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Transporting the Wounded

Date: 1853
Description: "Transporting the Wounded". Wood engraving from a drawing by Seth Eastman, from the Aboriginal Portfolio by Mary H. Eastman, 1853.
Drawing

Comanche Combat

Date: 09 1890
Description: Combat between a Comanche (left) and a Kiowa (right) done by a Comanche boy, at Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, Oklahoma.
Photograph

War Dance

Date: 09 1890
Description: A drawing of a war dance including Kiowas, Osages, and Pawnees drawn by a Comanche boy, at Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, Oklahoma.
Photograph

Barn Raising at Paddock Farm

Date: 1891
Description: Elevated view of a barn raising on the farm of Alva Paddock in the township of Salem on Geneva Road, Highway 50.
Magazine or Periodical

"St. Nicholas" Magazine Christmas Cover

Date: 1883
Description: Christmas issue of "St. Nicholas" magazine, the most studied children's periodical of the 19th century, which was published by Mary Mapes Dodge. This cover...
Photograph

Horace L. Palmer

Date: 1888
Description: Portrait of Horace Palmer with moustache and suit. A portion of his hair appears to be drawn onto the photograph.
Photograph

Sheboygan Livery Stable

Date: 1892
Description: Men posed in front of a livery barn and horse sales stable.
Document

Swiss Baptismal Certificate

Date: 1812
Description: Swiss baptismal certificate, Glarus.
Map or Atlas

Map of Wisconsin Lead Mines

Date: 1829
Description: Map of lead mines operating in Wisconsin.
Map or Atlas

Map of Lead Region

Date: 1839
Description: Map of the Wisconsin-Illinois lead region.
Photograph

Appleton First Public Library

Date: 1887
Description: Interior view of the First Public Library. It was located over Pondee Grocery Store on College Avenue.
Photograph

Temperance Rebus

Date: 1885
Description: Rebus from the National Temperance Advocate, 1884-1886 p.207. Solution is: "What harm can there be in a glass of beer? None, my man, in one or two. 'Tis...
Photograph

Prohibition vs. License

Date: 1884
Description: Two drawings illustrating a hyperbolic comparison between a society which permits drinking of alcoholic beverages and one that does not.
Photograph

Zermatt, Switzerland

Date: 1895
Description: Houses by a stream in Zermatt, Switzerland. A woman is doing laundry (?) in the foreground.
Photograph

Pilgrims of the Plains

Date: 1871
Description: Wood engraving of pioneer men, one of whom is playing a violin, surrounded by covered wagons.
Poster

Cranberry Pickers Wanted

Date: 09 01 1884
Description: Poster advertising the need for workers to pick cranberries for the Wisconsin Cranberry Company.
Photograph

Threshing Grain by Horse Power

Date: 1834
Description: Threshing of grain by horse power, US patent.
Print

Interior of Bonded Warehouse

Date: 1877
Description: Etching of interior of bonded warehouse with four men present, two conversing and two rolling barrels.
Photograph

"Diamond Jo" Steamboat

Date: 1875
Description: View down hill towards "Diamond Jo" steamboat docked on the shoreline of the Mississippi River while goods are being loaded onto the steamboat.
Photograph

Fisherman of Italian Colony

Date: 1893
Description: Six men of the fishing colony on the shorelines of the Mississippi River. Numerous boats, logs, and fishing nets are scattered across the beach. Caption on...

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