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Photograph

Manitowoc Seating Company

Date: 1900
Description: Engraved bird's-eye view of the wood shop, warehouse, machine shop, dry kilns, and foundry of the Manitowoc Seating Company. Several people pass in front o...
Photograph

Lumber Mill

Date: 
Description: Cutover land near a lumber mill. Logs and boards are stacked near the building in the background.
Photograph

Construction of Schuette Bros. Store

Date: 1901
Description: Construction crew raising a brick building. The structure is entirely surrounded by scaffolding. A large stone piece is being hoisted into place while a wo...
Photograph

U.S. Capitol

Date: 07 11 1863
Description: View of the east front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. A small group of people stand near a fence on the lawn in front of the building. A ...
Book or Pamphlet

1812 Fur Trade Engagement

Date: 03 14 1812
Description: English translation of the Fur Trade Engagement for Charles St. Antoine dit Vacher.
Drawing

Three Figures

Date: 1941
Description: Woodcut illustration of three standing figures, possibly a missionary, a fur trader, and an American Indian, depicting Wisconsin history.
Photograph

Building a Silo

Date: 1914
Description: Men using a hoist to lift a panel onto the side of a silo. The silo is next to a barn with a gambrel roof and a cupola.
Print

Dalles of the Wisconsin "The Jaws"

Date: 
Description: Engraved view of "The Jaws" in the Wisconsin Dells.
Book or Pamphlet

Minneapolis Grain Exchange

Date: 1952
Description: Buyers examine samples of grain for sale at the cash trading tables of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange.
Book or Pamphlet

Malt Kiln Fire Boxes

Date: 1934
Description: Malt kiln fire boxes, Rahr Malting Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 1934. These fireboxes heated Rahr's double-decked malt kiln, in which the hot exhaust air...
Book or Pamphlet

Worker Inspecting Roasted Malt

Date: 1952
Description: A Rahr Malting Company worker oversees malt coming from the roaster, which produces malt of a desired color, aroma, and flavor.
Print

Distribution of Fur Trade Company Goods to the Indians

Date: 1859
Description: Hand-colored engraving showing fur company agents making a distribution of goods to Indians, some of whom are seated on the ground, in a fenced courtyard w...

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