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Unidentified Portrait
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Description
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Unidentified portrait photograph in Akard collection. His relationship to James J. Akard, captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War, is unknown.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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J. H. B. Dunnegin
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Portrait of J. H. B. Dunnegin in suit and tie with a medal pinned to the left breast. According to the "History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade and Barton Counties, Missouri" (1889), James J. Akard's mother's maiden name was Dunnegan. The correct spelling is not known, but written on the back is, "J. H. B. Dunnegin."
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Photograph
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James J. Akard
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Description
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James J. Akard was born July 7, 1838, in Polk County, Missouri. He was captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War. After the war he was elected to the state legislature and held other important Polk County positions including sheriff, collector and clerk of the county court. He died in 1919. Mounted photo on light grey stock.
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Photograph
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James J. Akard
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Description
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James J. Akard was born July 7, 1838, in Polk County, Missouri. He was captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War. After the war he was elected to the state legislature and held other important Polk County positions including sheriff, collector and clerk of the county court. He died in 1919. Handwritten on the back reads: "John Akard." The back side has an ornate design surrounding and with part of the text: "Instantaneous/Process/Used Exclusively/ Artistic/J. B. Drake,/Photography/Ground Floor Studio,/ Bolivar,/ Mo./Duplicates can be had at anytime."
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Winter Street Scene
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Description
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Unidentified street scene found in the James J. Akard collection. Akard was captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War. Photograph is mounted on grey stock.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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J. Morris Young
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Description
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Photograph in Akard collection. His relationship to James J. Akard, captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War, is unknown. Handwritten on the front is, "Yours truly/J. Morris Young." Printed on the back is "J. A. Scholten/Photographer,/301 & 303 North 5th St./Cor. of Olive/Entrance 509 Olive St./St. Louis, MO."
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Object Type
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Photograph
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D. M. Stuart
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Description
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Photograph in Akard collection. His relationship to James J. Akard, captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War, is unknown. Handwritten in ink on the front at the bottom is, "Your true friend, D. M. Stuart."
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Scheirenberg
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Description
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Photograph in Akard collection. His relationship to James J. Akard, captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War, is unknown. "Scheirenberg" is handwritten on front of photo.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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James J. Akard
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Description
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James J. Akard was born July 7, 1838, in Polk County, Missouri. He was captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War. After the war he was elected to the state legislature and held other important Polk County positions including sheriff, collector and clerk of the county court. He died in 1919. Mounted photo on grey stock and engraved at the bottom "Drake, Bolivar, Mo." Handwritten on the back in pencil, " Mr. Jim Akard, Stockton, Mo."
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Object Type
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Photograph
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William Lawson
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Description
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Photograph in Akard collection. Relationship to James J. Akard, captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War, is unknown. Handwritten on the front of the photo is "Wm. Lawson."
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Photograph
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Unidentified Group of Men
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Description
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Tintype of four men is part of the James J. Akard collection. Their relationships to James J. Akard, captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War, is unknown.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Saml Smith
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Description
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Photograph in Akard collection. His relationship to James J. Akard, captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War, is unknown. Handwritten on the front is, "Saml Smith." It is assumed that Saml is an abbreviated form for Samuel.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Unidentified Portrait
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Description
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Unidentified portrait photograph in Akard collection. His relationship to James J. Akard, captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War, is unknown.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Francis P. Becker
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Description
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Signed in ink on the front at the bottom, "Yours truly, Francis P. Becker." His relationship to Captain James J. Akard is unknown. Printed on the back is, "A. Wolfrom,/Photographer,/1300 & 1302 South Fifth St.,/Cor. of Rutger Street,/Saint Louis./Formerly with/John A. Scholten."
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Object Type
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Photograph
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General Sedgewick
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Description
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John Sedgwick (September 13, 1813 – May 9, 1864) was a teacher, a career military officer, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War, killed by a Confederate sharp-shooter at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.
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Date
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1860~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Unknown Civil War Lieutenant
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The relationship of this lieutenant to James J. Akard, captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War, is unknown. The handwritten name at the bottom of the photo is not legible.
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Date
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1860~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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G. B. Shubert
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Description
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Photograph in Akard collection. His relationship to James J. Akard, captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War, is unknown. Handwritten on the front is, "Yours truly, G. B. Shubert." Printed on the back is "J. O. Jewett,/Photographer/Lebanon MO."
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Date
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1860~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Col. Brutsche
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Description
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John D. Brutsche served with Captain James J. Akard as a Lieutenant Colonel in the 8th Missouri State Militia Cavalry.
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Date
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1860~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Charles Wakefield
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Description
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Photograph in Akard collection. His relationship to James J. Akard, captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War, is unknown. Handwritten on the front is, "Chas. Wakefield."
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Date
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1860~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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William C. Haman
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Description
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Captain William C. Haman was in Company C of the Missouri State Militia, 8th Regiment Cavalry; Akard was captain of Company A. Front of the photograph is handwritten, "Capt. Haman." Printed on the back is "Avey & Scholten,/Photographers,/Springfield, Mo." Handwritten on the back is "Wm. C. Haman, Capt. Co. C/8th M.S.M. Cav."
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Date
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1860~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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