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Indians Trapping Deer

Date: 1615
Description: Drawing of Native Americans chasing deer into an enclosure during a hunt.
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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In the Beer Vault

Date: 1880
Description: Engraved image of three men in a dark room examining kegs of beer by candlelight.
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Scenery above La Crosse

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Description: La Crosse and scenery above.
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Milwaukee River, at Milwaukee

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Description: Engraved view of the Milwaukee River.
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Dalles of the Wisconsin "The Jaws"

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Description: Engraved view of "The Jaws" in the Wisconsin Dells.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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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A Velocipede of Fifty Years Ago

Date: 03 06 1869
Description: Engraved image of a man in a top hat and tails riding a velocipede. Another rider is in the background.
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Memoirs of '93

Date: 05 1894
Description: Cartoon drawing of Walter Sanger running with his racing bicycle and holding a broken pedal. The caption reads, "Sanger at Herne Hill — Milwaukeeans expect...
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Parker H. Sercombe

Date: 08 1892
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Parker Sercombe.
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Olympian Hiawatha

Date: 1946
Description: Reproduction of a painting depicting an Olympian Hiawatha locomotive and an Olympian Hiawatha observation car traveling in the western United States. A man...
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Canvass White

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Description: Engraved quarter-length portrait of Canvass White.
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Me-Te-A, a Pottawatimie Chief

Date: 1849
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Metea, a Chief of the Potawatomi Tribe. He spoke against land cessions during the 1821 treaty negotiations.

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