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Drawing

Wisconsin Turns Its Back on the Soup Kitchen

Date: 02 1932
Description: Engraving by Charles Silver to mark the passage of Wisconsin's Unemployment Compensation Law, the first in the nation.
Print

Indians Trapping Deer

Date: 1615
Description: Drawing of Native Americans chasing deer into an enclosure during a hunt.
Book or Pamphlet

Alonzo Wardall

Date: 
Description: A head and shoulders illustration of Alonzo Wardall.
Print

George Dawson Denied Access to Raft

Date: 1857
Description: George W. Dawson, an African-American passenger from the steamer Central America swims to a piece of debris to which several men are clinging after ...
Book or Pamphlet

Marquesan Tattooed Arm and Hand

Date: 
Description: A hand and arm tattooed with designs originating on the Marquesas Islands.
Drawing

Shopiere Flouring Mill

Date: 1858
Description: Drawing of the exterior of the Shopiere Flouring Mill. Several men, some in a horse-drawn wagon are in front of the building.
Photograph

Hosea Rood

Date: 
Description: Photograph of cased image portrait of Hosea Rood in Civil War uniform.
Drawing

Man Viewing Artwork

Date: 1941
Description: Woodcut illustration of a man viewing artwork on a wall. He is somewhat stooped over and is holding a hat and cane in his hands.
Drawing

Singing Group

Date: 1941
Description: Woodcut illustration of four men singing in a group, posed in front of a music stand. There is a large music note in the background.
Drawing

Theater Performer

Date: 1941
Description: Woodcut illustration of a theater performer speaking to a skull, held in his raised hand.
Print

Pittsburg Landing, Battle of Shiloh

Date: 1887
Description: Engraving of Pittsburg Landing taken from a photograph a few days after the Battle of Shiloh (Tennessee), which occurred on April 6-7, 1862. The image sho...
Print

Impressment of American Seamen

Date: 04 1884
Description: An engraving depicting the impressment of American seamen by the British Navy during the period before the War of 1812. The image shows a group of American...
Print

In the Beer Vault

Date: 1880
Description: Engraved image of three men in a dark room examining kegs of beer by candlelight.
Print

Scenery above La Crosse

Date: 
Description: La Crosse and scenery above.
Print

Milwaukee River, at Milwaukee

Date: 
Description: Engraved view of the Milwaukee River.
Print

Dalles of the Wisconsin "The Jaws"

Date: 
Description: Engraved view of "The Jaws" in the Wisconsin Dells.
Print

Kenosha Harbor

Date: 1871
Description: Engraved view of Kenosha harbor. A group of men fish from a pier in the foreground while several boats float through the harbor. A tug is pulling a large s...
Print

Coasting

Date: 12 20 1879
Description: Engraved image of a man coasting on a high-wheel bicycle. He has his legs draped over the handlebars, and his hands on the handlebars, leaving the pedals f...
Print

Taking a Header

Date: 12 20 1879
Description: Engraved image of a man falling off of a high-wheel bicycle. Two people in the background are watching the accident.
Print

Athletic Games at Gilmore's Concert Garden, New York

Date: 12 1875
Description: Composite of engraved images of men involved in various athletic activities: fencing, weightlifting, juggling with clubs and cannon balls, wrestling, and b...

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