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| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Illustration to the story The Yellow Wallpaper, depicting a woman seated in a rocking chair next to a window writing. The caption reads, "I am sitti... |
| Date: | 09 28 1878 |
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| Description: | An illustration depicting well-dressed ferry passengers depositing money in the yellow fever box at Fulton Ferry. A sign reads: "Contributions recieved ( |
| Date: | 03 14 1812 |
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| Description: | English translation of the Fur Trade Engagement for Charles St. Antoine dit Vacher. |
| Date: | 08 1893 |
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| Description: | View of the main room of the Woman's Library in the Woman's Building at the World's Columbian Exposition. |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Front cover of Frackelton's "Tried by Fire," a book about ceramics. |
| Date: | 1814 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the U.S. Capitol building after the fire in August. The Federal building was burned by British forces during the War of 1812. In the foreg... |
| Date: | 1814 |
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| Description: | Etching depicting the burning of Washington, D.C. by the British during the War of 1812. In the foreground are a number of soldiers moving toward the Capit... |
| Date: | 1858 |
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| Description: | Front cover of a guide book describing Bayfield and an account of a pleasure tour to Lake Superior. The title is surrounded by a decorative border with flo... |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | Front cover of Reuben Gold Thwaites' Historic Waterways, with an image of a man and a woman paddling a rowboat on a river. |
| Date: | 1844 |
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| Description: | Title page of Increase Lapham's A Geographical and Topographical Description of Wisconsin published by P.C. Hale of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Foldout chart illustrating all elected officials in the United States federal government from 1789 to 1881. The upper half of the chart shows the persons e... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Foldout chart illustrating the political parties of the United States, beginning with the colonial era. The explanation on the chart is as follows: The s... |
| Date: | 1856 |
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| Description: | Title page to Juliette Kinzie's Wau-Bun. |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | Norwegian language Board of Immigration publication promoting Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 12 14 1893 |
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| Description: | The first page of an essay entitled: "The Significance of the Frontier in American History." |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of Richard Thompson sitting in a chair and holding a cane. |
| Date: | 1864 |
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| Description: | Engraving of the seconds Wisconsin State Capital building. This building burned down in 1904. |
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