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Brothers Francis Alexander Hoffmann, Julius Carl Hoffmann, and Adolf Gustavus Hoffmann pose for a portrait. On verso: "Center: Francis A. Hoffmann, born Dunklee's Grove, Du Page Co. Illinois Dec. 26, 1845. Julius Carl Hoffmann, born Schaumburg, Cook…

Francis A. Hoffmann sits for a portrait at the close of his term as Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

Francis A. Hoffmann sits for a portrait upon his retirement from banking and other business affairs in Chicago

Francis A. Hoffmann works at his desk in a room filled with reading material during his time as a farm journal editor in Wisconsin. Photo caption: "The Study. 'Hans Buschbauer' Gov. Francis A. Hoffmann at Riverside Farm, Jefferson, Wisconsin…

In his own hand, Frank B. Carpenter copies a portion of the poem "Last leaf on the tree" by Oliver Wendell Holmes that Abraham Lincoln once quoted to him.

Young Francis Dwight Marshall, son of Roland Jehu Mashall, sits on a small chair during a portrait session.

Judge Francis Elisha Baker was a justice on the Indiana Supreme Court from 1899-1902. The United States Senate confirmed him to the 7th Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals in 1902 where he served until his death in 1924. Baker served on the…

Francis Frazee Hamilton (6 months), poses for a portrait wearing a white outfit and holding a rattle in his right hand. Hamilton was the grandson of Frances Elizabeth Austen Frazee and Ephraim S. Frazee, of Rush County, Indiana, and son of, Frances…

Francis Gordon Brumley sits for a portrait taken at age 4 months 14 days. On verso: "For Papa."