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Phillip Greenthal
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Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of Phillip Greenthal. Waist-up portrait, seated, facing forward, in a white shirt, short tie, and cap. He is wearing a strap across his chest to carry an unseen object, and is holding, with both hands, an unidentified object on the cloth-covered table next to him. Hand-coloring on cheeks.
circa 1860-1869
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Unidentified Child
circa 1860-1869
Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype of an unidentified child in homemade frame. Quarter-length portrait. She is wearing a printed top, and a ribbon on top of her head. Hand-coloring on cheeks.
Colonel Peter Ege
circa 1860-1869
Half plate ferrotype/tintype. Waist-up portrait of Colonel Peter Ege. Hand-coloring gold detail on buttons.
Martha Wood Crosby
circa 1860-1869
Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype of Martha Wood Crosby. Three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing forward, with left forearm on cloth covered table. She wears a 3/4-sleeve dress of fine fabric, ...
Unidentified Soldiers
circa 1860-1869
Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of three unidentified soldiers, members of Company K, First Wisconsin Volunteers. They are seated facing forward with their hands in their laps, wearing their greatcoa...
George McCready Oakley
circa 1860-1869
Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of George McCready Oakley. Half figure facing front and slightly right, leaning slightly back, wearing beard and dark coat. Hand-coloring on cheeks.
Eunice Barrett
circa 1860-1869
Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype. Waist-up portrait of Eunice Barrett. She is wearing a dark dress with a light-colored lace collar. Allegedly the mother of the first white child born in Wisconsin. Ha...
