Waukesha, Wis. | Map or Atlas | Wisconsin Historical Society

Map or Atlas

Waukesha, Wis.

Waukesha, Wis. | Map or Atlas | Wisconsin Historical Society
Elevated view of Waukesha with two women wearing dresses with a boy in long pants and tam o'shanter hat in foreground against a split-rail fence. Beyond the fence, two elegant horses carry a man and woman riding side saddle behind two people in a high-wheeled wagon pulled by a single horse. Two children play on a teeter totter in one of the yards bordering the town, and just beyond is a lumber pile, a steam train traveling to the left, and the river or mill race. Waukesha spills to right and left beyond the river.
DESCRIPTION
Elevated view of Waukesha with two women wearing dresses with a boy in long pants and tam o'shanter hat in foreground against a split-rail fence. Beyond the fence, two elegant horses carry a man and woman riding side saddle behind two people in a high-wheeled wagon pulled by a single horse. Two children play on a teeter totter in one of the yards bordering the town, and just beyond is a lumber pile, a steam train traveling to the left, and the river or mill race. Waukesha spills to right and left beyond the river.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:12176
Creation Date:circa 1857
Creator Name:Kurz, Louis
City:Waukesha
County:Waukesha
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Map Collection
Genre:Map or Atlas
Original Format Type:digital file
Original Format Number:0306000053
Original Dimensions:6979 X 4885 pixels
SUBJECTS
Bird's-eye views
Horses
Trees
Clothing and dress
Dresses
Hats
Cities and towns
Children
Men
Women
Horse-drawn vehicles
Roads
Rivers
Fences

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