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Sinking of the Lady Elgin

Date: 09 22 1860
Description: Sketch from the "New York Illustrated News" of the sinking of the sidewheel passenger, Lady Elgin. She was struck and sunk by the Augusta on ...
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Lead-Mining Furnace

Date: 1853
Description: Engraved exterior view of a lead mining furnace. A man sits in a horse-drawn wagon at the left of the building.
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In the Emigrant Train

Date: 01 1874
Description: Interior of a coach on an emigration train to the west.
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Wisconsin Stage Lines

Date: 1848
Description: Photographic print of an itinerary for Wisconsin Stage Lines operated by John Frink & Co. copied from an 1848-1849 Milwaukee City Directory. The advertisem...
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En Route on Stagecoach

Date: 02 1855
Description: Engraved image from Harper's New Monthly Magazine showing people riding in a stagecoach pulled by two horses.
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Little Falls

Date: 1853
Description: Engraved image of a boat being towed through a canal at Little Falls by a team of horses. A small town is in the background.
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The Missionary

Date: 1892
Description: Photographic print of an engraved image showing a robed missionary standing in a birch bark canoe paddled by four Native Americans and another man who appe...
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Ship Canal, Sault St. Marie

Date: 1873
Description: Engraved image of a lock and dam at Sault St. Marie. Two men are operating the sluice as ships are waiting on the opposite side of the lock. Another man is...
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Call of the West

Date: 1851
Description: Engraved view of a wagon train heading into Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Duck Shooting on Lake Winnebago Near Fond du Lac, Wis.

Date: 1858
Description: Engraved print of four men and a dog in a boat on Lake Winnebago. Two of the men are in the center of the boat holding hunting rifles, while one man is sta...
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German Passenger Ship Advertising

Date: 1858
Description: Advertisement printed in German for a ship from Bremen to New York with $24 fare. There is a woodcut of a sailing ship at the top.
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City of Madison Map

Date: 1880
Description: Bird's-eye map of the city of Madison. Caption reads: "City of Madison — From Park's 'History of Madison, Dane County, and Surrounding Towns.'" The text un...
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Vilas House

Date: 1878
Description: View of Vilas House. The name on the building is Levi B. Vilas.

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