman Sinclair, sitting on a log against a tree. The man is smiling and resting one elbow on his knee, while running his hand th...
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Portrait of Mr. Hendricks

Date: 1895
Description: A studio portrait of Mr. William W. Hendricks, a Black River Falls barber, dressed in his best, posing in front of a painted backdrop.
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Studio Portrait of Thomas Thunder and Wife

Date: 1915
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Thomas Thunder (HoonkHaGaKah) (Son of [WaConChaKah] John Thunder aka Dr. Thunder and [WeHonPeKaw] Lucy Bear, Thunder), and h...
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Father and Daughter Skating

Date: 1928
Description: Herbert Paul Brumder posing with his daughter, Barbara, while skating on the ice of Pine Lake. The roof of their summer home, built in 1926, is in the back...
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Dr. Hans Reese

Date: 1950
Description: Sitting, waist-up portait of Hans Heinrich Reese M.D. (1891-1973) holding a book and his eyeglasses, with bookshelves behind him. Dr. Reese was the husband...
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Reverend Nils Otto Tank

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Reverend Nils Otto Tank, seated, facing front and to the right with left elbow on a table. Tank was a Moravian religious l...
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Samuel Hunter Donnel

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Samuel Hunter Donnel. He is sitting with his hands in his lap and is wearing a formal suit with vest and top hat. Samuel Hunte...
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John A. Glander, Photographer

Date: 1940
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of John August Glander at 53 years of age, founder and owner of the Glander Art Studio from 1908-1953. He is holding a cigar. Cons...
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Edward P. Bridgman and Man

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype of Edward P. Bridgman (1834-1915) at left, and unidentified man at right. Two half figures sit on either side of a table on which a...
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James Herman Agen

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of a man with a two-star lapel pin. Caption reads: "Agen, James Herman. April 29, 1847 - Oct. 5, 1921. He was born at Montpelier, V...
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Emil A. Weber

Date: 1932
Description: Seated, waist-up portrait of Emil A. Weber (1883-1961), marine contractor and secretary-treasurer of the McMullen & Pitz Construction Company. The firm was...
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Harvey J. Stangel

Date: 1932
Description: Portrait of Harvey Jacob Stangel (1903-2004), secretary-treasurer of the J.J. Stangel Hardware Company, seated at his desk. His father, Jacob J. Stangel, e...

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