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Civil War Soldier

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Description: Tintype/ferrotype of unidentified Civil War soldier.
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Adolphus Heiman

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Description: Portrait of Civil War soldier Adolphus Heiman.
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Unidentified Civil War Soldier

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Description: Three-quarter length seated portrait of an unidentified Civil War soldier.
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Black Civil War Soldiers

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Description: Two Black Civil War soldiers from Hughes and Metzer "Pictorial History of the Negro in America."
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Amzie Moore

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Description: Amzie Moore, noted civil rights activist and entrepreneur.
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International Civil Defense Directors

Date: 09 13 1954
Description: Wisconsin's civil defense director, Major General Ralph Olson (seated), hosts four European civil defense directors on a tour of civil defense units in the...
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William H. Brisbane

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Description: William H. Brisbane, Chaplain of the 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry. Inset photograph taken from a large Civil War commemorative roster.
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General Ulysses S. Grant

Date: 1861
Description: Civil War portrait of Ulysses S. Grant seated wearing a military uniform.
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Captain George H. Otis

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Description: Vignetted head and shoulders civil war portrait of George Otis.
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Black Civil War Soldier

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Description: Full-length portrait of an African American Civil War soldier from Hughes and Meltzer, "A pictorial History of the Negro in America."
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Edwin E. Bryant

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Edwin Bryant wearing a Civil War uniform.
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Elmer E. Ellsworth

Date: 1861
Description: Portrait of Elmer E. Ellsworth, the first northern hero of the Civil War and the popularizer of the Zouaves style of military drill.
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Unidentified Man of African Descent

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Description: Unidentified man of African descent from the Civil War period.
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Governor Harvey's Pocket Knife

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Description: Pocket knife of Governor Harvey from the time of the Civil War.
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Civil Rights Workshop

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Description: A Civil Rights workshop in session at Highlander School showing Myles Horton, Mikii Marlowe, Essau Jenkins, Septima Clark and Rosa Parks in attendance.
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Civil Works Service Employee gives out a Check

Date: 02 10 1934
Description: A Civil Works Service employee with a check and equivalent in groceries.
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Unidentified Civil War Soldier

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Description: Full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified Civil War soldier standing and holding a rifle.
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Samuel Bradley

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Samuel Bradley from Rimouski, Canada. Unknown regiment or state he served with during the American Civil War.
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James Farmer

Date: 1952
Description: Portrait of James Farmer, civil rights activist and co-founder of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality).
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Civil Rights Workshop Members Wearing Hats

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Description: Two members, one male and one female, of a Civil Rights Workshop at Highlander Folk School, participating in a game. The man is wearing a homemade hat.

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