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Lake Superior Whitefish And Trout

Date: 1885
Description: Two tone lithograph of a pile of Lake Superior whitefish and trout on the lakeshore with a man and boat in the background.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Dome under Construction

Date: 10 1869
Description: The second Wisconsin State Capitol dome under construction, showing the workmen and the equipment they used to hoist construction materials into place.
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International Scout II Truck

Date: 1976
Description: Color advertising photograph of an International Scout II truck.
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State Fair Stamp

Date: 1915
Description: Color stamp used to advertise the Wisconsin State Fair. The illustration shows a crowd arriving at the fairgrounds, while a young girl in an ethnic costume...
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Little Mothers Class

Date: 1915
Description: Mothers in class learning to care for their babies. The caption reads: "Little Mothers Class in Connection with School Work".
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Wisconsin Heights Battlefield Marker

Date: 1945
Description: Marker on State trunk highway 78 near the intersection of Dane County Highway Y. A more recent official marker is about a mile away, at the intersection of...
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Zeeland Mills

Date: 1865
Description: Zeeland Mills, built in 1862 by John Verstegen. The flour mill was 36' x 50', four stories and had "two runs of stone." It was still operating in 1911.
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Chandler B. Chapman

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Description: Ninth plate daguerreotype portrait of Dr. Chandler B. Chapman of Madison, quarter length facing front with torso facing right. Dr. Chapman served as a reg...
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Main Hall of Milton College

Date: 1915
Description: Main Hall at Milton College. Stamp on print reads: "W. P. Clarke, Pharmacy, Milton, Wis."
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St. Augustine's Church

Date: 1930
Description: Front of St. Augustine's Catholic Church.
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Carlotta Walls, One of the Little Rock Nine

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Description: Carlotta Walls, one of the Little Rock Nine, in graduation cap and gown.
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Mader's German Restaurant

Date: 04 11 1940
Description: Exterior of building, with a peaked roof with embellishments on the edge. Two bas-relief figures of a man and woman carrying food and drink are set in the ...
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Dane County Farm

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of house with porch and yard on highway 113. Snow is on the ground.
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Young Woman

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Description: Ninth plate ambrotype of an unidentified young woman in dotted long sleeve dress, seated and holding a purse and a bouquet of flowers. Hand coloring on che...
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Ira Colby

Date: 1860
Description: Ninth plate ambrotype quarter-length portrait of Mr. Ira Colby, a teacher of the Union School in Waukesha, Wisconsin. He has a beard and is wearing a suit ...
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Fritz Anneke

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Description: Ninth plate tintype/ferrotype portrait of Fritz Anneke sitting in a chair. Fritz Anneke was a German socialist and newspaper editor and writer. He immigrat...
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Relax in Wisconsin

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Description: Promotional stamp for Wisconsin tourism. Shows the outline of the state with an arrow crossing from northeast to southwest and bears the slogan "relax in W...
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CCC Workers at Devil's Lake Rock Formation

Date: 1935
Description: Devil's Lake State Park Civilian Conservation Corps workers posed at rock formation, possibly Devil's Doorway.
Painting

Felix Walker

Date: 1850
Description: Ninth plate daguerreotype of a painted quarter-length portrait of Felix Walker, 1793-1828. Mr. Walker fought in the Revolutionary War alongside Daniel Boon...
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Rebecca Boone Grant Lamond

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Description: Ninth plate tintype/ferrotype. Quarter-length portrait of Rebecca Boone Grant Lamond. She is wearing a dark-colored dress, and a cap that ties under her ch...

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